NBC News, People Magazine, FOX, the New York Post, India Today, New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), The Bump and other news outlets nationwide highlighted Joan Alexander, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from UMaine more than six decades after she started working toward […]
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HuffPost interviewed Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition, about the health benefits of fiber and how it can help reduce the risk of colon cancer. Fiber is often prebiotic, meaning it’s food for probiotic bacteria, Camire said. Probiotics help rebuild and balance people’s microbiome. “When the bacteria get a nice fiber […]
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PEOPLE magazine featured Jules Hathaway of Veazie, Maine, who is 73 years old and recently graduated with a master’s degree in student development in higher education from the University of Maine.
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Mainebiz reported on a new program led by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development state’s rural educators thrive by supporting them at key points in their careers. Rural Thrive: The Rural Educator Resilience Project launched this school year with a $3.3 million Congressionally Directed Spending award secured in Fiscal Year 2024 […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) highlighted a new memorandum of understanding between the University of Maine and Alfond Youth and Community Center that will give youth more opportunities in central Maine.
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Spectrum News highlighted a new program from the University of Maine that aims to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce to address its challenges in youth mental health care. With the help of a grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation, UMaine will train graduate students and clinicians in Modular Approach to Therapy for Children.
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Lynne Holland, horticulture and social media professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was featured as a guest on “Maine Calling,” a radio show produced by Maine Public, to talk about challenges to gardening in the summertime.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Beth Calder, professor of food science in the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and University of Maine Cooperative Extension food science specialist, on home-based food businesses. “It always helps to have another set of eyes, to have an inspector come in to take a look at their […]
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Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education leadership at the University of Maine, joined reporter Joey Hudson on The Mike Gallagher Show to talk about her work at the Hazing Prevention Research Lab and the need to gather data to better understand hazing that takes place in schools and on college campuses. The interview segment was […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on the $250,000 in philanthropic funding from an anonymous donor to support graduate students whose degree progress has been jeopardized by the loss of federal research funding. Approximately 20 students will receive awards of up to $10,000 each, with priority given to doctoral students nearing degree […]
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