Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Darren Ranco reflects on ten years of building a pathway of collaboration between university researchers, students, and Wabanaki Tribal Nations Ten years ago, Darren Ranco arrived at UMaine’s Department of Anthropology to serve as Chair of the Native American Programs and Coordinator of Native American Research. He also joined the National Science Foundation’s newly-launched Sustainability […]

Shayla Miller joined Allison Gardner, associate professor of Biology and Ecology, in her project studying the relationship between tick abundance and trail proximity in Acadia National Park. The project integrates data from biological, climate, and social science research that can be used to identify ecological and social and cultural factors that influence the risk of human […]

Faculty from the Mitchell Center were at the core of this summer’s National Science Foundation-sponsored ‘One Health and the Environment’ summer research program for undergraduates. These competitive ‘Research Experiences for Undergraduates’ programs(REUs) are for undergraduates studying science, engineering, or mathematics and are hosted at various universities. UMaine received an REU award in early 2019 and this summer hosted ten undergraduates […]

Maine Public August 8, 2019 By Fred Bever After Last Year’s Poor Harvest, Mainers Work To Help Clam Fisheries Bounce Back This Maine Public article discusses the collaborative work Mitchell Center researchers are conducting with clam harvesters, state and local officials, and conservationists to help Maine’s clam fishery bounce back. The article includes comments from […]

Full article available from UMaine News… Compiling data to better assess, understand and forecast complex forest landscape changes is the goal of a four-year, multidisciplinary regional project led by the University of Maine. The project was awarded $6 million from the National Science Foundation, with $3 million contingent on project progress and availability of funds. […]

Katahdin Community Resilience Survey 2019 now live The Katahdin Indicators team is currently asking anybody who lives or works in the wider Katahdin Region to fill out the survey that is designed to better understand resident’s views of community and economic well-being in the region. Even if you filled out the survey in 2018, we’d still […]

The Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaborative (IURC) grant program recently announced four award winners for 2019 projects, all led by Mitchell Center members. Funded projects involve teams of two or more faculty members from different disciplines with primarily undergraduate researchers working in areas of interest. The IURC is funded by UMaine’s Office of the Vice President for Research and […]

Postdoctoral fellow Sam Roy meets with Maine’s Congressional delegation For Sam Roy, his second visit to Capitol Hill to promote the work of the Mitchell Center and gather support for the reauthorization of the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) was the charm. He first went to Capitol Hill two years ago and had to learn […]

Sharon Klein, UMaine Associate Professor in the School of Economics, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence. The award is Maine Campus Compact’s most prestigious faculty award. The Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence recognizes faculty who integrate community or public service into the curriculum and work […]

Graduate student Brieanne Berry and undergraduate Michaela Murray honored, others named Distinguished Nominees On Sunday, April 28, 2019, the Friends of Dr. Edith M. Patch held the 14th annual Earth Day Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Edith Marion Patch, hosted at the Raymond H. Fogler Library. The eight students worked in part […]