Michael Howard, a philosophy professor at the University of Maine, was cited in an Inc. article about what may happen if and when robots start taking over jobs in the United States. The research arm of Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator, is looking to fund a five-year study to run a minimum income experiment […]
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James Breece, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “New figures show Maine bringing in more money this fiscal year.” Six months into the new fiscal year, the state has reported tax revenues are running about 13.5 percent above revenues received at the same point a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine women’s basketball team will play its annual Play 4Kay breast cancer awareness game Feb. 8. Play 4Kay is named after Kay Yow, a longtime North Carolina State women’s coach who died of breast cancer in 2009. Funds raised for the game go […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported despite a moratorium on the northern Maine shrimp fishing season for the third consecutive year, some wholesale buyers, restaurants and markets could have Maine shrimp this winter due to a study currently underway throughout the state. This week, fishermen have been harvesting Maine shrimp from traps and trawlers as […]
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Fosters.com reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Beekeepers Association will offer a five-week Beginner Bee School, 6–8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 2–30, at Anderson Learning Center in Springvale. Participants will learn about bee colonies, hive construction, pests and diseases, and honey production. They also may observe area hives and gain hands-on […]
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Jessica Leahy, a forestry professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News outdoors column by George Smith. According to the article, a new Landowners and Sportsmen Relations Advisory Board has recently been selected by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Leahy is one of several state leaders on […]
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The December issue of Delta Sky magazine featured a 22-page profile of Maine. The lead story, “The Maine Attraction,” included comments by Renee Kelly, UMaine’s director of economic development initiatives, and a UMaine photo. The profile also features “My Maine” sidebars with perspectives from some of the state’s leaders, including UMaine President Susan J. Hunter.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Humanities Center (UMHC) will host the fourth annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day at various locations Jan. 30 with a kickoff event Jan. 29. “The goal of the event is to better connect UMaine students, staff and faculty with local institutions and the general public in […]
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Recent research by Jonathan Borkum, an adjunct associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, was cited in the Daily Mail article, “What triggers your migraines? Common culprits like coffee, chocolate and cheese may not be to blame and could actually prevent attacks.” The article focused on a study by the National Headache Foundation […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on the folklore minor offered at the University of Maine. The minor was created about two years ago by UMaine professors Pauleena MacDougall and Sarah Harlan-Haughey because of the state’s overflowing traditional beliefs, customs and stories that have passed down through generations, according to the article. “Because […]
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