Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

Maine media highlight report from Sutton on sea-run fishing

Mainebiz.com reported the audiobook launch event for “Sea Run: A Study Regarding the Impact of Maine Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal Fish Stocks and Sustenance Practices,” based on the same name of a a report co-authored by Anthony Sutton, University of Maine assistant professor of Native American food systems and citizen […]

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Land returns to Indigenous Nations focus of Mitchell Center talk Oct. 20

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a panel discussion about land return, rematriation and conservation work led by Indigenous peoples on Monday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m.  These efforts intersect with several of the key issues impacting the well-being and cultures of Indigenous nations. This […]

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Lee discusses food insecurity on ‘Maine Calling’

In an episode of “Maine Calling,” a radio show produced by Maine Public, Susanne Lee, faculty fellow with the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions discussed the issue of food availability and pantries with various heads of food pantries in the state.

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Sharing expertise with rural America subject of Mitchell Center talk Sept. 29

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how experts can effectively share their knowledge with rural communities at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 29.  In “Whose Knowledge Counts? Trust, Expertise, and the Politics of Sustainability in Rural America,” Nicholas F. Jacobs will explore […]

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Mitchell Center to host talk on building resilience through collaboration

ORONO, Maine — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Who Do You Choose to Be? Service, Collaboration, and Resilience”on Monday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. Building community resilience isn’t only about projects or plans — it’s about how people work together. Grounded […]

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Mainebiz highlights UMaine connection to mass timber potential in Maine

Mainebiz highlighted the relationship of the University of Maine and its Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) to Maine’s industry potential in mass timber. The Maine Mass Timber Advisory Council advises UMaine’s Mass Timber Commercialization Center and serves as a research and development partner with the ASCC to innovate timber lamination and procurement processes, with […]

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DownEast features Q&A with Dagher on the Factory of the Future

DownEast Magazine featured a Q&A with Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), on plans for the Factory of the Future. Scheduled to be complete in 2026, the advanced manufacturing facility will be housed in the new Green Engineering and Materials building, a partnership between the ASCC, the […]

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