Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Michell Center faculty fellows Michael Haedicke, associate professor of sociology, and Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News about how Maine needs to do more than ban the agricultural use of wastewater sludge to limit people’s exposure to PFAS. Haedicke and MacRae explained that […]

In a recent article, Rachel Schattman, a University of Maine assistant professor of sustainable agriculture and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, spoke with Centralmaine.com about McCain Foods’ plan to power 50% of its Easton, Maine potato processing plant with five community solar gardens. The effort is part of an overall attempt to completely power all of […]

A June presentation at Maine Audubon Society’s Gilsland Farm in Falmouth by John Daigle and his Ph.D. students was featured in an article in Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com. Daigle is a professor in the School of Forest Resources and a Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow. The article, about the threats the emerald ash borer poses […]

Winter cold may not be what’s keeping ticks from spreading north in Maine, a new University of Maine study co-authored by Allison Gardner finds. Gardner is an assistant professor of arthropod vector biology and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow. The research shows that blacklegged tick nymphs are able to survive inhospitably cold winter temperatures with insulation […]

Kati Corlew is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Faculty Coordinator of Civic Engagement at the University of Maine Augusta, Bangor campus. Corlew also leads the community engagement component of the Barracuda project, an NSF EPSCoR RII Track-2 grant led by the Mitchell Center’s Brian McGill. The project aims to understand the species adaptation process […]

In July and August high school students will have an opportunity to learn about marine ecology while getting muddy in the Damariscotta River estuary. A research team based at the Darling Marine Center is inviting high school students to participate in shellfish surveys as part of an ongoing community science research program. Students accepted into […]

Susanne Lee, faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center, recently spoke to Popular Science about compost management. Lee emphasized that although the environment may not always be on the top of everyone’s mind, saving money probably is. Sending less waste to the dump, and therefore lowering the amount spent on solid waste management saves taxpayers money. […]

Cynthia Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change, was interviewed by the Maine Monitor for an article, “An overlooked source of global warming: all our stuff”. Isenhour discussed how oversights in emissions accounting can lead to an unjust form of “global burden shifting.” She said that it’s essential to understand “not just where greenhouse gas emissions […]

An innovative new research project led by Kate Beard-Tisdale will explore the potential to use data owned by commercial lobstermen to map fishing effort. In this collaborative effort with Maine’s lobster industry, these data may be used to minimize conflict from potential future offshore wind development. Beard-Tisdale will work closely with partners from the Maine […]

The Portland Regional Chamber has partnered with the University of Maine for a 3-part series exploring innovation in Maine’s food systems. Workshop 2 – Rethinking Food Waste as Fuel for Growth Wednesday, June 8 from 12PM – 1PM Click here to register Innovation. Waste. Perception. These are universal considerations for any business, and in this […]