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Research Team – fall 2012 EPSCoR poster

Our team is submitting 3 posters for the Fall 2012 ME EPSCoR conference. Here is the summary poster of our various projects, each in progress.

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Do Markets Crowd out Morals?

An important conversation with good commentary and reflection. http://www.bostonreview.net/BR37.3/ndf_sandel_markets_morals.php

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Maine Policy Review special issue on the Sustainability Solutions Initiative

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center has just released a special issue focused on the Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI).  The issue highlights a lot of great work that is going on in the SSI, but dispenses with jargon to expose … Continue reading

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Consilience Conference

I attended the Consilience Conference in Saint Louis.  It was productive and decently diverse.  I hope that it becomes an annual event. Here is David Sloan Wilson’s presentation from the Consilience Conference.  He was able to pack more into this … Continue reading

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David Sloan Wilson on Using Evolution to Improve the Quality of Life

David Sloan Wilson visited the Sustainability Solutions Initiative at the University of Maine to discuss his work on using Evolution to Improve the Quality of Life.  His recent research, outreach, development and writing on the Binghamton Neighborhood Project provides a … Continue reading

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