News – School of Economics

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

lausier — Fri, 03 May 2024 18:18:45 +0000

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 Scholar, and participated in 2 summer internships at UNUM Group [2022: Corporate Actuarial Finance Intern; 2023: Long-Term Care (LTC) Pricing Intern], and an internship from the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, [Sept. 2021- May 2022: Food Rescue Intern]

The award provides a certificate, a financial bonus and his name on the Ryan Dana Wright Memorial Plaque.

Congratulations William!!!

Walter Lange was awarded the Dean’s Award from the Honors College!

lausier — Fri, 03 May 2024 17:41:58 +0000

Walter is the inaugural winner of this award which “recognizes an Honors graduate for exceptional persistence in pursuit of Honors’

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

lausier — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:41:10 +0000

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 the US? Insights from a new primary Investigation. Both students are working with Dr. Andrew Crawley on their NSF-funded research projects. Congratulations Kathryn and Elinor!

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

lausier — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:03:06 +0000

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 from research led by Drs. Klein and Noblet and funded by the State of Maine’s Governor’s Office of Planning and Innovation. Their team is doing research in collaboration with the Maine Climate Council. Congratulations Sonia Leone and Catherine Mardosa!

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

lausier — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:02:08 +0000

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 graduate research assistant working with Drs. Kathleen Bell and Jessica Leahy and the rest of the interdisciplinary, multi-institutional Community Resilience and Well-Being (CREW) team. Prescott is a graduate student in the SPIA Program and has helped Bell and Leahy, along with colleagues Dr. Vanessa Levesque from the University of Southern Maine and Dr. Eileen Johnson from Bowdoin College move forward with USDA-funded research on community resilience and rural development. Congratulations Eleanor Prescott!

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

lausier — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:28:17 +0000

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 research assistant working with Drs. Kathleen Bell and Jessica Leahy from the University of Maine. Congratulations Adeline Stone!

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

lausier — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:07:15 +0000

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 undergraduate research assistant working with Drs. Kathleen Bell and Jessica Leahy from the University of Maine. Congratulations Ruth Griffith!

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

lausier — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:39:16 +0000

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 leaders, citizen volunteers, community-based non-government organizations, regional organizations, state agencies, and private businesses. Drs. Klein and Noblet’s work on community-driven resilience is associated with their US EPA funded research project, The role of state networks in advancing community-initiated and -engaged sustainable energy action in underserved communities. Klein and Noblet’s innovative research team of undergraduate and graduate students bolstered the success of these sessions. Research team-members include Faizan Saif, Jasmine Lamb, Janine Borges, Sonia Leone, Catherine Mardosa, and Louise Chaplin. In addition, several students from Dr. Klein’s ECO 405 course volunteered to help with the sessions as well. Thank you all for organizing and executing these fabulous sessions.

SOE Undergraduate Student Mel Godin presents research at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

lausier — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:18:57 +0000

SOE Undergraduate Student Mel Godin recently presented her senior capstone research at the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference. Godin’s poster, Trust in Science and Institutions in Maine, summarized her independent capstone research with Dr. Caroline Noblet. Congratulations Mel Godin!

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

lausier — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:17:10 +0000

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 focused on a range of sustainability themes, including community resilience, energy initiatives, climate adaptation, and enhancing access to Maine’s coast. Congratulations to all conference participants, and thank you for representing SOE well!