The New York Times, Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) covered an unofficial early commencement ceremony at the University of Maine on March 13. Dubbed “Corona-mencement” by student organizers, the event held in the Memorial Union offered a chance to recognize the class of 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 […]
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Pankaj Agrrawal, a professor of finance at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economics. “This COVID-19 literally and figuratively came out of nowhere. And that is the classic scenario that stops a bull market or a market from moving higher,” Agrrawal said. “The supply and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Pankaj Agrrawal, a professor of finance at the University of Maine, for the report “Should your business be preparing for the coronavirus?” On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by a half percentage point in an effort to slow the stock market slide that has resulted from the […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the University of Maine Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and professor of animal and veterinary science, for an article on what poultry owners need to know about the new coronavirus. While chickens can carry strains of coronavirus, there is no evidence in the U.S. of chickens being […]
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