School of Economics

His talk, “Open Season on Chickadees: A Field Guide to the Anthropocene,” will draw on lessons from Big History and the science of global change to assess the state of human society in the 21st Century. A “field guide” will be proposed to help us navigate this new epoch – the Anthropocene. The Geddes W. […]

Patrick Woodcock is the Director of the Maine State Energy Office, a position he has held since January 2013.  Prior to that time, Woodcock worked for U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe in Washington, D.C. as a senior advisor on energy and environmental issues and was one of the lead congressional staffers who authored the overhaul of […]

Abt Associates is a global research consultant in the “areas of health, social and environmental policy and international development” and are “regularly ranked as one of the top 20 global research firms”.  Jessica will be located in their Cambridge, MA office.  Read more at: http://www.abtassociates.com/About-Us/Overview.aspx

Elyse will be a quantitative research analyst with DNV GL in their Portland office.  DNV GL is an international company that provides many management services related to energy, food safety, environmental certification, product assurance and healthcare. See more at: https://www.dnvgl.com/assurance/index.html

Mario Teisl and Kate Warner, wrote a special brief for the BDN “Why there’s cause for concern with Maine’s water supply” published Aug. 1.  Teisl is a professor in the School of Economics and Warner is an ecology and environmental science PhD student.. http://bangordailynews.com/2015/08/01/outdoors/why-theres-cause-for-concern-with-maines-water-supply/

The article Changes in Energy Markets: Effects on the U.S. Transportation System is published in the summer issue of TR News.  The article is posted below – TR News holds the copyright to the article, National Academy of Sciences, posted with permission of TRB (Transportation Research Board). TRN_298_Rubin Intro pp3-5  

Dr. Rubin was part of a panel of experts asked to comment on energy issues on the social media site run by WalletHub: http://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-energy-expensive-states/4833/#jonathan-rubin

The Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine School of Economics are pleased to present Water Quality in Maine.  This report addresses the economic, social, and natural impacts of Maine’s comparatively high water quality.  Water is an essential resource in Maine, and water quality affects tourism and recreation, property values, our enjoyment of these […]

The article titled: Australian acceptance and support for carbon pricing before and after the federal election was authored by Stacia J. Dreyera,b, Iain Walkerc, Shannon K. McCoyb, and Mario F. Teisla a School of Economics, UMaine; b Department of Psychology. UMaine c Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization; & School of Psychology, University of Western […]

The award is given to NAREA members who have made continuous and outstanding contributions to the Association, the region and the profession. The Award recognizes members for significant recent professional achievements in the context of an overall meritorious record.