Are you a UMS student with an interest in public policy? The Maine Policy Scholars program may be for you. In this scholarship program students carry out independent policy research, participate in colloquia, and present their research ideas and findings. Each student chooses a public policy topic and works with a faculty advisor and a […]
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We hear from two of our fantastic summer interns serving in Maine municipal governments – Michael Levesque working with the Town of Vassalboro: My name is Michael Levesque and I will be starting my third year at the University of Maine Farmington this fall. I have been interning at the town of Vassalboro since June […]
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As summer government internships wrap up we are featuring some of our 2020 student interns. What an interesting summer for interns! Samantha Wood is an intern studying at the University of Maine at Farmington. She is from New Hampshire and stayed in Maine this summer to work with us here at the Bureau of Rehabilitation […]
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The Maine Office of the Attorney General and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released figures from a report compiled by Dr. Marcella Sorg, a research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. These figures demonstrate that drug overdose deaths significantly increased during the first quarter of 2020. Additionally, preliminary analysis of the […]
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A new study from UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Economics examines the economic contribution of colleges and universities to the state of Maine. The report shows that Maine’s 38 colleges and universities generate a total annual economic contribution — including the spending of students and visitors, and multiplier effects — of […]
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The Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year has been awarded to UMaine undergraduate student Tom Adams. Adams is a secondary education major from Falmouth, Maine. Building on his experiences teaching middle school and mentoring students in community service projects, Adams plans to carry out independent research related to civics education […]
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The 2020 Maine Government Summer Internship Program welcomed 41 students placed in Maine state, municipal, and county government. The program offers full-time, 12-week work experience to student residents of Maine and those attending Maine colleges. The summer program is a unique opportunity for talented college students to work within Maine government. This year, 30 interns […]
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National History Day in Maine held their first ever virtual State Contest May 2-4. Nearly 700 students from across the state participated in one of three regional contests that took place earlier this year. Finalist from these events were invited to compete in the state contest that was originally slated to take place in-person at […]
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Celena Zacchai a local UMA Rockland student is a 2020 Maine Policy Scholar, a collaborative program with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, The Maine Community Foundation and the University of Maine System campuses. The Maine Policy Scholars program is a year-long research scholarship in which one student from each of the seven UMS campuses, […]
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AUGUSTA – In the wake of figures released by his office and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, which show that drug overdose deaths increased in 2019, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey says that the report is a reminder that the opioid epidemic remains a powerful public health challenge for Maine. “It is important as […]
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