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Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
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The Policy Center is a nonpartisan, independent research and public service unit of the University of Maine (UMaine).
S7E1 Climate Resilience in Maine: Protecting Communities and Infrastructure
On this episode, we feature a special host, Nicole Leblanc, who is a writer for our podcast. This episode focuses on climate resilience, Maine's efforts toward clean energy and transportation, and Maine's climate change infrastructure and will have two segments. The first will feature a one-on-one interview with Chief Engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation Joyce Taylor. The second segment will feature a panel with Sarah Curran, Judy East, and Samantha Horn.
Resources
MaineDOT's Climate Initiative: www.maine.gov/mdot/climate/
Maine Climate Council: www.maine.gov/future/climate/council
Maine Climate Resilience Grant: www.maine.gov/future/climate/resiliencegrant
Maine Adaptation Tool...
Resources
MaineDOT's Climate Initiative: www.maine.gov/mdot/climate/
Maine Climate Council: www.maine.gov/future/climate/council
Maine Climate Resilience Grant: www.maine.gov/future/climate/resiliencegrant
Maine Adaptation Tool...
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S6E3 Harm Reduction Compassionate Solutions to Maine’s Opioid Epidemic
Просмотров 5Месяц назад
In this episode, we interview Gordon Smith, Alex Rezk, Dr. Rachel Solotaroff, and Glenn Gordon on the opioid epidemic in Maine. Resources: knowyouroptions.me/ mainedrugdata.org/ Donate to Maine Policy Review: mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/donate-to-m…icy-review/ Our Website: mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/maine-policy-matters/ Facebook: umainepolicycenter/ Twitter: umainepolic...
S6E2 Behind the Ballot: Voting Integrity in Maine with Shenna Bellows
Просмотров 12Месяц назад
In this episode, we interview Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on election processes, election security, the importance of local municipal elections, and semi-open primaries. This episode explores the extensive systems Maine employs to protect the democratic process. Secretary Bellows provides an in-depth look at how the state ensures every vote is counted accurately, discussing the crit...
S6E1 Maine Broadband Access Part 2: Digital Equity, Attitudes, and Access
Просмотров 115 месяцев назад
This episode is part 2 of a two-part series on the status of broadband in Maine, with today’s topic focusing on digital equity, attitudes, and access. As we discussed in part one, Maine is uniquely situated for addressing the challenge of getting broadband access to every person, from urban to rural towns, both having their own distinct set of obstacles and opportunities. We highlighted the imp...
S5E8 Maine Broadband Access Part 1: History and Infrastructure
Просмотров 255 месяцев назад
In this episode, we discuss broadband’s history and infrastructure in Maine with Heather Johnson, Nick Battista, Clara McCool, and Andrew Butcher. Heather Johnson is the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, which works with statewide and local partners, private industry, and small businesses to enhance and sustain economic prosperity in Maine.
S5E7 A Conversation on Maine’s Working Waterfront: Responding to Changing Times
Просмотров 86 месяцев назад
On this episode, Bill Zoellick, Monique Coombs, and Jeremy Garielson join us for a panel discussion on Maine’s working waterfront. The panelists discuss the waterfront’s economic and cultural significance, on-foot access, preservation, community involvement, and much more. Scuttlebutt Harpswell: www.mainecoastfishermen.org/_files/ugd/…c4970f6.pdf Brunswick: www.mainecoastfishermen.org/_files/ug...
S5E6 The Maine Difference: Championing the Humanities in a Rural State
Просмотров 66 месяцев назад
On this episode, Samaa Abdurraqib and Mollie Cashwell join us for a panel discussion on the importance of the humanities in Maine. The panelists discuss community care, technology’s impacts on the humanities, and much more.
S5E5 Maine Tourism: Trends and Sustainable Hospitality (Part 2)
Просмотров 1310 месяцев назад
his episode features a one-on-one interview with Charlene Virgilio, executive director of Four Directions. Then, you’ll hear a panel discussion with Tracy Michaud, Steve Lyons, and Rauni Kew on Maine’s tourism trends and hospitality. Tracy Michaud's coauthored Maine Policy Review article: "The Role of Aquatourism in Sustaining Maine’s Working Waterfronts" digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/v...
S5E4 Maine's Tourism Sectors (Part 1): Our Economy, Traditions, and Sense of Place
Просмотров 2310 месяцев назад
On this episode, we interview David Vail, Caroline Paras, and Stuart Kestenbaum on Maine’s Tourism Sectors. Article on Maine's outdoor recreation economy: www.pressherald.com/2023/11/20/commerce-report-says-maines-outdoor-recreation-economy-grew-16-5-in-2022/ Caroline Paras's coauthored Maine Policy Review article "The Role of Aquatourism in Sustaining Maine’s Working Waterfronts" digitalcommon...
