Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability, spoke with Maine Public about food waste and the climate change-related threats it poses to Maine.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Bangor Daily News noted that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine was selected as a finalist for a Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year award in the category of Science Innovation and Management. The awards are sponsored by Germany’s Falling Walls Foundation.
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The Bangor Daily News, The Irregular and Sun Journal highlighted an upcoming talk from the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine about strategies for dam decision-making that maximize environmental, social and economic benefits. “Rendezvous for Sustainability: Creating Space for Science-Based Collaborative Solutions” will be held from 3–4 p.m. […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine was selected as a finalist for one of seven Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year awards. Germany’s Falling Walls Foundation selected the Mitchell Center as one of 10 finalists in Science Innovation and Management for its global leadership in “Breaking […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about strategies for dam decision-making that maximize environmental, social and economic benefits from 3–4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27. Dams in the U.S. and around the world provide several benefits, including hydropower, water supply and recreation, but can […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, The Irregular and the Sun Journal promoted “Digging for Buried Treasure: Hidden Gems in Maine’s Reuse Markets,” which is scheduled for 3–4 p.m. Sept. 20 in Room 107 of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. The presentation will also be available on Zoom. Cindy Isenhour, a […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about sustainability in Maine’s secondhand economies from 3–4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20. While Mainers have been reusing goods for a long time, concerns around climate change, resource scarcity and depletion, and increasing levels of waste have focused […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) talked with Steve Shaler, a University of Maine professor of sustainable materials, for a story about construction of a new tower in Westbrook that is being built with cross-laminated timber (CLT). Shaler noted that building with CLT manufactured with lumber from sustainably managed forests decreases a building’s carbon and energy […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how collaborative teams can draw from lessons learned in kindergarten to tackle complex problems 3–4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. Humanity is grappling with many “wicked” problems — such as climate change, ocean plastic pollution and […]
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In collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine has initiated planning for the Maine Local Science Engagement Network (LSEN). The Maine LSEN will facilitate the development of local and statewide collaborations to address challenges and opportunities related […]
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