Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Congratulations to Jasmine Lamb who was recently awarded a 2026 Switzer Fellowship. This one-year fellowship is for graduate students from diverse academic and personal backgrounds whose career goals focus on environmental improvement. Switzer Fellows demonstrate leadership in their field, as well as commitment and competency to advance social equity as a fundamental part of their environmental […]

Rose Abramoff, an assistant professor in UMaine’s School of Forest Resources, is spearheading efforts to address a critical lack of research on how wild and prescribed fires impact Northeastern temperate forests through a Mitchell Center funded project. Abramoff explains that the region faces an increasing risk of wildfires due to rising droughts and an accumulation […]

Mitchell Center research Cressica Brazier was selected by the University Energy Institute Leadership Collaborative (UEILC) as one of six Bridge-Builder Fellows from university-based energy institutes across the United States. With generous support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this inaugural cohort represents a significant step forward in UEILC’s mission to foster cross-institutional collaboration and leadership within […]

Rose Abramoff and Lydia Horne from UMaine’s School of Forest Resources invite you to participate in a Mitchell Center research project about the use of prescribed fire in Maine. They are interested in learning more about the knowledge, barriers, and motivations related to prescribed fire use and would like to hear your perspective and experiences. […]

Jean MacRae, an associate professor in the UMaine Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, was recently quoted in a CNN article discussing the American Lung Association’s “grim indication of the deterioration of air quality nationwide.” Bangor, Maine, was reported as the last city standing on all three of the ALA’s […]

Congratulations to the following Mitchell Center affiliated students and advisors for their awards at the 2026 UMaine Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity, which drew over 2,400 attendees. The symposium awards students who displayed outstanding research, presentation and creative ability. Graduate Student Awards Interdisciplinary Research: Zainab Jafri, for the project titled “Reimagining the Waste […]

Amplifying Rural Voices in Maine Climate Planning is a featured article in Rural Maine, a special edition of the Maine Policy Review. Authors include multiple Mitchell Center faculty, staff and students. The article is focused on a partnership between UMaine’s Mitchell Center and the Maine Climate Council to update the state’s “Maine Won’t Wait” plan, […]

The University of Maine will honor five faculty members with its 2026 Presidential Awards, recognizing excellence in research, teaching, innovation, public engagement and extraordinary impact. Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology, faculty fellow in the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, and chair of Native American Programs, will receive the Presidential Public Engagement Award in recognition of […]

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Department of Agriculture, and UMaine’s Mitchell Center are putting on a free workshop in Caribou on organics management. Date: Friday, May 1st, 2026Time: 9AM – 2:15PMLocation: In person at NMDC Conference Room, 11 W. Presque Isle Road, Caribou, ME or via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88445768716?pwd=JkPgFmndr0OxacFbztiOhPvs8RCr67.1) To register contact victor.horton@mrra.net or fill […]

From the gardens to the farms and forests, Eddie Nachamie has dedicated his undergraduate career toward protecting the environment. At the University of Maine, he has worked on projects to reduce food waste, preserve wild blueberries and mitigate the spread of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. As a result of his efforts, Nachamie […]