Michael Socolow, professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece published by Inside Higher Ed titled, “When the Humanities Kept Us Sane.” Socolow poses the question: Have we already forgotten how the humanities got us through the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Maine Public interviewed Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, and Neil Comins, professor of physics at the University of Maine, for an astronomy-based segment of the show “Maine Calling” featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change, spoke with The Seattle Times for an article titled “Do Seattle-area thrift stores still offer treasures at bargain prices?” Isenhour said that thrift stores traditionally see higher demand during periods of high cost of living. “When we see the price of new goods rise, and they […]
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Maine Public interviewed Renee Kelly, associate vice president for strategic partnerships, innovation, resources and engagement at the University of Maine, for a segment of the show “Maine Calling” about young inventors.
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The Bethel Citizen highlighted an effort spearheaded by the Bethel Conservation Commission and two University of Maine graduate students to develop a five-year energy plan and present it to town officials in the spring. A member of the commission networked with Sharon Klein, associate professor of economics at UMaine, who then connected the commission member […]
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A Rochester, Minnesota based outlet, the Post Bulletin, featured a story about Amy Blackstone’s new podcast with her husband, “Nevertheless Persisting”. Blackstone, professor of sociology at the University of Maine, and her husband center their podcast around the discussion of long COVID and their matrimonial duty: “in sickness and in health.” They met at and […]
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Jennifer Mooney, a master’s social work student at the University of Maine, wrote an op-ed published in the Sun Journal titled “Jennifer Mooney: A smarter approach to crisis response: Why Maine needs LD 298”. The bill LD 298 supports employing mental health personnel in Maine State Police to intervene in mental health crises.
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Eos featured University of Maine Climate Change Institute Associate Director Jasmine Saros to discuss a recent study she led which found that after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality “You can actually see more heat […]
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News Center Maine spoke Jonathan Rubin, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, about new tariffs on energy imports from Canada and Mexico. “It’s really hard to know what this means in the long term, because we don’t really know how long these tariffs are going to last. As you may recall, they were […]
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News Center Maine highlighted research from the University of Maine regarding the feelings of Maine residents about daylight savings. The study from UMaine showed that 72% of respondents were in favor of removing daylight savings.
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