An editorial in The Anniston Star newspaper of Anniston, Ala., noted a 2008 study of hazing by UMaine researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. The editorial called for stopping the tradition of hazing and cited statistics from the report, which found more than half of U.S. college students involved in clubs, teams or organizations have […]
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In his latest column in the Columbia Journalism Review, Justin Martin, a UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Honors preceptor of journalism, argues that one of the upcoming U.S. presidential election debates, particularly the one that focuses on foreign policy, should be held outside the U.S. The gesture of holding a presidential debate abroad, Martin […]
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In an op-ed column in the Portland Press Herald, Bill Beardsley, the commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation, said the State of Maine is well-positioned in the area of natural-resource economies thanks in part to research at UMaine. Beardsley cited UMaine research programs that are examining composite wood, liquid fuel, and sugar from trees. […]
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In her biweekly column in the Bangor Daily News, UMaine political scientist Amy Fried comments on a plan set forth by Maine’s governor to cut taxes first. Fried writes that tax cuts could mean the cutting of programs such as Head Start, assisted living for seniors, MaineCare and Medicaid. She argues there are alternatives for […]
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A New York Times op-ed piece about hazing cited a 2008 study done by UMaine education faculty members Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden. The study found that most college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing, but 95 percent never report it. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A UMaine faculty and a staff member combined to write an opinion column in the Portland Press Herald about the lack of fiscal leadership on the part of both Congress and President Obama. John Mahon, the John M. Murphy chaired Professor of International Business Policy and Strategy at the Maine Business School, and Michael Hastings, […]
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UMaine political scientist Amy Fried’s biweekly Bangor Daily News column focused on the shift in wealth of the past decades and what that means for everyday people and the opportunities they will have in the future. Fried wrote that a nation with a highly skewed distribution of wealth is a nation with less opportunity for […]
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Gloria Vollmers, a UMaine accounting professor, has an op-ed in the Bangor Daily News about the kinds of American households that are not paying federal taxes. Vollmers argues that a large part of those that are not paying include the working poor, families and the elderly, and those groups should not be condemned for their […]
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UMaine political scientist Amy Fried’s biweekly Bangor Daily News column lists five steps for better elections in Maine. Fried says we must act to defend Maine’s political traditions against “late money from shadowy funders, deceptive ads and shrewd presentations.” Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A letter to the editor in New Hampshire’s Hampton Union newspaper about the topic of nuclear power plants mentioned UMaine’s research into the potential for deepwater offshore wind energy. The letter argued that wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine might make unnecessary the restart of a nuclear reactor in New Hampshire. UMaine’s AEWC Advanced […]
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