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PFAS chemical bond diagram highlighting hydrogen, oxygen, fluorine, and carbon to represent the Maine Policy Matters podcast episode topic of PFAS.

S4E4 PFAS: The Forever Chemicals We Need to Know About

On this episode, we talk with Caroline Noblet, Jean MacRae, Dianne Kopec, and Caleb Goossen about PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances) and their effects on the environment, Maine’s efforts to combat it, the public’s understanding of the issue, and how PFAS affects agricultural systems and interstate commerce. [00:00:00] Eric Miller: Hello and welcome back to Maine Policy […]

MPR 32(1) cover of a boy drinking water from a faucet to represent the Maine Policy Matters podcast episode topic of Maine's Clean Water Act.

S4E3 Maine’s Clean Water Act: A Celebration of Progress

On this episode, we talk with Rebecca Schaffner, Chris O. Yoder, Brian Kavanah, and David L. Courtemanch about the Clean Water Act, in celebration of Maine Policy Review’s special section titled “50 Years of the Clean Water Act.” To commemorate this significant milestone of half a century since the passage of the Clean Water Act, we brought in a panel […]

Cover of the Maine Policy Review. Artist rendition of a young child drinking clean water from a faucet.

Maine Policy Review Volume 32, Number 1, Available Now

Maine Policy Review, a leading publication focusing on policy analysis and research in Maine, is excited to announce the availability of Vol. 32, No. 1, on MPR’s Digital Commons site. Print copies have been mailed to subscribers. Vol. 32, No. 1, starts off with the Margaret Chase Smith essay by Richard Judd, which offers a history of Maine’s conservation […]

Two robot heads facing away from each other, one brown and one blue to represent the Maine Policy Matters topic of AI in research and higher education.

S4E2 AI: A New Paradigm for Research and Higher Education

On this episode of Maine Policy Matters, we talk with Ali Abedi, Salimeh Sekeh, and Peter Schilling about navigating AI in research and education. [00:00:00] Eric Miller: Hello and welcome back to Maine Policy Matters, the official podcast of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, where we discuss the policy matters that […]

MCSPC Publishes 2022-23 Annual Report

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center is pleased to share our annual report with the public. Click below to download the report.

2023 MGSIP interns in the state house to represent the Maine Policy Matters podcast episode topic of student government interns.

S4E1 Student Government Interns: Making a Difference in Maine

On this episode of Maine Policy Matters, we’ll be talking with Peggy McKee, director of the Maine Government Summer Internship Program, to hear about the history and impact on students and government agencies. We’ll also be hearing from a few interns and their supervisors throughout the episode to get an inside look at what it’s like […]

Maine Policy Matters Launches Season 4

Maine Policy Matters, the Center’s official podcast, is back for season four. This season will feature interviews with experts on timely topics relevant to the state of Maine. Episodes will include interviews with Ali Abedi, Peter Schilling, and Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh on AI in higher education and research; Rebecca Schaffner, Chris O. Yoder, Brian Kavanah, […]

Senator Margaret Chase Smith and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt talking to a CBS employee on the set of Face the Nation in November, 1956.

TIME Covers Margaret Chase Smith’s Presidential Debate

TIME’s writer Melissa August cites Margaret Chase Smith’s presidential debate against Eleanor Roosevelt as “the first televised presidential debate.”

Political Cartoon of Senator Margaret Chase Smith placing a bucket that says "smear material" over the head of Senator Joseph McCarthy. In the back ground is the U.S. Capitol and a surprised onlooker.

JSTOR Daily’s “Declaration of Conscience: Annotated”

JSTOR Daily, an online publication that contextualizes current events with scholarship, featured an annotated version of Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience.”

The drug Naloxone displayed in an emergency kit.

Maine Monitor Interviews Soucier About Providing Naloxone in Schools

The Maine Monitor spoke to Daniel Soucier, a research associate at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, about the benefit of having medication like naloxone that rapidly counteracts drug overdoses available in schools. ”In a lot of ways it’s like having a fire extinguisher on site or say a life preserver on a […]