An opinion in the New York Times cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a story about Maine prisoners becoming skilled beekeepers and certified master gardeners. In 2018, UMaine Today featured a story about the UMaine Extension gardening program at the Maine State Prison in Warren, which yielded fresh produce for prison meals, seedlings […]
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In a Bangor Daily News op-ed, Hugh Curran, a University of Maine assistant professor who teaches courses in peace and reconciliation, noted the many contributions of Bernard Lown to medicine, health equity and world peace.
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Centralmaine.com published an op-ed by Rob Glover, a University of Maine associate professor of political science and honors, suggesting that to reflect Maine values, the state’s legal and legislative leaders must continue working to address workers’ rights issues revealed by the pandemic.
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The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed from Gabriel Karam, University of Maine’s 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student from the Maine Business School, titled “Republicans must denounce the coup on Capitol Hill.”
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In a Bangor Daily News op-ed piece, University of Maine associate professor of educational leadership Ian Mette proposed that the pandemic provides opportunities to rethink expectation and improve education by reducing the inequities that affect learning.
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The Boston Globe united research conducted at the University of Maine in a commentary piece titled “Maine can finally get out of Massachusetts’ shadow.” UMaine investments toward developing bioplastics and advanced building composites from wood were mentioned while describing the state’s ability to address a rising demand for sustainable products.
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University of Maine students Patrick White and Abigail Despres co-authored an opinion column in the Bangor Daily News touting the Baker Shultz carbon dividends plan as a viable bipartisan roadmap to addressing climate change, and a way for Maine to take the lead on the issue nationally. White is the regional director of Students for […]
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Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources and a member of Maine’s Climate Council, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News editorial praising the state’s actions to mitigate climate change.
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In a column in The Conversation, University of Maine associate professor of communications and journalism Michael Socolow noted that proliferation of subscription news distribution platforms such as Substack could sustain elite readership rather than democratizing information.
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The Bangor Daily News featured a guest column by Rob Glover, a University of Maine associate professor of political science and honors, and Karyn Sporer, an assistant professor of sociology, highlighting the need for drug policy reform and flexibility in treating addiction in Maine. The pair, who are part of the Scholars Strategy Network, highlighted […]
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