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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Two liberal arts colleges in Maine see little change in diversity after end of affirmative action
The state's private colleges committed to building diverse student bodies despite the 2023 Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions. The first students affected by the ruling are now on campus.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2024
More than 1/3 of Mainers don’t feel confident about integrity of presidential election, report says
While 60% of Mainers said they were confident that votes will be accurately tallied, 35% said they disagreed.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2024
Young leaders, seen as key to ending toxicity of politics, gather in Waterville
Youth Voting Summit seeks to inspire high school, college-age youths to engage their peers in voting and civic leadership.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
In ‘Discipline,’ 3 intertwining stories explore the dual meanings of the word in the title
An art appraiser, a troubled teen boy and the daughter of a famous artist get alternating eras and chapters in writer Debra Spark's new novel.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Former Pence chief of staff says Trump played ‘central role’ in Jan. 6 ahead of speech in Maine
Still, in an interview with the Press Herald, Marc Short said the former president doesn't represent a threat to democracy, as Democrats contend. Short will speak to students Wednesday at Colby College.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2024
MDI Bio Lab gets $19 million to boost Maine’s biomedical research, workforce
The federal grant will fund the renewal of the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program, a collaboration between 17 educational and research institutions, for another 5 years.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2024
Maine political scholars see no precedent for divisive, unpredictable presidential race
Although there have been assassination attempts and calls for unpopular incumbents to step aside before, recent political history offers no playbook for how things will go between now and November.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Former Colby College hockey player lends her expertise to ‘Inside Out 2’
Tracey Roberts works at Pixar in a different role, but served as consultant on the film because of her in-depth knowledge of the sport.
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PublishedMay 27, 2024
Climate change is already affecting Mainers’ health, doctors say
The most direct link between climate change and public health in Maine can be found between warming temperatures and heat-related illnesses and diseases spread by ticks that no longer die off in winter.
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PublishedMay 23, 2024
Mills and historian to speak at Colby College graduation this weekend
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, a 1964 Colby graduate, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will deliver the commencement address.
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