The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Michael Socolow, associate professor of communication and journalism and director of the University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center, titled “Did Bangor Infect KISS? What a rock concert shows us about the COVID pandemic.”
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Amy Fried and Kenneth Palmer, professors of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with U.S. News and World Report about former Maine governor Paul LePage’s return to politics in Maine. “Temperamentally, it would be hard to have a greater contrast than Paul LePage and Janet Mills,” Palmer said. Fried noted that having LePage […]
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Yogurt consumption can help lower blood pressure in older adults with elevated levels, according to a new study led by an international team, including researchers at the University of Maine. The study, a new finding in the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS), was conducted by researchers Alexandra Wade of the University of South Australia, and UMaine […]
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Karyn Sporer, a University of Maine assistant professor of sociology, spoke with Maine Public for a story about how extremist communications radicalize populations. “Trying to find somebody who can send the message to counter this radicalization process should be our number one priority right now,” Sporer said.
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A Portland Press Herald opinion column cited the writings of Charles Scontras, a former University of Maine professor and labor historian who recorded the struggles of Maine workers and championed workers’ rights. Scontras, who taught at UMaine for 36 years and served as a research associate at the Bureau of Labor Education until 1997, died […]
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The University of Maine’s Intermedia Program Visiting Artist Series will kick off with images from “The Kneeling Art Photography Project,” a statewide exploration of social justice through photography and community action. Eleven photographers from across the state have captured images of Mainers working to secure justice at the local, national and international levels. The images and […]
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The Los Angeles Times interviewed University of Maine political science professor Amy Fried about the Supreme Court’s ruling to allow a sweeping abortion ban in Texas. “People a lot of time don’t think about state-level politics when it comes to abortion because Roe and the Supreme Court has been a backstop,” said Fried. “If that […]
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News Center Maine published a follow-up story after interviewing Jack Burt, a University of Maine School of Performing Arts professor of trumpet, for “207.” Burt started a YouTube series “An Etude a Day Keeps the Covid Away,” in the first days of lockdown in March 2020 and has continued posting videos for 16 months. His videos […]
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Four faculty-led teams pursuing commercialization of research projects are ready for the next steps in that journey having completed the University of Maine’s 2021 MIRTA accelerator program. The teams presented their projects at an event earlier this month, marking the conclusion of this year’s program. The 2021 MIRTA teams, the fourth cohort to complete the […]
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Robert Glover, a University of Maine associate professor of political science, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about congressional redistricting in Maine. According to Glover, the process in Maine is better than in some other states, but if changes were made based solely on census data then the process would be less partisan.
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