The Honorable Secretary was on campus as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow at the invitation of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. The Honorable Secretary sat down for an hour with Drs. Noblet and Teisl, and graduate student Travis Blackmer. He was impressed with the programs and initiatives at UMaine and pointed out that faculty […]
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Elyse contacted and surveyed over 400 Maine businesses to build an online supply-chain database http://www.winddatamaine.com for future wind developers. She also created a monthly, “wind energy in Maine,” newsletter for industry members and the public, and gave wind presentations to elementary age students. Finally, she presented her elementary school presentation to teachers from around the […]
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Mr. Arthur Jones came to campus on January 24th to give a seminar titled “Understanding the New Economy” to a full house of faculty and students. His talk was highly interesting and generated a lot of good discussion. Mr. Jones also graciously met with three groups of students interested in gaining some career advice. Each […]
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Garrett spent last semester as an intern in the Economics section of the United States Embassy in Moscow, Russia. Garrett: created presentations for the Ambassador on various topics, researched key Russian political figures, proofread and performed research for speeches given by embassy officials, and served as a note taker for a variety of diplomatic meetings. […]
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Mike Montgomery highlighted as a high quality economics faculty in “Choosing the Right College 2014–15: The Inside Scoop on Elite Schools and Outstanding Lesser-Known Institutions.”
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Maine should lead Washington on climate policy argue Sharon Tisher and Peter Mills in this recent Op-ed for the Bangor Daily News: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/24/opinion/maine-should-lead-washington-on-climate-policy/?ref=search
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While focused on international economics and policy, the undergrad program will also offer a strong, interdisciplinary curriculum that includes courses from departments across campus which enables students from diverse disciplines to integrate an international perspective into their studies and future careers. The curriculum also has a strong emphasis on language and culture training. Degree requirements […]
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The dual degrees are: 1) M.A. in Global Policy and M.A. in Economics; 2) M.A. in Global Policy and M.S. in Resource Economics and Policy. The dual-degree program is intended for students interested in the application of economics and policy in an international setting. Students in the dual degree program earn two master’s degrees in […]
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The 4 + 1 program will recruit many of our best SOE undergraduate students into the SOE graduate program, while saving them time and money. Juniors accepted into the highly competitive program will start taking graduate courses during their junior and senior years, and be able to count those courses for both their undergrad and […]
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Cecilia will develop and coordinate a robust strategy to further the work of the Conservancy’s Restoring America’s Forests Program and related projects through direct interaction with Congressional members and staff, U.S. government agencies, a wide variety of national and regional stakeholders and relevant members of the private sector. She will also be the chief contact […]
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