No matter how environmentally and economically sustainable a system claims to be, it can’t truly be positively transformative without considering the people in it. A team of University of Maine researchers set out to see how social justice plays a role in the “circular economy,” and what steps might be taken to improve the approach […]
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CentralMaine.com shared information about Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine talks on how the Island Institute collaborates with coastal communities to build resilience, 3 p.m. Feb. 28. Learn more on the program webpage.
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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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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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The Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com advanced a talk hosted by the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about “The Warming Sea” project from 3–4 p.m. Feb. 7. Register on the event webpage.
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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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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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The Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com highlighted an upcoming talk hosted by the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about some of the challenges faced by municipal governments and how municipalities can help implement state policy priorities. The talk will be held from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29, via Zoom […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about some of the challenges faced by municipal governments and how municipalities can help implement state policy priorities from 3–4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29. Maine has historically relied on municipal governments to provide a variety of […]
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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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