Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Sandra De Urioste-Stone, associate professor of nature-based tourism in the School of Forest Resources and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, has been named Assistant Vice President for Research at UMaine. De Urioste-Stone’s collaborative work has contributed to more than $9 million in external and internal research grants, including funding for the creation of the National Science […]

Sarah Risley, a UMaine graduate student in the School of Marine Sciences who is based at the Darling Marine Center, will lead a team of undergraduate and high school students on a new project funded by the Mitchell Center. The team will record the number, type and size of shellfish species at several sites along […]

Mitchell Center members share a passion for tackling complex sustainability problems that matter to people and communities through collaboration with diverse stakeholders and across many different areas of expertise. They come from a wide range of disciplines—from engineering and economics to fisheries and agriculture to business and communication—and take an interdisciplinary approach because that’s what’s […]

A June 2 article in UMaine News focuses on the work of Mitchell Center researchers who are helping identify sources of and management strategies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In response to concerns raised by many different stakeholders, the interdisciplinary team of scientists is gathering and documenting knowledge of where PFAS are in Maine […]

The latest edition of UMaine’s Office of Sustainability newsletter includes an article by undergraduate student Julia Iannuzzi titled, “Food Waste and Solutions for Combating the Crisis”.  The article provides an overview of food waste and a look at how the Mitchell Center’s food waste team, led by Susanne Lee, is taking on the challenge in […]

Maine Public recently spoke with Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, and Jacquelyn Gill, an associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology for a segment on All Things Considered hosted by Jennifer Mitchell. The interview focused on a new global study involving Ranco and Gill finds that the participation […]

A recent blog post by David Hart and Linda Silka focuses on how universities can use their broad array of expertise to help in understanding and addressing complex challenges, including pandemics, environmental degradation, poverty and climate change. The blog was published in “Integration and Implementation Insights“, a community blog providing research resources for understanding and […]

Dominique DiSpirito, a UMaine political science major and Honors College student, has been named a Truman Scholar and received a Maine Campus Compact Heart and Soul Student award for 2021. The Truman scholarship is a prestigious, merit-based award given to juniors pursuing public service careers based on their community service, leadership experience and potential, and […]

The University of Maine System Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) has announced the award of 14 new grants for one-year projects that will foster research and development activities in three important areas: COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants; Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (IURCs); and UMS Research Collaboration Networks, as reported by UMaine News. These awards continue work started by […]

Sohaib Alahmed, a doctoral student in the UMaine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a Chase Distinguished Research Assistantship in support of his research and professional development, as reported by UMaine News. Sohaib is researching water flow, pollution pathways, and transport in many important estuaries in Maine including Frenchman Bay, Jordan River […]