{"id":18738,"date":"2019-11-13T14:45:49","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T19:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=18738"},"modified":"2019-11-13T14:45:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T19:45:49","slug":"1-credit-spring-sustainability-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2019\/11\/13\/1-credit-spring-sustainability-course\/","title":{"rendered":"1-Credit Spring Sustainability Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each semester, the Mitchell Center offers a 1-credit &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/educateengage\/sustainability-education\/sustainability-courses\/\">Seminar in Sustainability Solutions<\/a>&#8216; course through UMaine\u2019s Ecology &amp; Ecosystem Sciences (EES) program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7420 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"electric meter\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2015\/06\/iStock_000000713204_Large-1268x845.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>The course is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to innovative interdisciplinary research focused on understanding and solving sustainability problems. Through weekly talks, the course provides participants with opportunities to learn about effective strategies for problem-solving that blend the strengths of different academic disciplines and build productive partnerships with diverse stakeholders representing government, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. Students prepare a short reflection paper based on each week\u2019s seminar. <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/seminars\/\">Click here for a full list of talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each semester, the Mitchell Center offers a 1-credit &#8216;Seminar in Sustainability Solutions&#8216; course through UMaine\u2019s Ecology &amp; Ecosystem Sciences (EES) program. The course is designed to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to innovative interdisciplinary research focused on understanding and solving sustainability problems. 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