Opinion

UMaine student writes op-ed on natural gas reliance for Press Herald

University of Maine student Megan Sauberlich wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald titled “Reducing Maine’s reliance on natural gas will benefit climate, consumers.” Sauberlich said the switch to heat pumps from heating oil is creating more energy affordability in Maine and that burning natural gas inside the home is harmful to human […]

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Barron co-leading poetry roundtable in San Diego to celebrate Robert Frost

University of Maine professor of English Jonathan Barron is co-leading a roundtable discussion in San Diego March 21-23 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet Robert Frost. Workshops and roundtable discussions will be held by distinguished poets and joined by scholars from around the world. Barron’s roundtable will focus on how […]

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Riccardi publishes opinion column on childhood brain injury in BDN

University of Maine assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders Jessica Riccardi co-published an opinion column in Bangor Daily News titled, “Better recognition of childhood brain injury in Maine needed.” The column is timed for Brain Injury Awareness Month, which is March, and states more than 3,000 children experience a brain injury in Maine each […]

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Graduate student writes op-ed on homeless shelters for Press Herald

Cynthia Cushing, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in social work from the University of Maine, wrote an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald arguing the importance of the state allowing emergency shelters in cities with populations greater than 20,000. Cushing also is a community case management team leader with Summit Support Services, is […]

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CentralMaine.com publishes Butler’s op-ed on support for low-income families

CentralMaine.com published an op-ed co-authored by Sandy Butler, professor and director of the University of Maine School of Social Work, and Luisa S. Deprez, professor emerita at the University of Southern Maine, titled “Maine families are meeting their goals. Legislators must support them.” Butler and Deprez are members of the Maine chapter of the National […]

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BDN publishes UMaine student’s column on incorporating Wabanaki studies in schools

The Bangor Daily News published a column from Hope Carroll, fourth-year communications undergraduate student in the Honors College at the University of Maine, titled “Wabanaki studies should be taught at all Maine schools.” Carroll submitted the piece at the invitation of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the […]

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Glover, Sporer op-ed on overdose crisis published in BDN 

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed by Robert Glover, University of Maine associate professor of political science and honors, and Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology, titled “Mainers support decriminalization and public health approaches to overdose crisis.” Sporer and Glover are co-leaders and members of the Maine chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network, which […]

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