A recent article in Penobscot Bay Press, “Peninsula towns struggle to turn climate plans into action,” covered Bill Zoelick, James H. Fisher, and Hanna Richards’ Maine Policy Review article, “From Resilience Planning to Action: Small Towns and Big Costs.” In the article, Zoelick, Fisher, and Richards explore the transition from climate planning to action in […]
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Can you describe your role and any current projects you’re working on? Emily Ebersman: I am a podcast intern with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center’s podcast Maine Policy Matters. As a podcast intern, I am responsible for transcribing episodes, developing panelist questions, and researching personal backgrounds and work with the Center in order to […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center researcher Taylor Lange presented at the Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference in Rabat, Morocco, alongside Tim Waring from UMaine’s School of Economics. Their presentation focused on Cultural Adaptation in US Agriculture, and Waring presented on Measuring Cultural Group Selection in Small Food Cooperatives. Lange was an author on both presentations.
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World Marketing Day honors the creativity, strategy, and innovation that drive our industries forward. Listen to our Maine Policy Matters podcast episode about sustainable small businesses and employee ownership.
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Every year on the third Thursday of May, Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) reminds us to talk, think, and learn about digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people worldwide living with disabilities. From visual and hearing needs to motor and cognitive impairments, digital spaces must be intentionally designed so that everyone […]
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In this interview, Mary Mahoney-O’Neil reflects on her extensive career within the University of Maine community, highlighting her progression through leadership roles such as the Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching and Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Development. Driven by a desire for new challenges and a deeper connection […]
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ORONO, Maine – Maine Policy Review, a leading peer-reviewed journal focusing onpolicy analysis and research in Maine, is excited to announce an afternoon panel discussion with Rhiannon Hampson, Shelley Megquire, David Vail, Ann Acheson, Dora Ann Mills, and Tora Johnson, to celebrate MPR’s special issue on rural Maine at the Margaret Chase Smith Library in […]
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Policy Center Research Associate, Dr. Jamie Wren, recently spoke to current Anthropology undergraduate and graduate students at UMaine’s Anthropology Student Symposium. Dr. Wren’s talk focused on the unique skill sets, strengths, and opportunities that an anthropology degree offers students post-graduation.
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Dr. Marcella Sorg, director of MCSPC’s Rural Drug and Alcohol Research Program, was featured in UMaine’s “The Maine Campus” on opioid use and prevention in Maine. “‘I think the ability to have access to overdose-reversing medications, like naloxone, I think that’s important. I think having access to a wide range of treatment options is critical. […]
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Center Research Associate, Dr. Jamie Wren, recently participated in Career Day at Bangor High School, where he talked about careers in Public Health and Forensic Anthropology. Jamie Wren is the Project Director for the Maine Violent Death Reporting System and Maine’s Sudden Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System. His research interests include: factors contributing to suicidality […]
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