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Scholars committed to serving policymakers, civic leaders, journalists and citizens to improve policy in #Maine and beyond. Learn more @SSNScholars.
Joined August 2018
Are you an academic, policy maker, civic leader, or journalist in Maine? Learn about what The @SSNMaine can do for you:
scholars.org
Maine SSN was launched in 2012 with engaged scholars from public and private colleges and universities. As Maine is a geographically expansive state with strong participatory traditions, we meet in...
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In @time Maine SSN-er Ryan LaRochelle and recent @UMaine graduate Kate Flynn argue that keeping the military out of partisan politics is vital to democracy. They look back to Sec. Cohen during the Clinton era��and warn what Trump’s recent moves could mean. https://t.co/TjzMmwR8wl
time.com
When partisanship threatened to politicize the military, a Republican helped maintain the military’s legitimacy.
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A new piece by Luisa Deprez and Amy Fried in the Washington Monthly. https://t.co/8xqKh9F0A3
washingtonmonthly.com
Governor Janet Mills offended the president’s delicate sensibilities and thus began a war on this bucolic corner of New England.
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UMaine News has a great feature on SSN-er Sara Delaney's research. https://t.co/2jxGP7zowp
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The BDN published Colin Moore's piece on the impact of federal cuts to VA funding here in Maine. https://t.co/9770Zo4id7
bangordailynews.com
“The impact will be particularly severe in Maine, where many veterans live in rural areas with few alternatives for care.”
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📢 In a time of political noise, evidence-based insights matter more than ever. Join SSN’s Info Session on Thurs, April 10 at 2pm ET to learn how to become a member and bring your research into today’s public debates and policymaking. 🔗Register: https://t.co/Uo2L4zNXcx 📷
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Karyn Sporer, Department Chair and Associate Professor at the University of Maine just published a public-facing research brief on empowering families to prevent violent extremism. https://t.co/iJmNx9LsB3
digitalcommons.unomaha.edu
Families play a critical role in the pathways to radicalization and the prevention of violent extremism. While adverse family conditions — such as abuse, neglect, and parental abandonment — can...
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Anthony Moffa's work to expose high schoolers to the law:
mainelaw.maine.edu
As high school students from York, Cumberland, and Androscoggin Counties filed into the Moot Court Room there was only one point of agreement; no one wanted to sit in the front row. They were...
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SSNer Ryan LaRochelle was featured on the SSN No Jargon podcast. https://t.co/EJm2HNjN5k
scholars.org
President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a wave of executive actions, including efforts to shrink the federal government by gutting or entirely dismantling some federal agencies. While...
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SSNer Amy Blackstone's piece is live at the BDN! https://t.co/N8UeFtaoKG
bangordailynews.com
“Despite its prevalence — similar to rates of diabetes, at least 1 in 19 U.S. adults are living with Long COVID — awareness of the condition is surprisingly low.”
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Our newest SSNer Ryan Williams has a piece in the BDN! https://t.co/eS8K3SQxUC
bangordailynews.com
"If we are accused of a crime, we are guaranteed the right to a lawyer to represent us, even if we cannot afford an expensive attorney."
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A Rochester, Minnesota based outlet, the Post Bulletin, featured a story about professor of sociology Amy Blackstone’s new podcast with her husband, “Nevertheless Persisting”. https://t.co/9MkseVz52n
postbulletin.com
Amy and Lance Blackstone's long COVID diagnoses have changed the course of their lives. With their podcast, they aim to help people "understand the world from other people's perspectives."
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Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change, spoke with The Seattle Times. https://t.co/lGBEeamKkk
seattletimes.com
Prices at thrift stores are rising, forcing people to buy less and look elsewhere to meet their needs. But operators face costs hikes, too.
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https://t.co/lmO61ZXhSH SSN-er Stefano Tijerina featured on multiple news outlets talking tariffs.
foxbangor.com
BANGOR — Economists in Maine are taking a close look at the local impact of Trump’s tariffs.
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SSN-er Stefano Tijerina, senior lecturer in management with the Maine Business School, spoke with WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about the recently imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico and their possible impacts. https://t.co/oOvL5i3wrs
wabi.tv
Last year, Maine traded more than six billion dollars' worth of goods with Canada.
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Ryan LaRochelle, one of our UMaine SSNers was featured extensively at the opening of the Rachel Maddow show! https://t.co/Ax5DZATEED
time.com
Presidents can't shutter an agency Congress created by statute. Only Congress has this power.
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This opinion piece by Paul Johnson has recently been published by the Portland Press Herald. https://t.co/43MhMDcWmv
pressherald.com
We need to curb the unfortunate tendency of seeking out only those who share our beliefs.
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#Trump has ordered #ICE to begin mass deportations. But what is ICE & what exactly do they do? In this OpEd, @DrErnestoCast (@AU_CLALS) & @jenks_d_ (@PennSAS) break down 10 terms key to the immigration debate. @ConversationUS:
theconversation.com
Immigration scholars break down some of the immigration terms that are likely to become common during the Trump administration’s first months.
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Kim Simmons has an oped in today's issue of the Bangor Daily News! (@bangordailynews) https://t.co/pxaotj7dDm
bangordailynews.com
"I simply can’t accept being left out of the full rights and responsibilities of citizenship because of my sex."
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Stefano Tijerina was interviewed by @newscentermaine to discuss the potential impacts of proposed tariffs. https://t.co/qyr5WMCPvc
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