January 2022
Talk – Sustainability Awards and Presentations
This event will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. For our first sustainability 'talk' of spring 2022 semester, we will recognize the winners of the Mitchell Center's 2021 Sustainability Awards. As part of the ceremony, each of the four awardees will give a brief presentation that reflects on the work for which they received…
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Talk – The Warming Sea: A symphonic exploration of hope in the face of the climate crisis
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. A Career Q&A for graduate and undergraduate students will follow the talk. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speakers: Kate Dickerson, Founder and Director, Maine Science Festival Lucas Richman, Composer, Music Director, Bangor Symphony Orchestra In January of 2019, the Maine Science Festival commissioned GRAMMY award-winning composer, Lucas Richman, to compose…
Find out more »Talk – Wabanaki Fisheries: What rivers can teach us about partnerships
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. A Career Q&A for graduate and undergraduate students will follow the talk. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speaker: Anthony Sutton, Community Food Facilitator, ME Shellfish Learning Network and Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Communication and Journalism, UMaine Collaboration is occurring in specific spaces and places, both with unique histories that shape…
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Talk – The Maine Forest Tick Survey: Cross-disciplinary and community-engaged science for public health
The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. A Career Q&A for graduate and undergraduate students will follow the talk. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speaker: Allison (Allie) Gardner, Assistant Professor, School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine Due to a combination of climate change and an expanding human-wildlife interface accompanying land development, Maine has seen a five-fold increase…
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