For Jasmine Lamb, energy justice is about ensuring that marginalized communities have equitable access to the benefits of energy production and a say in the decision making processes about how their energy is produced. The Ph.D. student in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program and member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point works to […]
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In an article by CNN, University of Maine communications and journalism professor Michael Socolow discussed the decline of local radio news due to shifting listener habits and advertising revenue losses. Socolow said traditional radio stations are struggling as listeners turn to podcasts. Despite the challenges, he emphasized the continued importance of radio as a local […]
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Michael Socolow, professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, spoke with The Atlantic about how TV news has achieved a symbiotic relationship with social media when covering politics. “It’s not cable TV per se” that matters, Socolow said, but the meme culture that it feeds. Television’s future “is through viral-meme creation and […]
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Most recently, the book was named to the Center for Fiction’s 2024 Best First Novel Prize Longlist. “Fire Exit” is one of 25 debut novels to make the cut, with the shortlist coming in the fall and the official announcement of the winner set for Dec. 10. Talty’s book is also one of five finalists […]
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Bloomberg interviewed Michael J. Socolow, professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine who previously worked as an information manager for broadcast stations during the Olympics, on the potential shift in sports coverage at this year’s Summer Olympics. He highlighted how the integration of social media influencers by NBC could set a precedent […]
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During an interview with NPR, Michael Socolow, a media historian and professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, warned against drawing parallels between the events of 1968 and this year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He stressed the risk of misapplying historical comparisons and highlighted the vast technological and societal differences between […]
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Maine Public interviewed Richard Corey, director of the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine, for a segment of its radio show “Maine Calling” on automotive news. He discussed autonomous vehicles and his team’s research into technology that can make them more accessible for seniors and people with visual impairments.
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Maine’s public universities, including the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, will guarantee admission to graduates of the state’s community colleges starting this fall. Under the terms of a new, historic Transfer ME agreement signed Wednesday, July 31, by Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler and […]
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A University of Maine student is bringing together two of his passions — military history and theater — in a Shakespearean fashion this summer. For his directorial debut, history major and theater minor Patrick “Patty” Morris is directing an outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” with the Bangor-based Ten Bucks Theatre. The show, which […]
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University of Maine sociology professor Amy Blackstone spoke with USA Today, Scripps News and the Bangor Daily News about a growing movement of adults forgoing parenthood, as well as her own personal experience with deciding to be child-free. “I really wanted to understand what was wrong with me. Why do I not have this maternal […]
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