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SOE Graduate Students Kathryn Bowen and Elinor Hunt present research at Regional Science Meetings

SOE Graduate Students Kathryn Bowen and Elinor Hunt recently presented their research at the Southern Regional Science Meetings in Washington, DC. Kathryn Bowen presented her research paper, A Reinvestigation of Biotechnology and Regional Labor Markets: Have industrial shifts altered labor demand. Elinor Hunt presented her research paper, How has AI impacted the manufacturing sector in […]

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SOE Research Assistants Sonia Leone and Catherine Mardosa Present Research at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Research Assistants Sonia Leone and Catherine Mardosa recently presented research at the 2024 º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference. Leone and Mardosa presented research done in collaboration with Drs. Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet as well as other colleagues. The poster, Engaging With Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities for State Climate Action Planning, presented initial findings […]

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SOE Undergraduate Student Adeline Stone presents research at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Undergraduate Student Adeline Stone recently presented research at the 2024 º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference. Stone presented research done in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Bowdoin College, and University of Southern º£½ÇÉçÇø. The poster, Communicating Resilience: Innovative rural municipal digital communication, summarized research Stone has done as an undergraduate […]

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SOE Undergraduate Student Ruth Griffith presents research at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Undergraduate Student Ruth Griffith recently presented research at the 2024 º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference. Griffith presented research done in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, Bowdoin College, and University of Southern º£½ÇÉçÇø. The poster, Fostering community resilience: Learning from º£½ÇÉçÇø’s municipal governments, summarized research Griffith has done as an […]

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SOE Faculty Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet chair Community-Driven Resilience Sessions at º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference

SOE Faculty Sharon Klein and Caroline Noblet chaired a full-day Community-Driven Resilience Session at the 2024 º£½ÇÉçÇø Sustainability and Water Conference. Under their leadership, the morning and afternoon Community-Driven Resilience sessions addressed critical challenges and opportunities facing º£½ÇÉçÇø communities. The well-attended sessions called attention to the ongoing work and successes of local municipal officials, tribal […]

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Congratulations to SOE Graduate Student Ana María Ospina Tobar

The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student Ana María Ospina Tobar on her successful completion of graduate studies in Resource Economics and Policy. Ana María engaged in multiple activities during her time at Uº£½ÇÉçÇø. She excelled academically, participated in extracurricular activities with Uº£½ÇÉçÇø’s International Programs, and attended multiple seminars and talks organized by the […]

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Congratulations to SOE Graduate Student George Akandinge

The School of Economics (SOE) congratulates M.S. student George Akandinge on his successful completion of graduate studies in Resource Economics and Policy. In addition to his academic accomplishments, George excelled  as a research assistant for Uº£½ÇÉçÇø’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. As a research assistant, he examined the decision-making behind household travel choices in º£½ÇÉçÇø’s […]

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Ana Ospina Tobar defends her M.S. Thesis

Ana Ospina Tobar successfully defended her M.S. thesis. In her thesis research, The influence of framing and recent experience on farmer choices in experimental games depicting risk-reducing agricultural technologies, she innovatively integrated insights from microeconomics, experimental economics, and behavioral economics to better understand farmer decision-making and assess the effectiveness of games as public education tools. In […]

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