The EES Field Study Fund campaign, launched in fall of 2017 with the help of a generous matching gift from retired School of Economics faculty and EES founding Undergraduate Coordinator Mark Anderson and his spouse Lorraine Ostergren, has been fully endowed. Thanks to many generous donations from friends, faculty, and alumni of EES, we exceeded […]
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EES is pleased to announce that seven faculty members from a range of academic units across campus joined EES as affiliated faculty in the 2017-2018 academic year. They are Damian Brady, Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, School of Marine Sciences; Adam Daigneault, Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation, and Recreation Policy, School of Forest Resources; Bridie McGreavy, Assistant […]
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Master’s student Elyse DeFranco was recently awarded a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) from UMaine’s Canadian-American Center. She is spending the first weeks of summer in a French language immersion course at the Université Laval in Quebec City to prepare for her fieldwork for her Master’s thesis later this summer. She also received an […]
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Congratulations to all of our award winners for their scholarly achievements! Over 30 outstanding EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at award ceremonies across campus this spring. EES granted scholarships to the following students at a special Scholarship and Leadership celebration on April 17: Val Watson received The John F. Boyle Prize in Ecology […]
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Margaret McCollough, a second year Master’s student in the EES program, was awarded 1st place for her oral presentation in the M.S. category at the Weed Science Society of America’s Annual Meeting held in Arlington, Virginia. She presented results from two research projects that aim to identify improved weed management strategies for organic grain growers […]
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A generous contribution from retired School of Economics faculty member and EES founding Undergraduate Coordinator and Instructor Mark Anderson and his spouse Lorraine Ostergren has helped launch the EES Field Study Fund. Anderson and Ostergren have generously offered to match every donation — up to $5,000 — that comes to UMaine in support of the […]
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Aly East, an EES undergraduate researcher, spent this past summer on the Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia National Park working on the Schoodic Ecosystem Services Project. This project seeks to estimate the changes in recreation, biodiversity, and carbon storage caused by new developments at Schoodic, and the project is led by EES faculty Kate Ruskin and […]
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EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at award ceremonies across campus this spring. At the Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Scholarship Recognition Banquet on April 26, the following students received awards: Afton Hupper – Frank B. and Charles S. Bickford Memorial Prize Brianne Du Clos – Norris Charles Clements Graduate Student Award Fred Griffee […]
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Cassie Carroll, an EES undergraduate student, was featured on Maine Public Radio in a discussion about the University’s switch to ESG investing principles and her student organization’s involvement in the decision to switch the investment policy. Cassie also interviewed with several other news providers. Links to these interviews are provided below. Maine Public Radio Segment Interview on Good […]
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Afton Hupper has been named an Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Afton is an Honors student majoring in ecology and environmental sciences, with a concentration in sustainability, environmental policy and natural resource management, and a minor in sustainable food systems. Her many academic honors include a Boyle Associates Scholarship […]
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