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\"Pumpkin\"For many years, the Mitchell Center has hosted an innovative Sustainability Talks<\/em> series during the fall and spring semesters. The goal of these talks is to provide students, faculty, citizens, and others with opportunities to learn about: 1) the multi-faceted nature of sustainability problems; 2) the value of connecting different forms of knowledge and know-how in efforts to understand and solve such problems; and 3) the ways in which partnerships between universities and diverse stakeholders can facilitate efforts to identify and implement useful solutions.<\/p>\n

All talks are Mondays at 3pm and are available via Zoom. Registration is required for each talk. Please go to individual event pages to register. Many talks are recorded and can be found on our Vimeo site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

September 14
\n<\/strong>What Can Walt Disney Teach Us About Sustainable Solutions?<\/a>
\n<\/i>Susanne Lee<\/a>, Faculty Fellow, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, UMaine
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

September 21
\n<\/strong>Safety nets and bootstraps: Mainers and food insecurity in the time of COVID-19<\/a>
\n<\/em>Rachel Schattman, Assistant Professor, School of Food and Agriculture, UMaine
\nKate Yerxa, Extension Professor, Cooperative Extension and School of Food and Agriculture, UMaine
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

September 28
\n<\/strong>The Road to Maine\u2019s New Climate Action Plan<\/a>
\n<\/em>Cassaundra Rose, Senior Science Analyst & Climate Council Coordinator, Governor\u2019s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

October 5
\n<\/strong>The Future of Farming: Building Tools for Tech Savvy Farmers<\/i><\/a>
\n<\/em>Lily Calderwood, Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist and Assistant Professor of Horticulture, UMaine
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

October 19
\n<\/strong>The Land-Sea Conjunction Junction\u2026what\u2019s the function? Connecting coastal places, people, and science<\/a>
\n<\/em>Lauren Ross, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UMaine
\nSean Smith, Associate Professor, Earth & Climate Sciences, Mitchell Center, UMaine
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

October 26<\/strong>
\nWaste Land to Portfolio: How timberland was transformed from a resource to be mined \u2013 to equity worth buying<\/a>
\n<\/em>Dave Edson<\/a>, Board of Directors, James W. Sewall Company; Advisory Board, Mitchell Center
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

November 2
\n<\/strong>Stories from the Sea: Fishing Communities Revealed<\/em><\/a>
\n<\/span>Natalie Springuel, Marine Extension Associate, Maine Sea Grant, College of the Atlantic
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

November 9<\/strong>
\nMaine Can Lead in Fair Planning for Addressing Climate Change: Steps in an Equity Assessment<\/a>
\n<\/em>Linda Silka<\/a>, Senior Faculty Fellow, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
\nSara Kelemen, Graduate Student, Plant, Soil and Environmental Science
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

November 16
\n<\/strong>Cultivating Ecological Virtues<\/em><\/a>
\nDon Beith, Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy, UMaine
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

November 23
\n<\/strong>Unkicking the can: How community development can make a difference now<\/em><\/a>
\nDavid Milan, Director of Community Development, Town of Orono, Maine
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

November 30
\n<\/strong>Sustainable Water Treatment \u2013 Moving from Victorian Era Technology to Nanotechnology<\/em><\/a>
\nOnur Apul, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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