Centralmaine.com published an opinion piece authored by Steve Barkan, a University of Maine professor emeritus of sociology and member of the Scholars Strategy Network, advocating for the passage of LD 2, an act that would require lawmakers to assess the racial impact of all legislation.
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The Bangor Daily News featured an op-ed highlighting the benefits of university-community partnerships, particularly during a pandemic. The column, which was co-authored by Linda Silka, a University of Maine professor emerita of economics and senior fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and Michelle de Leon, a graduate student in ecology […]
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Emily Harriman, a social work student at the University of Maine, noted that “loneliness kills” in a Bangor Daily News column advocating for expanding broadband to reduce isolation, particularly among Maine’s LGBTQ community.
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A Portland Press Herald op-ed outlining strategies for building a skilled and resilient STEM workforce in Maine cited University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in calling for increased investment in research and development and establishment of new public-private partnerships. Authors Ben Gilman and Rachel Kerestes noted that increased private investment in higher education, such as […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an op-ed that cited technical support for healthy soils initiatives offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The authors are advocating for passage of LD-437, An Act To Create the Maine Healthy Soils Program, which would elevate the work of UMaine Extension. The Associated Press and WABI (Channel 5) also reported […]
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The Portland Press Herald column cited University of Maine professor of philosophy and ethicist Jessica Miller’s perspective as a bioethicist and included her comments from her appearance on “Maine Calling,” where she discussed the ethics of vaccine distribution and the principles that guide public vaccination strategies.
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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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