Opinion

Conversation publishes op-ed by Socolow on violence against media

The Conversation published an opinion piece co-written by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “Violence against the media isn’t new — history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned.” San Francisco Chronicle, WHYY, MinnPost and Bangor Daily News also published the article.

Read more

LaBouff writes BDN op-ed

Jordan LaBouff, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “‘From away’ should be celebrated, not scorned.” LaBouff is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges and […]

Read more

Bogucki writes BDN op-ed

Olivia Bogucki, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Separating fact from fiction in late-life depression.” Bogucki is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars across the country to address public challenges […]

Read more

Science Trends publishes piece on insecticide resistance by Alyokhin

Science Trends published the article, “The evolutionary context of insecticide resistance,” by Andrei Alyokhin, a professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine. Thoughts from the article also are described in  “Adaptation to toxic hosts as a factor in the evolution of insecticide resistance,” which was recently published in the journal Current Opinion in […]

Read more

Beal co-writes BDN op-ed on Maine’s clamming industry

Brian Beal, a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias and director of research at the Downeast Institute, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “How Maine can save its historic clamming industry.” Beal wrote the article with Chad Coffin, a clammer and president of the Maine Clammers […]

Read more

The Conversation, AP publish op-ed by Socolow on Mad Magazine

The Conversation published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece, titled “Mad Magazine’s clout may have faded, but its ethos matters more than ever before,” also was distributed by the Associated Press and published by the Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian magazine, The […]

Read more

Blackstone writes BDN op-ed on ending workplace harassment

Amy Blackstone, a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Much work remains to end workplace harassment.” Blackstone also is a member of the of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, […]

Read more

Piscataquis Observer publishes opinion piece on UMaine wildlife scholars

The Piscataquis Observer published the article, “UMaine wildlife scholars prove our future is in good hands,” by V. Paul Reynolds, editor of the Northwoods Sporting Journal. Every year, the New England Outdoor Writers Association (NEOWA) awards scholarships to a wildlife major from all six of New England’s land grant universities, according to Reynolds, who wrote […]

Read more