By Professor Deirdre Smith, Director of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic Excerpt from an op-ed published in the Kennebec Journal The Main Streets in many Maine towns look nearly deserted at times as businesses of all kinds close down. With … continue reading
By Professor Charles Norchi The Pandemic of 2020 underscores the importance of science for everyone. COVID-19 appears to have terminated the anti-science moment that emerged in 2016. Nearly everyone now accepts that physical reality is a fact, even when we … continue reading
By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler Excerpt from an op-ed published in the Portland Press Herald In Maine, one inhabited island tried to keep people from coming over from the mainland because of contagion concern; on a nearby island, several … continue reading
By Professor Charles Norchi* In January as COVID-19 swept from Asia to Europe, my scientist colleagues warned of a great disruptor. Our institution deploys Arctic field missions, research, and teaching across a number of disciplines that appeared to be at … continue reading