Opinion

Boston Globe notes UMaine research in piece about Maine’s history, potential

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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The Conversation features Socolow piece

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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Glover, Sporer opinion in BDN

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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Miner writes about microbes escaping from permafrost in Scientific American

Kimberley Miner co-wrote the opinion piece “Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up” in Scientific American. The assistant professor at the Climate Change Institute writes that in Siberia and northern Canada, the abrupt thaw has created sunken landforms, or thermokarst — where the oldest and deepest permafrost is exposed to the warm air for the […]

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