Mitchell Center faculty featured in 91¸£Àû Today article on IURC team research
Several projects in the Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Collaborative (IURC) that are led by Mitchell Center faculty were featured in the .
The IURC projects bring together researchers and students at all levels, from diverse disciplines, to tackle complex research questions with real-world significance.
Sandra de Urioste-Stone and Pauline Kamath led a team studying disease in Maine moose that have the potential to be zoonotic (to move from animals to humans). Deborah Saber led a team focused on food waste, food insecurity, and movement toward a circular food economy. This project is related to Mitchell Center Materials Management team research. A project team investigating the physical, biological and social dynamics of the Western Passage, a body of water between Maine and New Brunswick, was led by Kristina Cammen, working with Gayle Zydlewski, Jessica Jansujwicz and others. Allison Gardner and Sandra de Urioste-Stone led a team investigating the biophysical and social aspects of tick-borne disease risk in Acadia National Park. This project is also linked to research funded by the Mitchell Center on tick-borne disease.