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News Center interviews Vekasi on foreign trade zones

News Center Maine interviewed Kristin Vekasi, director of the International Affairs Program at the University of Maine, on how foreign trade zones could minimize tariffs. “Instead of having an 80-percent price increase, they might be able to keep it to say, 10,” said Vekasi, who is also an associate professor of political science and international […]

TV 7 interviews Brewer on 2026 elections for state congress, governor

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Mark Brewer, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine, on the 2026 election races for Maine’s second congressional district and governor. “As someone who values elections for giving voters real, meaningful choices, if these races play out the way we think […]

UMaine student pens op-ed in BDN on the threat of landfills

Eddie Nachamie, a University of Maine student studying ecology and environmental sciences, wrote an opinion piece in the Bangor Daily News titled “We can’t let the largest landfill in Maine grow again.”

Allan co-authors op-ed on hazing in South Carolina

Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine, co-authored an opinion piece in The Post and Courier, a Charleston-based newspaper, titled “New data show SC’s hazing problem is broader than you think.”

WGME interviews Allan on hazing incidents in Maine

WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine, about the Hazing Prevention Research Lab and recent hazing incidents involving high school sports teams in Maine.

‘Chemical warfare’ of turf algae threatens kelp forests, study finds

While kelp forests are increasingly dwindling along portions of the Maine coast, those that remain still provide valuable food and habitat for lobster, fish and other species. Yet rapidly proliferating turf algae, which resemble thick mats along the seafloor, are chemically sabotaging kelp forests’ recovery from decades of decline, threatening biodiversity and nutrient systems in […]

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New UMaine program to address state mental health crisis among youth

Maine faces significant challenges in youth mental health care. In response, the University of Maine is working to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce with the help of grant funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland-based nonprofit whose goal is for all Maine children to be resilient and ready to succeed. According to […]

NPR interviews Biddle on school-based mental health services in Maine

Catherine Biddle, associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, spoke with NPR about how school-based mental health services in Maine can benefit students, particularly when their families struggle to access private care. Biddle, who studies rural education, said families in the state frequently encounter long waitlists for private mental health services for […]

Press Herald features Steneck’s American Academy of Arts and Sciences election

The Portland Press Herald featured the election of Bob Steneck, University of Maine professor emeritus of oceanography, marine biology and marine policy, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Steneck helped reshape marine research in Maine during his 41-year career with the university.

BDN reports on $8M federal investment in ASCC bridge development

The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]