Todd Gabe, a UMaine economist, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about the announcement that Maine’s earnings growth is ranked the worst among states. Gabe told the BDN his research has found areas that the economy places less value on today include sectors such as agriculture, construction, low-end manufacturing, fishing and forestry — […]
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UMaine labor historian Charles Scontras will be part of a panel discussion about Cesar Chavez, the labor activist who formed United Farm Workers 50 years ago, according to an advance in the Portland Daily Sun. A day of events to remember and honor Chavez will be held Saturday in Portland. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Bangor TV station WLBZ aired a story about the new Innovate for Maine internship program for students and companies interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation are sponsoring the program. Renee Kelly, co-director of the Foster Center, was interviewed for the report, as was UMaine senior […]
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In an Associated Press report that ran in the Boston Herald, UMaine oceanographers Jeffrey Runge and Dave Townsend were interviewed about this winter’s rise in air temperatures, which has caused the water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine to rise. In the report, which noted that warmer water could result in lobsters molting their shells […]
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The Bangor Daily News had a roundup of news and notes from UMaine athletics, including the announcement that women’s basketball coach Richard Barron will make an appearance next week on the ESPN show “Outside the Lines.” Also mentioned was the UMaine softball team’s new fundraising project selling commemorative bricks to fund improvements at Kessock Field. […]
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The Women’s Resource Center at the University of Maine, lead organization for the Maine Girls Collaborative Project, has been selected as one of just three sites nationally to pilot FabFems, a collaborative program aimed at strengthening interest regionally among middle school and high school girls in careers in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
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University of Maine hockey player Spencer Abbott was named Thursday morning one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which is given annually to college hockey’s top player. The Hobey Baker Memorial Committee announced the three finalists, known as the Hobey Hat Trick.
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The Bangor Daily News today carried an article advancing UMaine’s Muslim Students Association’s Islamic Awareness Weekend activities. Discussions and events are planned March 30 and March 31. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine graduate student Brad Beauregard of Skowhegan has been named winner of the national Glimmer Train Stories January Competition for his short story “What’s Kept.” Glimmer Train Stories is a quarterly magazine that receives nearly 40,000 submissions a year. Past contributors include many distinguished American authors. Beauregard earned a UMaine BA in English, […]
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A benefit hockey game to raise funds for a scholarship created by the friends and family of former University of Maine police officer Leroy Patterson is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, April 1 at UMaine’s Alfond Arena.
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