Twenty years ago, five UMaine faculty members convinced policy makers and tax payers to invest in university-based research as part of a larger strategy to build Maine’s economy.  The ‘Faculty Five’ as they became know, were highly regarded tenured faculty from the five academic disciplines: Dr. George Jacobson (Professor of Biology, Ecology, and Climate read more A Lesson in Advocacy – Celebrating a Turning Point in UMaine’s History – G. Jacobson, S. Norton et al.