Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

The March 2 Sustainability lecture, “Tick, Talk: Integrating biological and social science research to address ticks and Lyme disease in Maine,” by Dr. Carly Sponarski was featured in a recent article by The Maine Campus, UMaine’s student newspaper. The talk focused on the intersections between tick ecology in Maine, land management decisions, and the exposure […]

Dr. Bridie McGreavy, Mitchell Center faculty fellow and assistant professor of communication and journalism, and doctoral student Gabby Hillyer moderated a panel at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum’s Shellfish Focus Day on March 5 in Rockland. The panel, “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Shellfish Conservation and Improving Water Quality,” included shellfish managers from several towns who shared their […]

Dr. Darren Ranco was featured in an interview by The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in an article titled, “Fellow and Activist Scholar Builds Bridges,” on February 27, 2020. Dr. Ranco is a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, Mitchell Center faculty fellow, as well as Associate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American Programs at […]

Maine Public’s call-in radio show, Maine Calling, focused on waste management challenges and the “zero waste” movement on March 2. The program featured Cindy Isenhour, Mitchell Center faculty fellow and Associate Professor of Anthropology at UMaine. Isenhour is a member of the Mitchell Center’s Materials Management Team. She is currently working on the project, Rethinking Reuse […]

The Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talk on February 24 by Ted Koffman of Island Housing Trust was featured in an article by The Maine Campus. The talk, “Sustainable, Livable Communities for All: MDI’s Affordable Housing Problem,” delved into the connections between conserving the natural environment and the communities where people live. View a video and powerpoint […]

UMaine’s student newspaper, The Maine Campus, covered the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talk, “Shifting Dynamics of Rural Economic Development in Maine,” in a February 10 article. The February 3 talk featured Lee Umphrey, Vicki Rusbult, and Will Harper from the Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC), which works to support Maine communities and businesses and frequently partners […]

Adam Daigneault, Mitchell Center faculty fellow and Assistant Research Professor with the School of Forest Resources, presented at the second meeting of the Maine Climate Council on January 29 in Augusta. Daigneault’s presentation on “Forest Ecosystems, Forestry, and Biodiversity” represented work with partners at the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Audubon Society, […]

Mitchell Center Senior Fellow Linda Silka will be on a panel for the workshop “Strengthening the impact of your Arctic research” on Friday, February 28, 12 – 1:30 pm. in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The University of Maine has many programs that involve collaboration with researchers, as well as broad expertise on how […]

Darren Ranco, UMaine associate professor of anthropology, chair of Native American Programs, and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, is quoted in a recent article from UMaine News, “Penobscot women and the tribal land tenure systems in 19th-century Maine,” posted on February 21. The article traces the history of a unique land system established in Maine in […]

Mitchell Center student Nolan Altvater will be presenting on a collaboration with tribal members to examine how Western science is being applied to promote the sustainability of natural resources and Wabanaki sovereignty at the upcoming “2020 Visions: The Humanities at UMaine” event. The event will be held on January 31 from 2–5 p.m. at the […]