S5E3 Policy and Environmental Impacts: Maine's Offshore Wind Advantage (Part 2)
Просмотров 1711 месяцев назад
This episode is part 2 of a two-part series on Maine’s offshore wind efforts. In this episode, we’ll be following up on our interview with Dr. Habib Dagher, Executive Director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, by interviewing Celina Cunningham, Nicholas Lund, and Jack Shapiro on the environmental and policy implications of Maine’s offshore wind efforts. If ...
S5E2 Habib Dagher & Leading Energy: Maine's Offshore Wind Advantage (Part 1)
Просмотров 511 месяцев назад
On this episode, we interview Habib Dagher, the founding Executive Director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. In two weeks, we’ll be featuring a discussion with Celina Cunningham, Nicholas Lund, and Jack Shapiro on the environmental and policy implications of Maine’s offshore wind efforts. Dr. Habib Dagher is the founding Executive Director of the Universit...
S5E1 From Moose to Mainers, the State of Ticks in Maine
Просмотров 18Год назад
In this episode, we interview Lee Kantar and Griffin Dill on the impacts of ticks on Maine wildlife and communities. Lee Kantar is a moose biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. He was awarded the Distinguished Moose Biologist Award by his peers at the 53rd North American Moose Conference. Griffin Dill manages the Tick Lab within the Diagnostic and Research Labora...
S4E7 Impactful Research: Discussions with Award Winning Student Researchers
Просмотров 9Год назад
On this episode, we interview Mikayla Reynolds, Tamra Benson, Santiago Tijerina, and Caroline Paras, winners of UMaine’s 2023 Student Symposium. The mission of the UMaine Student Symposium is to give graduate and undergraduate student researchers the opportunity to showcase their work, research, and creative activities to the greater community, fostering conversations and collaborations that wi...
S4E6 Democracy: Margaret Chase Smith and the League of Women Voters
Просмотров 7Год назад
On this episode, we discuss the Maine League of Women Voters, and this organization’s ties to the Margaret Chase Smith Library and most notably, Margaret Chase Smith herself. First is an introduction by Dr. David Richards, the director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library on Margaret Chase Smith’s lifelong connection to the League of Women Voters, how she won the League’s Carrie Chapman Catt Awa...
S4E5 The Future of Our Planet: Maine’s Youth Perspectives on Climate Change
Просмотров 12Год назад
S4E5 The Future of Our Planet: Maine’s Youth Perspectives on Climate Change
S4E4 PFAS: The Forever Chemicals We Need to Know About
Просмотров 9Год назад
S4E4 PFAS: The Forever Chemicals We Need to Know About
S4E3 Maine's Clean Water Act: A Celebration of Progress
Просмотров 12Год назад
S4E3 Maine's Clean Water Act: A Celebration of Progress
S3E9: Making Maine More Attractive to Young People
Просмотров 14Год назад
S3E9: Making Maine More Attractive to Young People
S3E8: Drug Related Morbidity and Mortality in Maine: An Economic Perspective
Просмотров 17Год назад
S3E8: Drug Related Morbidity and Mortality in Maine: An Economic Perspective
S3E7: A Tale of Maine’s Public Lots: Loss and Recovery
Просмотров 8Год назад
S3E7: A Tale of Maine’s Public Lots: Loss and Recovery
S3E6: Empowering Maine’s Women Through Community Leadership
Просмотров 7Год назад
S3E6: Empowering Maine’s Women Through Community Leadership
S3E5 200 Years of Maine’s Forests: Navigating Vacationland
Просмотров 6Год назад
S3E5 200 Years of Maine’s Forests: Navigating Vacationland
S3E4 Antiracist Public Policy in Maine: Reflecting on a Troubling Past for a Better Future
Просмотров 8Год назад
S3E4 Antiracist Public Policy in Maine: Reflecting on a Troubling Past for a Better Future
S3E3 Winter Roads, Salt, and the Slippery Slope
Просмотров 8Год назад
S3E3 Winter Roads, Salt, and the Slippery Slope
S3E2 Maine's Lobster Industry: What Does The Future Hold?
Просмотров 18Год назад
S3E2 Maine's Lobster Industry: What Does The Future Hold?
S3E1 Mary Morrissey’s Comparison of Rhode Island’s and Maine’s Offshore Wind Development
Просмотров 9Год назад
S3E1 Mary Morrissey’s Comparison of Rhode Island’s and Maine’s Offshore Wind Development
S2E8 Frank O’Hara’s Comparison of Covid-19 to the London Plague
Просмотров 32Год назад
S2E8 Frank O’Hara’s Comparison of Covid-19 to the London Plague
S2E7 Sustainable Small Businesses and Employee Ownership
Просмотров 4Год назад
S2E7 Sustainable Small Businesses and Employee Ownership
S2E6 Maine Food System and the Pandemic: Interview with JG Malacarne and Jason Lilley
Просмотров 2Год назад
S2E6 Maine Food System and the Pandemic: Interview with JG Malacarne and Jason Lilley