BDN publishes op-ed on rising economic inequality by UMaine student
University of Maine student Jules Hathaway wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Rising economic inequality should worry us.”
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Leahy writes op-ed on land access for Piscataquis Observer
Jessica Leahy, a professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for The Piscataquis Observer titled, “Declining public access to private land is a key issue in 2018.” Leahy also is a sportswoman, landowner in Sebec and member of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Landowners […]
Read moreStrout writes BDN op-ed on hiring more nurses
Kelley Strout, an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Want safer, healthier Maine schools? Hire more nurses.”
Read moreReason publishes commentary on politics, Olympics by Socolow
Reason published the opinion piece, “The Olympics can’t transcend politics. Just ask the Nazis,” by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine.
Read moreGizmodo quotes Gill in article on new NSF sexual harassment reporting policy
Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of terrestrial paleoecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Gizmodo article, “Scientists react to new ruling requiring NSF-funded institutions to report sexual harassment.” The National Science Foundation will require the institutions it funds to report findings of sexual or any other kind of harassment involving a principal […]
Read moreHillas writes BDN op-ed on Nunes memo
Kenneth Hillas, a retired U.S. diplomat and adjunct professor in the School of Policy and International Affairs at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “The Nunes memo has serious consequences for national security.” Hillas currently is teaching a course on the U.S. intelligence community and national security.
Read moreSystem’s local food pledge focus of Press Herald editorial
The University of Maine System’s pledge to offer more local food was the focus of a Portland Press Herald editorial. When the University of Maine System signed a food-service contract in 2016 prioritizing local food, it sent a strong message about supporting Maine agriculture, according to the editorial. The 10-year contract set the goal of […]
Read moreGrad student’s climate change art mentioned in Press Republican column
Jill Pelto, a graduate student in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the opinion piece, “Artists engage the science of climate change,” published in the Press Republican of New York. Earth’s changing climate has brought artists working in all media to express in their own way […]
Read moreTisher, Borns co-write BDN op-ed on climate change
Sharon Tisher, a lecturer in the University of Maine’s School of Economics and Honors College; and Harold Borns, professor emeritus of the Climate Change Institute and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at UMaine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Climate change under Trump: A perfect storm.” Tisher is a […]
Read moreBDN publishes op-ed on climate change costs by UMaine student
University of Maine student J. William Somes wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Climate change is burning a hole in our pocketbooks.” Somes is studying economics and political science and also is a student in the Honors College.
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