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Mitchell Center featured by one of world’s foremost programs for training sustainability leaders

The Mitchell Center was recently featured by the Earth Leadership Program in a guest blog on how higher education can help mobilize sustainability solutions. The Earth Leadership Program “provides outstanding academic researchers with the skills, approaches, and theoretical frameworks for catalyzing change to address the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.” Formerly the Leopold Leadership Program, […]

Dominique DiSpirito named as finalist for Truman Scholarship

Dominique DiSpirito, a political science major and Honors College student at UMaine who joined the Mitchell Center’s food waste solutions team in October, was recently named as a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to juniors pursuing public service careers and based on their community service, leadership experience and […]

Media promote talk on moving to a circular food system

Morning Ag Clips, the Bangor Daily News and the Portland Press Herald promoted a talk by UMaine faculty Jean MacRae and Cynthia Isenhour on Feb. 22. MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Isenhour, an associate professor of anthropology, discussed a recent study focused on building a safe, circular and sustainable food system. Centralmaine.com shared the Press […]

“Shellfish harvesting for the future” event on February 22

Tune in on Monday, February 22 at 4 p.m. for “Shellfish Harvesting for the Future,” a virtual conversation among harvesters, shellfish wardens, municipal officials, marine resource committee members, and organizations that collaborate with towns on their efforts to conserve and restore wild shellfish populations and intertidal mudflats. Topics will focus on efforts to grow clam […]

Media cover Feb. 8 talk on Bucksport’s resurgence after mill closure

Our Feb. 8 talk with Susan Lessard, Bucksport town manager, on how the town has bounced back after the closure of the Verso paper mill in 2014 drew more than one hundred attendees. It was held via Zoom and covered by MaineBiz and the The Ellsworth American. The talk is part of the Mitchell Center’s […]

Maine Shellfish Learning Network launches new website

The Maine Shellfish Learning Network (MSLN) is a first-of-its-kind partnership that connects stakeholders from more than twenty-five coastal communities, from Lubec to Yarmouth, to help protect and improve their shellfisheries. It focuses on “building relationships and improving communication between many different participants within Maine and Wabanaki wild clam and mussel fisheries,” which face a range […]

Recent publications from the Mitchell Center community

Mitchell Center community members actively publish their research across a diverse range of academic fields. The following is a sampling of recent publications by Mitchell Center faculty, students, and alumni. A review of chemical and microbial contamination in food: What are the threats to a circular food system? Thakali, A., MacRae, J.D. Environmental Research (2021), […]

Darren Ranco interviewed for NewsCenter Maine story on proposed changes to management tactics for emerald ash borer

Darren Ranco is quoted in a recent story from News Center Maine on proposed changes to management tactics for the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees across the country. It was first found in Maine in 2018. Darren is chair of Native American Programs at UMaine, and an associate professor […]

Adam Daigneault quoted in Bangor Daily News article on forest management and climate change

Adam Daigneault, E.L. Giddings Assistant Professor of Forest, Conservation and Recreation Policy and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, is quoted in a recent Bangor Daily News story on ways that forest management and carbon offsets can be used in the fight against climate change. Adam leads UMaine’s Natural Climate Solutions initiative and serves as a […]

UMaine News: Joshua Stoll receives fellowship to support Maine’s lobster industry

Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine science and policy and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, has been awarded a two-year fellowship in quantitative fisheries and ecosystem science from the Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR). Funding from the fellowship will be used to support a postdoctoral researcher who will conduct research on resilience in the lobster […]

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