Steve Barkan, a sociology professor at the University of Maine and author of “Criminology: A Sociological Understanding (6th Edition),” was quoted in a Bangor Daily News analysis on why Maine crimes go unreported. Although crime throughout Maine hit a 40-year low last year, only one in five crimes were reported to police, according to the […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center which is developing offshore wind technology, was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Wind power ‘critical’ to combating climate change, advocacy group says.” Representatives from Environment Maine, a Portland-based environmental advocacy group, unveiled a report Tuesday at Bangor City Hall […]
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The Republican Journal reported Jose Cordero III has been appointed the new assistant director for student and academic services at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In his new role, Cordero will oversee student support services at the center, including academic advising, admissions, financial aid, academic accommodations, degree completion and career counseling. He […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported on the official measurement of what is believed to be the tallest American chestnut tree in North America. University of Maine researchers found the 115-foot-tall tree in Lovell, Maine last summer during a flyover looking for signs of […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). Johnson spoke about the museum’s Winter Art Factory set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The art-making event will include several stations for wrapping, creating ornaments and other seasonal […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 5 that will explore the ecological side of winter. Students in the UMaine School of Forest Resources will lead hands-on activities at outdoor stations at Braeside, the historic […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Susan Brawley, a professor of plant biology at the University of Maine, for a report on Maine’s growing seaweed industry. Maine is the country’s No. 1 seaweed producer, according to the article. The state now supports more than 20 companies that grow or collect seaweed, and Maine harvesters collected 17.7 […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a lecture and book signing by University of Maine student Nicole Maines and her father Wayne, director of safety and environmental management at UMaine. The Maines family is the subject of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Ellis Nutt’s book “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on a recent workshop in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “From Scratch: Your Maine Kitchen” cooking series. The class, which was held at the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office in Falmouth, taught participants how to make savory pies including carrot, mushroom, kale and pesto cheesecake from fall and winter […]
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Bowdoin College reported on a recent talk by University of Maine graduate student Prosper Ishimwe. Ishimwe, a Rwandan refugee, talked as part of Helmrich House’s “Whoopie Pies with Mainers” speaker series. He shared his experiences growing up in Rwanda during the civil war and genocide, as well as life as a refugee in Maine, according […]
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