The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Emily Shaw, a researcher and former political science professor at Thomas College in Waterville, about her recent findings on state aid cuts. Shaw’s “The Impact of Post-Recession State Revenue Reductions on Maine’s Municipalities” was recently published in Maine Policy Review by the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Sue Righthand, a clinical psychologist who works with the Department of Corrections and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, for the article “Experts: Sex assaults by children in Maine not rare, but treatment works.” Righthand, who has published several reports on sexual offenders in Maine, […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan announced in its January 2014 newsletter that it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith’s run for the Republican presidential candidacy, in which she became the first woman to have her name placed in nomination at a convention by one of the two major parties. […]
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American family formations have evolved over the years: from multiple generations under one roof; to a unit with father, mother and 2.5 children; to blended stepfamilies; to a single parent and child. University of Maine sociologist Amy Blackstone says childfree couples are also part of the mix. “When we talk about families, be it in […]
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A proposed offshore wind pilot project by Maine Aqua Ventus, which includes the University of Maine and partner companies, is the focus of an EarthTechling article titled “Maine keeps offshore wind project afloat.” The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted earlier in January to approve the terms of the consortium’s project which seeks to build two […]
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The Maine Edge reported on a study being conducted by Kelly Koss, a University of Maine student pursuing a master’s degree in food science and human nutrition. Koss is seeking 100 children to take part in her research that will test whether they are more apt to eat a vegetable that is a novel, bright […]
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The Grower reported on a study being conducted by Kelly Koss, a University of Maine student pursuing a master’s degree in food science and human nutrition. Koss is seeking 100 children to take part in her research that will test whether they are more apt to eat a vegetable that is a novel, bright color, […]
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Ann Acheson, a research associate at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article titled “In State of the Union, ideas to close income gap relevant for Mainers.” Acheson said Maine has a traditionally lower-than-average poverty rate, as well as a high number […]
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UMaine senior on team designing disposable device to help decrease spread of HIV in Africa.
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, spoke to the Portland Press Herald for an article about the potato industry and supporters in Congress pushing to scrap a policy that prevents women from buying potatoes with vouchers they get through the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) […]
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