Nicholas Micinski, assistant professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published in The Conversation about migration diplomacy. Micinski’s opinion piece was shared by news outlets nationwide, including the Caledonian Record and NewsTimes.
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Kristen Vekasi, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, spoke with Maine Public for a story titled “Maine and Canada’s highly integrated lobster industries may face impacts under potential tariffs.”
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The Portland Press Herald referenced historical documents digitized and archived by the University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library’s Special Collections Department. The collection includes personal financial papers of a wholesale grocer in Portland.
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The Ellsworth American reported that University of Maine School of Performing Arts professors Scott Cleveland and Dan Barrett will perform alongside vocalist Ann Delaney as The Time Travel Trio, a three-part series opening in Steuben with later stops in Searsport and Blue Hill. “The inspiration behind forming The Time Travel Trio was the recent availability […]
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WFVX (FOX22/ABC7) reported that UMaine fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon raised over $20,00 to support Grady Gobeil, a member who had been diagnosed with 3A metastatic cancer a few months ago. The fraternity started a GoFundMe to help offset medical costs that took off on social media. Gobeil is in his final week of chemotherapy and […]
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The University of Maine will host a Battle of the Chefs competition from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Bears Den in the Memorial Union. The culinary competition will spotlight local Maine grown grains. The winning dish will be featured across all University of Maine System- and Sodexo-run dining halls in March. […]
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The University Bookstore will host its annual Grad Fair from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on March 26 in the Memorial Union. This event is a celebration for graduating students where they can pick up their caps and gowns, meet with departments, enjoy one-day savings and complete their graduation checklist. UMaine departments will also be outside the […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and Spectrum News Maine covered the 2025 U.S.-Canada Lobster Town Meeting in Bar Harbor organized by the University of Maine Lobster Institute. The conference was created to encourage bilateral interaction and conversation about the lobster industry. This year’s discussions focused on the ocean’s changing ecosystems, industry data and management […]
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine senior research associate Ellisa Ballman; Allison Gardner, associate professor of arthropod vector biology; and Jessica Leahy, professor of human dimensions at the UMaine School of Forest Resources. They are participating in a study that aims to understand how invasive forest plants play a role in tick populations, which […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Sean Birkel, assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute (CCI), on record high temperatures in the state during 2024. “We had a warmer than usual spring, a record hot June marked by a heatwave and very high overnight temperatures, and a record hot fall,” said Birkel, who […]
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