Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

A UMaine News Brief examines a study by Kate Warner and Jasmine Saros, researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and the School of Biology and Ecology, which found that increasingly frequent and extreme rain events can contribute to short-term abrupt changes in the quantity and quality of lakes’ dissolved organic carbon, which is derived from […]

Dam decision-making, community solar power and window inserts Sharon Klein, an associate professor in UMaine’s School of Economics, researches the technical, economic, environmental and social tradeoffs inherent in the production, distribution, and use of energy. But her passion lies in the development of community-based energy and efficiency projects in conjunction with her teaching undergraduate and […]

The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks why the state’s reuse economy is so robust. Host Ron Lisnet speaks with Cindy Isenhour, a professor of anthropology and climate change and faculty associate in the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. For several years, Isenhour has researched the […]

Each semester, the Mitchell Center offers a 1-credit ‘Seminar in Sustainability Solutions‘ course through UMaine’s Ecology & Ecosystem Sciences (EES) program. The course is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to innovative interdisciplinary research focused on understanding and solving sustainability problems. Through weekly talks, the course provides participants with opportunities to learn about effective […]

In my first month at college, I’ve had more reminders to “go green” than I have throughout the 18 years of my life. Almost everywhere you turn on campus, there are recycling bins. Members of the Green Campus Initiative, a club dedicated to sustainability, have given out free reusable straws on numerous occasions. I’ve even […]

Healing Healthcare’s Waste Problem Debbie Saber is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, a Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, and member of the Mitchell Center Materials Management Research Team. What problem/s are you working to solve? My work is three-fold. One aspect is promoting interdisciplinary research and, at the Mitchell Center, it’s interdisciplinary under […]

For the full article in UMaine Today go to Secondhand Chic Cultural anthropologist digs into the roots and relevance of Maine’s reuse economy, and its sustainability value For many summer visitors, the thrill of the hunt is part of the Maine vacation experience. That might mean stopping at a renovated chicken barn to find a […]

Karen Bieluch, David Hart, Bride McGreavy, Linda Silka, and Aaron Strong are co-authors on a new book chapter Empowering Sustainability Leaders: Variations on a Learning-by-Doing Theme. The chapter is included in a book published by the University of Minnesota titled, Developing Change Agents: Innovative Practices for Sustainability Leadership. The chapter discusses the Mitchell Center’s approach […]

Mount Desert Islander spoke with Allison Gardner, an assistant professor of arthropod vector biology at the University of Maine, about a study she’s leading that found ticks are more abundant in parts of Acadia National Park that burned in the October 1947 fire. “We’re trying to establish associations between where we see high densities of […]

Protecting coastal water quality while balancing marine resources and economic activity Damian Brady is an associate professor in the School of Marine Sciences at the Darling Marine Center and a Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow. What problem/s are you working to solve? We live in a state with an economy that depends on coastal resources more […]