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Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Talk – The Economics of Nature in Today’s Political Landscape

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Co-Sponsors Ecology & Environmental Sciences Program, UMaine School of Biology & Ecology, UMaine Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Conservation Biology, UMaine Speaker: William Ginn, globally recognized expert on […]

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Student Sustainability Lightning Talks

Lightning talks will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Talks in this session will focus on sustainability research by graduate and undergraduate students in Maine. Each presenter will have 5-minutes for their talk. PowerPoint presentations are allowed […]

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Talk – A Career in Service to Maine: Lessons learned from municipal to state to business

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Dana Connors, former President and CEO, Maine State Chamber of Commerce Dana Connors is the former leader of the Maine’s largest and most diverse business association, the […]

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Talk – What does it mean to identify as a boundary spanner?

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Carla Guenther, Chief Scientist, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries Dr. Carla Guenther is the chief scientist at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington, Maine. Formally educated […]

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Talk – Housing as a sustainability challenge: Perceptions of risk and the quest for affordable housing in Maine

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The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Sarah Sturtevant, Independent Research Analyst Maine’s affordable housing crisis mirrors that of the nation. And yet some of the root causes of the housing crisis are unique […]

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Talk – Empowering Maine’s Livestock Farms Via Sustainable Reproductive Practices

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speakers: Colt Knight and Glenda Pereira, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Artificial insemination (AI) allows farmers to improve livestock genetics, enhancing feed efficiency, growth, reproduction, and overall health. […]

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