{"id":28,"date":"2023-07-03T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T14:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/mcsie\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:53:50","slug":"focus-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mcsie\/focus-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9\"]{text-align:center;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28_f9a658-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" 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specialist, typically also working closely with one or more units at the University of Maine leveraging that area of work (e.g. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office, Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, and Maine Sea Grant respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maine Won\u2019t Wait also called for the coordination of data and monitoring in support of technical assistance to stakeholders including the Maine Climate Council, the Governor\u2019s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, the MCC Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, the MCC Equity Subcommittee, the MCC Working groups, the University of Maine System, Maine\u2019s scientific community at large, Maine\u2019s municipalities, business, NGOs and policymakers. 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