Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Research to understand the role global warming plays in the incidence of toxic blue-green algal blooms in Maine lakes, led by Jasmine Saros, has received a $249,432 grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The project received funding from the USGS Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) National Competitive Grants Program (104g), one of only six […]

A new project focused on how biotoxins released by toxic algal blooms travel through estuarine and coastal waters, led by Lauren Ross and Sean Smith, has received funding from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This project builds on previous research done by the Watershed Process and Estuary Sustainability (WPES) research group that Lauren and Sean […]

The Maine Shellfish Restoration and Resilience Fund (MSRRF) recently announced a request for proposals for projects to improve the management and conservation of clam flats and mussel beds in coastal communities. Applications may be submitted by fishermen, shellfish wardens, town officials, or other stakeholders in partnership with a town or nonprofit. Proposals are due by […]

Fewer ticks were seen in Maine this summer as dry, hot weather across the state created less-than-favorable conditions for the tiny arthropods. Allison Gardner, assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, was quoted in a recent article in the Bangor Daily News about the effects of drought […]

In the past nine months, UMaine faculty and students have had to be extra flexible and creative in response to changes necessitated by COVID-19. Heather Leslie, director of the Darling Marine Center and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, transformed a three-week summer field course into a 10-week online graduate seminar, in collaboration with Kara Pellowe […]

On November 17 the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) will host a Zoom webinar on equity in Maine’s energy future. Sara Kelemen will represent the Mitchell Center as a member of a panel of regional and national practitioners and experts. Sara, a UMaine graduate student, worked with Mitchell Center colleagues Linda Silka […]

Cindy Isenhour is one of two UMaine faculty who contributed to a recent report on how governments can mitigate biodiversity losses through their COVID-19 recovery plans. The report was led by Rutgers University and authored by researchers from around the world. Cindy is associate professor of anthropology and climate change and a Mitchell Center faculty […]

Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Damian Brady is one of three UMaine researchers working on a new Aquaculture Experiment Station established by UMaine’s Aquaculture Research Institute in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) and Auburn University. Damian is associate professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the Darling Marine […]

Darren Ranco, chair of Native American Programs, associate professor of anthropology and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, was interviewed recently by UMaine News about new funding for the Wabanaki Youth in Science program that will create a new phase for the program and expand it to the University of Maine at Machias (UMM). The WaYS program […]

On Monday, October 19, 2020, Allison Gardner will present “Tick Talk: Understanding the Socio-Ecological Drivers of the Emergence of Lyme Disease in Maine” as part of the Science Café series from the MDI Biological Laboratory. The talk will be held via Zoom; registration is required. Allison is a medical entomologist, assistant professor in the School […]