Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

Mitchell Center to host talk on increasing resilience on the Maine coast, Feb. 28

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how the Island Institute collaborates with coastal communities to build resilience from 3–4 p.m. on Feb. 28. The Island Institute works alongside Maine’s island and coastal leaders to build community resilience and share solutions for addressing […]

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Lauren Babb

Lauren Babb: UMaine broadens horizons for chemistry master’s student 

At the University of Maine, Lauren Babb found new experiences — both academic and personal — and opportunities to meet people who inspired her. Babb, a chemistry master’s student, began her graduate studies at UMaine in the fall 2019. She has been involved in research to create renewable fuel from biomass and study the capture […]

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Mitchell Center to host talk about “The Warming Sea” project Feb. 7

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk by renowned composer Lucas Richman and Maine Science Festival director Kate Dickerson about the collaborative effort to create “The Warming Sea” project from 3–4 p.m. Feb. 7. In January 2019, the Maine Science Festival commissioned Richman to […]

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Mitchell Center tidal power impact research noted in Forecaster column

A column published in the Forecaster highlighted tidal power impact research from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions has been conducting. Gayle Zydlewski and Teresa Johnson, faculty from the UMaine School of Marine Sciences, have been working with local stakeholders in the Cobscook Bay area to ensure that tidal […]

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Media highlight Mitchell Center storytelling talk

The Sun Journal, Centralmaine.com and The Irregular promoted an upcoming talk about how storytelling can inform collaboration and vice versa hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. Register on the event webpage.

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Mitchell Center to host student talks about sustainability research in Maine

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host “Sustainability Lightning Talks,” five-minute presentations by Maine students about their sustainability research 3–4 p.m. Nov. 15.   Eight Maine students will present research about various topics, including promoting health in an Indigenous community through alternative energy solutions, the potential for […]

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