The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Productive Disagreement’ at the Lake: The Role of Deliberation in Lake Associations” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16. Although the phrase “upta camp” might elicit memories of carefree fishing, swimming, hiking and boating for many people […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Unlocking the language of change: Understanding social-ecological challenges in Maine’s wild shellfish fisheries,” at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25. Speaker B Lauer will share her journey in understanding the diverse meanings of coastal and fisheries “access” […]
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In an article about how the insular world of academia can prevent community-focused research, The Chronicle of Higher Education spoke to David Hart, director of the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and professor of biological sciences, and Linda Silka, senior fellow at the Mitchell Center. When Hart and Silka […]
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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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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 28. Maine has seen a five-fold increase in the incidence of Lyme disease, which is transmitted by the black-legged tick, over the […]
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The UMaine Arts Initiative (UMAI) is pleased to announce winners of a new competitive seed grant program, created to encourage innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations that seek to build a diverse, inclusive, sustainable and equitable community of art researchers, practitioners, supporters and promoters. The University of Maine Arts Initiative, launched in 2021 by the Office of […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how community planning and partnerships can help reduce our vulnerability to natural disasters from 3–4 p.m. on March 7. The U.S. sustains more than $51 billion in losses and 361 deaths per year, on average, from […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Centralmaine.com advanced an upcoming talk hosted by the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions featuring Dan Reicher, senior research scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Reicher, a former U.S. assistant secretary of energy, will discuss the importance of using what he calls the “clean energy […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted a community workshop demonstrating construction of low-cost window inserts from Sept. 30–Oct. 4 at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. The workshop, a collaboration with the non-profit Window Dressers and the Penobscot Nation Housing Department, is part of the Addressing Energy Justice Through Community […]
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Save money, help keep people warm and protect the environment — these are all benefits of low-cost, easy-to-construct window inserts that can help insulate people’s homes in the cold months of a Maine winter. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, a team of students and volunteers led by Sharon Klein and Shantel Neptune will hold […]
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