Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology, chair of Native American Programs and faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine, was named a 2023 Ford Foundation Senior Fellow. Ranco’s fellowship will focus on a project titled “Decolonizing Land Relations in the Dawnland: Landback and Rematriation Across Wabanakik.” The project is […]

A blog post in “Integration and Implementation Insights” by Mitchell Center authors David Hart, Bridie McGreavy, Anthony Sutton, Gabrielle Hillyer and Darren Ranco presents some of the key lessons learned for strengthening community-university partnerships. The blog is based on a recent article by the same authors that was published in Issues in Science and Technology […]

Mitchell Center faculty fellows Michael Haedicke, UMaine associate professor of sociology, and Jean MacRae, UMaine, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, published a recent OpEd in the Bangor Daily News titled “Producers and regulators must finalize PFAS registry.” The OpEd covers Maine’s response to the PFAS crisis and the importance of not delaying the […]

June 5, 1-2:30 pm, online, free, Pre-register. During this Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) free online webinar, researchers will discuss their current efforts to study ash resilience in the face of emerald ash borer (EAB). A panel of Forest Service and genetic researchers will introduce current information about the spread of EAB in the Northeast, […]

In a Maine Public radio show aired on May 17, Food Rescue MAINE team leader Susanne Lee discusses how food waste is a climate problem and what some Mainers are doing to control food waste by making better use of leftovers. “In the U.S., 30% to 40% of food is wasted. The EPA estimates that […]

Describing the resilience to major economic, ecological and climate change by rural communities across northern New England and New York through qualitative and quantitative data is the objective of a new report written by University of Maine researchers Adam Daigneault and Aaron Weiskittel and their colleagues. The project team and partners will present key findings […]

Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology, chair of Native American Programs, and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, spoke with Maine Public about the new CODE RED exhibit at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The exhibit, which Ranco co-curated, explores Indigenous knowledge and environmental stewardship, how humans have previously shaped the environment and the ramifications of climate […]

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, about the impact of Monday’s fire at Juniper Ridge Landfill. MacRae said that during an uncontrolled burn, contaminants such as carbon dioxide, particulate matter and dioxins are released into the air. […]

Mitchell Center faculty fellows Onur Apul and Shaleen Jain were recipients of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Edward Bryand annual awards honoring alumni, faculty, staff and students at a ceremony on April 14. Civil engineering professor and department chair, Shaleen Jain, received the Ashley Campbell Award. “Professor Jain’s expertise in hydrology and the […]

An April 30 article in the The Maine Monitor featured Sharon Klein, associate professor at the School of Economics and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, in an article about the push for heat pumps and weatherization in Maine homes. “There are communities who really do have the need to fund heat pumps beyond what Efficiency Maine […]