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SUMMARY:Talk - Amplifying the story of food: Sea Run’s connection to education\, conservation\, clams\, and more!
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeaker: Anthony Sutton\, Passamaquoddy from Sipayik; Assistant Professor\, Native American Studies and Food Systems\, University of Maine \nThe Maine Indian Tribal State Commission (MITSC) recently released an audio version of Sea Run\, which documents all non-Indigenous impacts to river-based fisheries from European contact to today. Though the report focuses on fisheries\, this presentation intends to connect this story to many topics central to Wabanaki Foodways\, whether it’s land-based conservation or clams\, they all come from the story of what happened to our food. \nAnthony Sutton\, PhD\, is Passamaquoddy from Sipayik. He is an Assistant Professor of Native American Studies and Food Systems at the University of Maine and Faculty Fellow at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Tony’s work focuses on historical and contemporary aspects of Wabanaki foodways\, both unpacking the histories that have shaped lands\, waters\, and species central to Wabanaki foodways\, to the present by centering Wabanaki visions for the restoration of foodways and fisheries.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-amplifying-the-story-of-food-sea-runs-connection-to-education-conservation-clams-and-more/
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SUMMARY:Talk - Collaborating for Impact: Can transdisciplinary teams help move the needle?
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeaker: Karen Hutchins Bieluch\, Transdisciplinary Research Strategist\, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, University of Maine \nBringing together people from different disciplines\, organizations\, and life experiences to learn\, conduct research\, and develop solutions is both rewarding and challenging. We often begin this work with subject matter expertise and a deep commitment to our projects and partners. Yet most of us have little formal training in how to collaborate effectively\, engage across boundaries\, or lead diverse teams. Thus\, often\, we are learning these skills as we are doing the work. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Karen Bieluch will highlight key features of transdisciplinary practice and discuss approaches and challenges to transdisciplinarity through her work with research teams. She will also invite participants to explore a new resource guide to identify practical tips and techniques to strengthen their own work. Designing Inspiring Workshops & Courses in Transdisciplinarity – A Guide provides research- and practice-based guidance on building collaborations to address complex problems. \nDr. Karen Hutchins Bieluch is the transdisciplinary research strategist at UMaine’s Mitchell Center\, the Practice-Based Learning Specialist in the Dept. of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College\, and a program evaluation consultant. She specializes in community–university partnerships\, group communication and collaboration\, and program evaluation\, and was selected by leaders at Stanford University as one of 12 North American researchers to participate in an innovative “Train-the-Trainer” program for transdisciplinary researchers. Karen earned her interdisciplinary Ph.D. at UMaine and was a graduate research assistant with the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative\, where she developed a commitment to connecting the wealth of resources of community partners and universities to address sustainability challenges.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-collaborating-for-impact-can-transdisciplinary-research-skills-make-a-difference/
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SUMMARY:Unlocking the Full Potential of School Food Systems (A FINE Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:A Farm to Institution New England (FINE) Webinar\nSpeakers:  \n\nSusanne Lee\, Mitchell Center\, University of Maine\nWilliam Brenneman\, Masters Student\, University of Maine\n\nTo register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/En3dEMvBSUi_TG7BfU_gMg#/registration \nIn a largely rural state\, Maine schools are a key community food resource providing nutrition to the most vulnerable in our communities – our children. But when Maine school cafeterias generate over 7 million pounds of food waste annually (NRCM 2019) and the largest waste is the nutritious fruits and veggies\, we have a problem. Fortunately\, some Maine school districts are working to stop the waste and unlock the full potential of school food systems to sustainably and nutritiously feed our children. The University of Maine’s Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions has been working with Maine school nutrition directors and their school communities on food waste prevention programs. Join Faculty Fellow Susanne Lee and MA Student William Brenneman to hear about their research and their success\, and walk away with ideas on how you can reduce food waste in your school. \n 
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-school-food-systems/
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SUMMARY:Talk - Maine’s PFAS Response: A Comprehensive Policy Review
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeakers: \n\nEddie Nachamie\, University of Maine Honors College\, Ecology and Environmental Sciences\nRachel Schattman\, Associate Professor of Sustainable Agriculture\, University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture\n\nPFAS contamination has become a prevalent issue for communities\, policymakers\, residents\, farmers\, and industries throughout Maine and beyond. The state’s policy response thus far is among the most advanced\, comprehensive\, and diverse in the nation. Environmental contamination does not respect state lines\, however. Through a comprehensive policy analysis\, we provide a suite of recommendations for federal and state governments to follow to protect environmental and human health. \nEddie Nachamie is a senior in the University of Maine Honors College studying Ecology and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Ethics. He has served with AmeriCorps NCCC as an Assistant Team Leader\, a research assistant for Food Rescue MAINE\, a program assistant for the Future Sustainability Leaders Program\, a forest technician for the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit and University Forests\, and is a resident at the Terrell House Permaculture Living & Learning Center. He is passionate about sustainability\, ecology\, and climate change mitigation. \nRachel Schattman is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture\, a Fellow with the George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, and an associate faculty member with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Her work spans the impacts of climate change on farmers\, PFAS contamination in the food system\, and water policy and governance. She leads the Agroecology Lab at UMaine Orono.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-maines-pfas-response-a-comprehensive-policy-review/
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SUMMARY:2026 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
DESCRIPTION:The request for sessions for the 2026 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference will be issued in early fall. Stay tuned for details!
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/2026-maine-sustainability-water-conference/
LOCATION:Augusta Civic Center\, Augusta\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Talk - Why bowling balls end up in our recycling bins (and what state lawmakers are doing about it)
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeaker: Erin Victor\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, University of Maine \nBowling balls\, garden hoses\, and other strange items are showing up at recycling facilities. This “wishcycling”—recycling items in the bin and hoping they are recyclable — stems from confusing rules and increasingly complex packaging. It also drives up municipal costs. However\, big changes in Maine’s recycling system are coming. In 2021\, Maine passed the nation’s first Extended Producer Responsibility law for packaging\, shifting some of the costs and responsibility for recycling from cities and towns to the companies that make the packaging. The hope is that this will encourage companies to design less wasteful packaging. Yet\, even as these policies gain traction in the United States\, the environmental\, economic\, and social impacts of different policy design decisions remain unclear. In this talk\, Dr. Victor will share primary insights from a two-year project at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions that examines these trade-offs. She will highlight what the interdisciplinary team has learned so far\, where major knowledge gaps remain\, and why understanding these trade-offs matter for ensuring that recycling programs are economically effective\, environmentally sustainable\, and just. \nDr. Erin Victor is a postdoctoral researcher at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. She earned her PhD in Anthropology and Environmental Policy at UMaine\, where she studied the politics of disposable packaging in the U.S. and Canada. Before returning to academia\, she worked in local and state government on solid waste and sustainability initiatives\, experience that shapes her commitment to collaborative research to foster more effective and just environmental policy solutions.
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-why-bowling-balls-end-up-in-our-recycling-bins-and-what-state-lawmakers-are-doing-about-it/
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