Multiple news organizations, including the Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported University of Maine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron has signed a four-year contract extension. “This is a great day. I’m really excited about continuing to build the program,” […]
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Research from the University of Maine was cited in The Alternative Daily article, “The truth about organic and non-organic fruits and veggies.” A study conducted by UMaine’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition found distilled water is equal or better than three different commercial fruit and vegetable washes, according to the article. Using water […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 24th annual Harold W. Borns Jr. Symposium to be held April 14–15 in Stodder Hall. UMaine graduate students and faculty will make more than 60 presentations about emerging climate change research on topics from lobsters to deer ticks. The symposium namesake, Professor Emeritus […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the finalists for the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition. One of the finalists will receive a $5,000 award to help develop their idea into a business, according to the article. The UMaine Business Challenge was founded in 2011 by a group of 2010 UMaine graduates […]
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Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a CityLab article written by Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. Florida wrote the article based on his analysis of the geography of this year’s Republican primaries, which he conducted with a […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Why the path to a North Woods national monument could run through Portland.” Greater Portland may have the population and economic base to tip the scales in the controversial national monument debate — even though […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Alumni Association will hold its annual tuition raffle May 9 at the Buchanan Alumni House on campus. One UMaine student, parent or friend will win free tuition for the 2016–2017 academic year, according to […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “Tax day, Monopoly and the American nightmare,” by Steve Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine. Barkan also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges and their […]
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WABI (Channel 5), Z107.3 and WVII (Channel 7) advanced Go Bananas Comedy Night at Alfond Arena on April 15. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a VIP reception and auction, and a show featuring comedian Jimmy Dunn is slated for 8 p.m., according to the reports. Tickets are available online. Proceeds from the event […]
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Robert Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute; and Rick Wahle, a marine scientist at UMaine, were quoted in an Associated Press article about Sweden wanting the European Union to bar imports of live American lobsters. Sweden says the crustaceans could spread disease and overwhelm the smaller European variety by outcompeting them […]
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