University of Maine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the recent elevation of Maine Republican congressional candidate Kevin Raye to higher status on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Guns” list as he prepares a campaign against incumbent Mike Michaud, the 2nd District Democrat. Brewer said that while […]
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Comments from University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition Mary Ellen Camire were included in news reports by the Bangor Daily News and Maine Public Broadcasting Network on the hearing held Friday at UMaine on the proposed merger of the Maine Department of Agriculture and the Maine Conservation Commission into a new […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 7 (WVII) reported on the opening Thursday of the 45-site Downeast Fisheries Trail in Hancock and Washington counties, an educational interpretive project designed to help visitors explore the Maine coast from Penobscot Bay to the Canadian border in more depth through the inclusion of museums, historical societies and other coastal […]
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University of Maine women’s cross country and track and field standout Corey Conner has been named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Women’s Cross Country and Track Academic All-American second team. A senior nursing major from Townsend, Mass., Conner earned second team All-American honors this year after placing 16th in the 5,000-meter race at the 2012 NCAA […]
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PRWeb has posted a news release from the GoAbroad organization, which recently named the University of Maine’s Study Abroad Office as one of five national finalists for an Innovation in Marketing Award for its “Celebration” radio show to promote studying abroad. The show airs Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m. on WMEB-FM 91.9. Contact: George Manlove, (207) […]
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Austin, Texas television station KVEU, an ABC affiliate, and FOX 2 Now in St. Louis were among several national television news organizations to air a CNN News report on five rare orange lobsters caught recently in Maine waters. The reports cited research by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, which has said chances […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) interviewed Susan McKay, a University of Maine physics professor and director of the Maine Center for Research in STEM education, for a story on a conference being held this week at UMaine about how educators can better engage young people in the study of STEM subject areas — science, technology, engineering and […]
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The health website MedicalXpress posted a University of Maine news release about new research from the Department of Psychology establishing that immediate distraction after an event that triggers sad feelings can help a person with problem-solving skills, whereas excessive rumination about the event is linked to depression and diminished problem-solving capacity. Contact: George Manlove, (207) […]
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A look at the launch of the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute’s new research center.
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The Downeast Fisheries Trail, a Maine Sea Grant educational initiative, launches interpretive signs at 45 locations in Hancock and Washington counties.
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