{"id":13944,"date":"2017-10-24T12:52:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T16:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=13944"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:05:03","slug":"spring-2018-sustainability-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/spring-2018-sustainability-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2018 Sustainability Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please sign up for our e-newsletter<\/a> for regular event updates.<\/p>\n

Many talks are recorded and can be found on our Vimeo site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

January 29<\/strong>
\nSustainability on the Front Lines of Climate Change: Inside a UMaine Travel Study Course<\/em><\/a>
\nBrandon Lieberthal, Postdoctoral Researcher, SEANET and Allison Gardner, Assistant Professor, Biology & Ecology, UMaine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

February 5
\n<\/strong>The Puzzle of Making the Local Food Movement Sustainable: The Challenge of the Supply Chain<\/em><\/a>
\nUMaine Food to Institution Team: Mark Haggerty, Linda Silka, Stephanie Welcomer, Melissa Ladenheim and Michaela Murray
\nLink to Video
\n<\/a>Link to audio of Q&A<\/a> – Due to the nature of the discussion following this talk, the video recording of the Q&A session was difficult to hear. This link will take you to an audio file of the Q&A.<\/em><\/p>\n

February 12 (Cancelled)
\n<\/strong>Crossing boundaries to better understand forest sustainability and the influence of forest certification
\n<\/em><\/a>Erin Simons-Legaard, Research Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources, UMaine<\/p>\n

February 26
\n<\/strong> Bringing Big Data to Bear on Water Problems<\/a>
\n<\/em>Dr. Adnan Rajib, ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

March 5<\/strong>
\nOf Course Smart Growth! What Else is There?<\/em><\/a>
\nNancy Smith, Executive Director, GrowSmart Maine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

March 19<\/strong>
\nEcosystem-based Fisheries Management: Catching the greased pig in Eastern Maine<\/em><\/a>
\nPaul Anderson, Executive Director, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

March 26<\/strong>
\nPlagues and People: Disease Transmission and Global Drivers of Change<\/em><\/a>
\nAllison Gardner, Assistant Professor, Biology & Ecology, UMaine and Sandra De Urisote-Stone, Assistant Professor, Forest Resources, UMaine<\/p>\n

April 2
\n<\/strong>Influencing Conservation Policy: Creating Tools for Decision Makers<\/em> <\/a>
\nDan Coker, Spatial Scientist, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

April 9
\n<\/strong>Governing the vulnerabilities of urban infrastructure to water scarcity and flooding \u2013 The example of Mexico City<\/a>
\n<\/em>Marco Janssen, Professor, School of Sustainability and Director, Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment, Arizona State University
\nLink to Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, April 20, 1pm – CANCELLED<\/strong>
\nDams, Sediment, and Public Policy<\/em><\/a>
\nAndrew Miller, Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland – Baltimore County<\/p>\n

April 23<\/strong>
\nFrom Rights to Resilience: The Social Justice Dimensions of a Melting Environment<\/em><\/a>
\nAnne Henshaw, The Oak Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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