Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

NYT features cross-laminated timber research at UMaine

The New York Times featured University of Maine research into cross-laminated timber. Liam O’Brien, a UMaine graduate student, spoke with the Times about an effort by him and his colleagues to develop a cross-laminated timber panel insulated with wood fiber. “It is a material that should take off in the U.S. as long as we […]

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Sun Journal shares Mitchell Center food waste event

The Sun Journal reported that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction,” at 3 p.m. on March 20. ReFED’s Angel Veza will discuss some of the current barriers to food waste reduction faced by […]

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Mitchell Center to host talk on innovations in food waste reduction March 20

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Stepping up to the Plate: Innovations in Food Waste Reduction” on Monday, March 20 at 3 p.m.   Wasted food is a solvable challenge that could lead to positive environmental and social impacts, and there is a wide […]

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Media share UMaine Mitchell Center cafeteria food waste study

News Center Maine, the Penobscot Bay Pilot and Food Service Director reported that the University of Maine Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions launched its Maine School Cafeteria Food Waste Study pilot this week at four elementary schools in Orono, Buxton, Lisbon and Sebago. The University of Maine School Cafeteria Food Waste Study will address these […]

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UMaine Mitchell Center launches Maine School Cafeteria Food Waste Study

The University of Maine Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions launches its Maine School Cafeteria Food Waste Study pilot this week at four elementary schools in Orono, Buxton, Lisbon and Sebago. According to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, approximately $5 million of edible food is wasted every school day in the U.S. In many Maine […]

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Media features Mitchell Center event with USGS water scientist

The Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com shared that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine plans to host a free talk, USGS Water Science Centers: Serving Our Communities with Science, at 3 p.m. March 6. Speaker John Bumgarner is the director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s New England Water […]

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WGME cites UMaine statement about offshore wind turbines and whales

In an article about the Marine Mammal Commission’s new study showing there is no risk of entanglement for right whales by offshore wind turbines, WGME-TV (Fox 23 in Portland) noted that University of Maine researchers had previously stated that there was no entanglement risk to the right whale because the line for these floating turbines […]

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Media cite UMaine role in Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap

In reporting on Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ new Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap, the Union of Concerned Scientists, WMTW-TV (Channel 8 in Portland) and and Offshore Wind noted the University of Maine’s role in designing floating platforms for offshore wind turbines. In launching the plan, Mills spoke from the Maine State House with a model of the […]

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