Center for Sustainability Solutions

A June 2 article in UMaine News focuses on the work of Mitchell Center researchers who are helping identify sources of and management strategies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In response to concerns raised by many different stakeholders, the interdisciplinary team of scientists is gathering and documenting knowledge of where PFAS are in Maine […]

The latest edition of UMaine’s Office of Sustainability newsletter includes an article by undergraduate student Julia Iannuzzi titled, “Food Waste and Solutions for Combating the Crisis”.  The article provides an overview of food waste and a look at how the Mitchell Center’s food waste team, led by Susanne Lee, is taking on the challenge in […]

Maine Public recently spoke with Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, and Jacquelyn Gill, an associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology for a segment on All Things Considered hosted by Jennifer Mitchell. The interview focused on a new global study involving Ranco and Gill finds that the participation […]

A recent blog post by David Hart and Linda Silka focuses on how universities can use their broad array of expertise to help in understanding and addressing complex challenges, including pandemics, environmental degradation, poverty and climate change. The blog was published in “Integration and Implementation Insights“, a community blog providing research resources for understanding and […]

Dominique DiSpirito, a UMaine political science major and Honors College student, has been named a Truman Scholar and received a Maine Campus Compact Heart and Soul Student award for 2021. The Truman scholarship is a prestigious, merit-based award given to juniors pursuing public service careers based on their community service, leadership experience and potential, and […]

The University of Maine System Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) has announced the award of 14 new grants for one-year projects that will foster research and development activities in three important areas: COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants; Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (IURCs); and UMS Research Collaboration Networks, as reported by UMaine News. These awards continue work started by […]

Sohaib Alahmed, a doctoral student in the UMaine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a Chase Distinguished Research Assistantship in support of his research and professional development, as reported by UMaine News. Sohaib is researching water flow, pollution pathways, and transport in many important estuaries in Maine including Frenchman Bay, Jordan River […]

Mitchell Center members share a passion for tackling complex sustainability problems that matter to people and communities through collaboration with diverse stakeholders and across many different areas of expertise. They come from a wide range of disciplines—from engineering and economics to fisheries and agriculture to business and communication—and take an interdisciplinary approach because that’s what’s […]

Four Mitchell Center faculty fellows have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. This annual announcement is an important opportunity to recognize faculty members’ outstanding achievements and contributions in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement, says UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a UMaine News article. In the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture: Promoted […]

A poster competition where some of Maine’s most innovative high school, undergraduate and graduate students presented their research was held as part of the 2021 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference on March 31 and April 1. Winning poster topics include combatting heavy metals in drinking water, lake monitoring analytics, shellfish management decision-making, and integrating local […]