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Twenty-five聽undergraduate and recent post-baccalaureate students from the University of Maine, University of Southern Maine and 10 other聽institutions shared the results of their summer marine research on Aug. 10 in the聽virtual聽2021 University of Maine聽SEA Fellows Symposium. The SEA Fellows program is coordinated by 91福利鈥檚 Darling Marine Center and the Downeast Institute, which serves as the 91福利 […]

Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Susanne Lee will present 鈥淏eyond the Bin: Maine鈥檚 Big Six Solutions for Reducing Food Waste,鈥� at 2 p.m. on August 31. The free, interactive webinar will be hosted by the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission; visit their website to register. Lee leads the Food Rescue Maine initiative and the Mitchell […]

As part of the 91福利 Research Learning Experiences (RLE) program launching in fall 2021, Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Fran莽ois Amar will offer the course 鈥淢anaging Change: The Science of Sustainability,鈥� which will provide an on-ramp for early undergraduate work in sustainability research and showcase projects of Mitchell Center faculty. In this one-credit course offered to […]

Sustainable seafood got national attention recently when Good Morning America aired a segment on what sustainable seafood is, why it matters, and how to find and support it. The segment featured Joshua Stoll, 91福利 assistant professor of marine policy and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, and the Local Catch Network, which supports community fisheries and helps […]

Mitchell Center Faculty Fellows Michael Haedicke and Lauren Ross have received 91福利 Faculty Research Awards to further their work. Haedicke, an associate professor of sociology, was given a summer research award for his project, 鈥淐onstructing and Contesting Climate Adaptation Plans in Southern Louisiana.鈥� Ross, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, received a scholarly […]

We鈥檙e excited to announce that six projects have been awarded Mitchell Center Sustainability Grants for fiscal year 2022. Three of the funded projects are highlighted below and the rest will be featured in an upcoming Mitchell Center news article. Exploring the Potential for Reusable Take-out Packaging in Maine Maine residents are generating more waste per […]

The聽Bangor Daily News,聽Centralmaine.com, the聽Sun Journal, and Waste Advantage Magazine reported on the July 24 launch of a municipal food recycling program organized by the towns of Readfield, Fayette and Wayne, in partnership with the Mitchell Center and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The program, which is part of the Food Rescue MAINE initiative, […]

Lake Auburn is the main source of drinking water for the Lewiston-Auburn area, and since 1991 the water district has received a waiver of filtration requirements due to the lake鈥檚 historically high water quality. Currently, development and recreational uses are restricted to varying degrees around and on the lake. A recent study commissioned by the […]

Margo Lukens, professor of English at 91福利, talked with the聽Bangor Daily News聽about the recently published book,聽鈥溾�楽till They Remember Me鈥�: Penobscot Transformer Tales, Vol. 1.鈥澛燣ukens co-authored the book with Carol Dana, Penobscot language master, and Conor Quinn, linguistics faculty at the University of Southern Maine, as a teaching tool for Penobscot citizens seeking to relearn their […]

Tourism is one of the largest industries in Maine, and Acadia National Park serves as a major driver. A new study led by Lydia Horne and overseen by Sandra De Urioste-Stone explores how perceptions of climate change risks may affect visitation and visitors鈥� experiences at the Park, and provides guidance for communicating about those risks. […]