The Boothbay Register spoke with Todd Gabe, UMaine economics professor, about a recent UMaine School of Economics study. The study estimates the economic effect of the more than 63,000 visitors to the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s preserve is around $3.9 million a year.
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David Hart, research director of the Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) and director of the Mitchell Center, and UMaine President Paul Ferguson coauthored the July 4 op-ed in the Bangor Daily News, “How UMaine is driving sustainability, research”. The op-ed highlighted the work of SSI in addressing statewide needs and hands-on learning opportunities for students through […]
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Skylar Bayer and Phoebe Jekielek from the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole were guests July 2 on Jo and Cheech’s Radio Hour on WRFR 93.3. Bayer and Jekielek talked about the history of the DMC, the Wahle Lab, research and outreach programs, and the humorous clip titled “The Enemy Within” about Bayer […]
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According to several media reports, Statoil North America is putting its offshore wind energy project on hold because of change’s to the state’s energy policy that allows the University of Maine to get a second chance to submit a proposal to the state. The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), Portland Press Herald, Renewable Energy […]
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The Bangor Daily News editorial “Coaches have perfect play to strike out bullying” cited the University of Maine’s National Study of Student Hazing. The study found 47 percent of respondents said they were hazed while in high school.
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A Bangor Daily News editorial titled “Statoil, UMaine will have more power together” mentioned the benefits of the university working with energy giant Statoil North America on an offshore wind energy pilot project.
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Rick Wahle, a UMaine research professor at Darling Marine Center, spoke with several news organizations about the threat of climate change to Maine’s lobster industry. The Darling Marine Center is part of a coalition that launched a campaign Tuesday to raise public awareness about the warming of water in the Gulf of Maine and its […]
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Mainebiz recently published an article citing a study by the University of Maine’s School of Economics. The study estimates the economic effect of the more than 63,000 visitors to the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s preserve is around $3.9 million a year.
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The Sun Journal cited a 2010 survey conducted by the University of Maine in its article “Ticket-to-work law designed to help welfare recipients get long-term employment.” The survey of TANF recipients found 90 percent of those who were on the program for more than five years faced a physical or mental health disability.
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WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with Adrienne White, human nutrition professor at UMaine, and students Douglas Mathews and Carolyn Stocker about their current child food and fitness study called iCook. The UMaine-led project is a five-state, $2.5 million USDA study designed to prevent childhood obesity by improving culinary skills and promoting family […]
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