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The SOE Policy Advisory Committee selected William Dunham as the 2024 recipient of the Ryan Dana Wright Memorial Award (top graduating senior).

The Ryan Dana Wright Memorial Scholarship is awarded each spring to the Outstanding Graduating Senior in the School of Economics. The criteria for selection includes evidence of scholarship and character, including academic performance, public service, extracurricular activities, and other meritorious activities. William had: a stunning grade point average of 4.0, he passed his Actuarial Exams, was a Maine Top […]

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SOE Graduate Students Kathryn Bowen and Elinor Hunt present research at Regional Science Meetings

SOE Graduate Students Kathryn Bowen and Elinor Hunt recently presented their research at the Southern Regional Science Meetings in Washington, DC. Kathryn Bowen presented her research paper, A Reinvestigation of Biotechnology and Regional Labor Markets: Have industrial shifts altered labor demand. Elinor Hunt presented her research paper, How has AI impacted the manufacturing sector in […]

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SOE Research Assistants Sonia Leone and Catherine Mardosa Present Research at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Research Assistants Sonia Leone and Catherine Mardosa recently presented research at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Leone and Mardosa presented research done in collaboration with Drs. Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet as well as other colleagues. The poster, Engaging With Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities for State Climate Action Planning, presented initial findings […]

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SOE Graduate Research Assistant Eleanor Prescott presents research at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Graduate Research Assistant Eleanor Prescott recently presented research at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Prescott presented research done in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of Maine, Bowdoin College, and University of Southern Maine. The poster, Communicating Resilience: Innovative rural municipal digital communication, summarized research Prescott has done as a […]

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SOE Undergraduate Student Adeline Stone presents research at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Undergraduate Student Adeline Stone recently presented research at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Stone presented research done in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of Maine, Bowdoin College, and University of Southern Maine. The poster, Communicating Resilience: Innovative rural municipal digital communication, summarized research Stone has done as an undergraduate […]

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SOE Undergraduate Student Ruth Griffith presents research at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Undergraduate Student Ruth Griffith recently presented research at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Griffith presented research done in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of Maine, Bowdoin College, and University of Southern Maine. The poster, Fostering community resilience: Learning from Maine’s municipal governments, summarized research Griffith has done as an […]

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SOE Faculty Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet chair Community-Driven Resilience Sessions at Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Faculty Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet chaired a full-day Community-Driven Resilience Session at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Under their leadership, the morning and afternoon Community-Driven Resilience sessions addressed critical challenges and opportunities facing Maine communities. The well-attended sessions called attention to the ongoing work and successes of local municipal officials, tribal […]

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SOE Faculty and Students Shine at the 2024 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference

SOE students and faculty shared research, chaired sessions, and volunteered at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Drs. Sharon Klein, Caroline Noblet, and Kathleen Bell along with more than 20 SOE-affiliated graduate and undergraduate students participated in this annual event held in Augusta at the Civic Center on March 28, 2024. Research and sessions […]

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