With two decades of dedicated service in healthcare analytics and operations, Ewa J. Kleczyk, PhD, stands as a beacon of excellence and innovation. As the Senior Vice President of Commercial Analytics & Data Curation at Target RWE, Dr. Kleczyk has helped pioneer cutting-edge real-world data solutions that are pivotal for drug development and commercialization in […]
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In the U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges, UMaine was featured in a list of top National Universities — those producing groundbreaking research and offering a full range of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs. Undergraduate programs at UMaine that were ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report […]
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SOE graduate students, Oluwasegun Adekoya and Johnson Oliyide, presented their research titled “Urban Influence of America’s Largest Metropolitan Areas on US Counties: Evidence from Econometric Connectedness” at the International Atlantic Economic Society Conference. The conference was held October 6-7, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Using time series methods, their research investigates how economic activity shocks of […]
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Dr. Caroline Noblet’s research on PFAS will be featured in an upcoming Maine Policy Matters podcast episode on PFAS research in Maine (Season 4, Episode 4) along with her colleagues Dr. Jean MacRae, Dr. Dianne Kopec and Dr. Caleb Goossen.
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Dr. Sharon Klein and Dr. Caroline Noblet are featured in UMaine News regarding their grant from the U.S. EPA in the story: UMaine economists developing new resource to help tribal and underserved communities in Maine implement renewable energy Read all about it!
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The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Ana María Ospina Tobar on her successful completion of graduate studies in Resource Economics and Policy. Ana María engaged in multiple activities during her time at UMaine. She excelled academically, participated in extracurricular activities with UMaine’s International Programs, and attended multiple seminars and talks organized by the […]
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How do the economies of urban areas affect the economies of rural areas? This is one of the key questions surrounding the regional sciences topic of urban influence. In a recently published article, SOE professors Todd Gabe and Thomas Wiesen and recent alumnus Lakshya Bharadwaj (MS in Financial Economics) propose a novel measure of urban […]
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Dr. Klein is an investigator on “STORM: Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change,” a $6 million project funded by the National Science Foundation. The project team will conduct studies and create new tools that will grow research infrastructure and leverage data science to improve electrical grids and develop […]
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Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow and School of Economics associate professor Sharon Klein is leading research on community-led sustainable energy in Maine. Klein was recently awarded a $1.125 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to study how statewide local energy action networks (LEANs) can support community-initiated, community-engaged, and community-owned renewable energy and energy efficiency in underserved communities. The […]
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The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student George Akandinge on his successful completion of graduate studies in Resource Economics and Policy. In addition to his academic accomplishments, George excelled as a research assistant for UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. As a research assistant, he examined the decision-making behind household travel choices in Maine’s […]
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