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July 26, 2007

The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, housed at the Muskie School, is helping coordinate a team of 20 researchers to investigate the Maine coast for non-native species that could potentially be harmful to the marine environment. Read more from an article in The Washington Post.

July 15, 2007

Muskie professor Dick Barringer co-authored an article for the Maine Sunday Telegram on the challenges of making Maine's distinctive quality of place a renewable resource. He states, among other things, "Without well-planned recreational access to natural resources, their full economic value may not be realized." The full article can be found on the Maine Today web site.

May 1, 2007

Muskie professor Bruce Clary spoke with the Chicago Tribune about how patients are benefitting from Literature & Medicine, a national book discussion program for medical professionals. Clary conducted a nationwide evaluation of the program.

April 30, 2007

The New York Times reported on the challenges Maine is facing with its universal health care plan in a front page article including quotes from Andy Coburn.

April 15, 2007

Professor Andy Coburn discussed with the Morning Sentinel the benefits and potential problems of moving medical records online, stating such systems could improve the quality of health care, but will come with a big price tag.

March 11, 2007

Muskie professors Dick Barringer and Charlie Colgan co-authored an article appearing on the front cover of the Maine Sunday Telegram's Insight section. It is a smart, well-written, easily accessible piece on Maine's tax system and recommended reforms. Orlando Delogu from the Maine School of Law, Charles Lawton and Gordon Weil also contributed to the article, which can be found at the Portland Press Herald web site.

March 1, 2007

A report from Muskie's Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, "Toxic Pollution in Casco Bay" compiling 20 years of research is featured in the Portland Press Herald. CBEP director Karen Young states, "We are seeing decreasing levels of toxic contaminants… the bad news is that many toxic pollutants are very persistent."

October 7, 2005

As reported in an article appearing in the Kennebec Journal, Muskie Senior Policy Analyst Larry Glantz is working with the state on a four-year project to increase employment among those with disabilities. According to a survey conducted in April, only 12% of Maine businesses said that they were employing someone with a mental or physical disability.

September 7, 2005

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Professor Jack Kartez submitted an op-ed to the Portland Press Herald in which he discusses how much of the knowledge gained over the years concerning how to handle disasters is rarely used. The full text of this article can be found here.

June 16, 2005

Project coordinator Elise Scala discussed with the Portland Press Herald the goals of a three year program focused on improving patient care and care-giving for the elderly in Maine. "We're looking at changing the culture, both for the workers and residents, so they experience more of a home environment," Scala said. The Muskie School is working on public education for the program, which will be run by the Northern New England LEADS Institute.

June 10, 2005

Professor Mark Lapping was interviewed by Howard Berkes for a story on National Public Radio's Morning Edition entitled "Rural Maine Towns Give Up on Self Government." The story is available in the Archives section of the National Public Radio web site.

May 3, 2005

The Kennebec Journal reports on Professor Charlie Colgan's advice to members of the state's Taxation Committee concerning the future of tax reform in Maine. Colgan recommends diversifying revenue sources that rely too heavily on automobile sales and construction goods.

April 18, 2005

A front page article on the problems facing Maine and its aging population appeared in MaineBiz. Professor Charlie Colgan is quoted as saying: "The defining issue of Maine policy going forward will be the war between health care and education."

March 24 & 25, 2005

The Bangor Daily News and the Portland Press Herald reported on the release of the 2004 Crime & Justice Data Book, published by the Maine Statistical Analysis Center (housed at the Muskie School). The author of the report, Mark Rubin of the Muskie School, is quoted.

February 24, 2005

Professor Evan Richert discussed with the Times Record Brunswick's plan to endorse a regional project aimed at reducing traffic congestion, improving road safety and preserving scenic character along a 100-mile stretch of U.S. Route 1. Richert is serving as a consultant for the project.

January 13, 2005

As partner to a 15 state project studying the effects of urbanization on farming, Professor Mark Lapping spoke with the Daily Nebraskan, saying, "Increasingly, farmers are finding it very difficult to maintain their farmland base, especially those in the rural-urban fringe areas around cities, where the pressures of sprawl appear to be the greatest."

December 10, 2004

In an article appearing in both the Bangor Daily News and Seacoastonline, Professor Richard Barringer discussed the challenges facing Maine's natural resource based industries, which have been on the decline since the mid-1990s.

November 17, 2004

Professor Charlie Colgan was cited in a Portland Press Herald article, "Portland Ranks High in Job Vitality." Colgan discussed reasons why Portland, Maine fared well in a recent analysis of the country's top 200 cities nationwide in terms of business creation and job sustainability. Portland ranked 14th. The analysis is available from the Milken Institute at http://bestcities.milkeninstitute.org.

November 2, 2004

Karen Young, director of the Casco Bay Estuary Project housed at the Muskie School, discussed with the Portland Press Herald plans for a $25,000 grant awarded to the project for an inventory of potential habitat-restoration sites on the Presumpscot River.

October 4, 2004

The Bangor Daily News featured Professor Charlie Colgan in an article on Maine's population growth since 1998 and its impact on sprawl. Colgan explains that economic growth inevitability leads to sprawl and that planning is essential. "We can do it ugly," Colgan said, "or we can do it, if not pretty, at least acceptable."

September 14, 2004

An editorial in the Bangor Daily News highlighted Changing Maine: 1960-2010, a book edited by Professor Richard Barringer that features essays by 22 state policy experts including five from the Muskie School - Professors Dahlia Lynn, Elizabeth Kilbreth, Mark Lapping, Evan Richert and Charlie Colgan.

August 17, 2004

A new program offering post-secondary education to students with developmental disabilities was featured in a front page story by the Portland Press Herald. It is reported that the Muskie School will conduct the evaluation of this program.

August 4, 2004

Research on the creative economy conducted by a research team at the Muskie School is highlighted in a Bangor Daily News article, "Study finds creative economy growing in Maine." Professor Richard Barringer, principal investigator in this study, is quoted as saying: "There is no single, accepted definition of the creative economy, the creative workforce, or creative industries. What we were asked to do was begin to build a methodology that cuts across jurisdictions and states."