Department of Environmental Science and Policy

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USM Unveils Faster, Less Expensive Pathway to Master’s Degree

Posted February 4, 2014

USM has launched an initiative to give students a faster, less expensive pathway from an undergraduate degree to a master’s degree in a professional field.

Environmental Science Professor's Book Receives Positive Review

Posted January 23, 2014

Choice magazine, a periodical distributed to over 22,000 academic librarians, faculty, and key decision makers, recently published a positive review of Daniel Martinez's book "The Path to More Sustainable Energy Systems".

Environmental Science & Policy Students Inducted Into International Honor Society

Posted December 6, 2013

The Department of Environmental Science & Policy is pleased to announce the newest members of Kappa Alpha Omicron, the International Honor Society in Environmental Science/Studies.

Dr. Karen Wilson Quoted in New York Times Article

Posted July 30, 2013

The removal of the Veazie Dam on the Penobscot River was covered in a recent New York Times article with a quote from Dr. Karen Wilson, Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Environmental Science.

USM Ecologist's Research Key in Maine's Decision to Reopen River to Alewives

Posted July 16, 2013

Thanks in part to research performed by USM ecologist Theo Willis, Maine has reopened the St. Croix river to alewives. As explained in a Public Radio International article, this decision could possibly restore tens of millions of fish to the Atlantic food chain. A potentially amazing recovery for a fish that was being considered for listing as an endangered species!

USM Environmental Science Professor Publishes Book About Sustainable Energy Systems

Posted July 8, 2013

Our dependence on finite energy sources is short sighted, says USM’s Professor of Environmental Science Daniel Martinez in his new book, “The Path to More Sustainable Energy Systems.”

Maine Community Foundation Names USM Maine Policy Scholar

Posted June 10, 2013

USM is proud to announce that Nick Northcott of Damariscotta has been selected as a 2013-2014 Maine Policy Scholar. Northcott is one of seven students selected from University of Maine System campuses this year to participate in the Maine Policy Scholar (MPS) program and engage firsthand in the public policy process.