There’s been plenty of tough times, but by spring of 2021 there was a ‘broad sense of optimism,’ according to a new study by UMaine economists and the Maine Brewers’ Guild.
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Maine Voices: University abandons students’ health care needs
Financially strapped students can no longer get coverage through the University of Maine, leaving many in the lurch.
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Development centered on Maine’s forests may get up to $100 million from U.S. program
A University of Maine proposal to accelerate growth of the forest bio-economy is a finalist for possible funding from a federal agency
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Pilot launched to assess racial impact of state legislative bills
The purpose of the statements is to address what many see as systemic racism in state government by considering whether a proposed new law would help, hurt or have no impact on historically disadvantaged racial populations.
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UMaine to establish farm-to-school institute
Federal funding will help pay for the new institute to connect schools in the state with locally grown food and help educate rural students about nutrition.
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University of Maine researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change
Warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease, Gregory Porter, a professor of crop ecology and management, said.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine college enrollments drop as pandemic, job market pull students from classrooms
The decline in higher education enrollment has been particularly felt by community colleges, which are seeing a 5.9 percent drop in student numbers this fall.
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As COVID-19 surge continues, Maine college campuses remain virtually immune
Schools say a combination of vaccine mandates, indoor masking in public spaces and regular testing have kept case numbers low.
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Commentary: Owning up to our part in the plight of the North Atlantic right whale
While the debate continues over how many right whale deaths are caused by lobster gear, the scientific evidence for the toll taken by climate-related ocean change is mounting.
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Maine Voices: After U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, policymakers have lessons to learn
Our lack of clear and realistic aims and failure to act strategically are among the reasons the conflict has had such a high cost.