Jessica Leahy, an associate professor of human dimensions of natural resources at the University of Maine, and Sabrina Vivian, a senior studying ecology and environmental sciences, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “How wood banks could help Mainers avoid an eat-or-heat dilemma.”
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Al Jazeera America op-ed, “Democrats lost because of Obama’s policies.” John Batchelor, a novelist and host of a national radio news show in New York City, mentioned Brewer in relation to Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race between Republican Bruce Poliquin, […]
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The Bangor Daily News published an opinion piece written by University of Maine President Susan Hunter, titled “‘Yes’ on Question 2 is a vote for Maine’s health, safety.” Question 2 on the November ballot will ask Maine voters to approve an $8 million bond for animal and plant diagnostic services. The bond would allow the […]
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Stacy R. Knapp, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine and adjunct faculty instructor at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, wrote an opinion piece for The Working Waterfront, about current research to measure the amounts of microplastics in the Gulf of Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News published the editorial, “Yes on Question 2: Why it’s worth it to have a lab that tests ticks, moose and more,” about a bond that asks voters to support giving $8 million to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to build a new animal and plant disease and insect control laboratory. […]
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The Portland Press Herald published the opinion piece, “The University of Maine System could learn from Henry Ford” by Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece “The compassion divide and why it should worry all of us — not just the poor” by Sandra Butler, a professor of social work at the University of Maine. Butler also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “The Kon-Tiki man at 100 — and his kindred spirits in Maine,” by Dan Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine.
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Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel published an opinion piece by Howard Segal, a history professor at the University of Maine. “Rest assured, traditional liberal arts education is alive and well at Colby,” was posted on centralmaine.com.
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The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “A promise to grow jobs, shrink government that no Maine politician is making” by Alison Mitchell, a research assistant at the University of Maine Center on Aging. Mitchell also is a member of the Maine Regional Network, part of the Scholars Strategy Network, which brings together scholars […]
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