{"id":30330,"date":"2023-07-05T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T19:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=30330"},"modified":"2024-09-04T11:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:11:42","slug":"fall-2023-sustainability-talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/seminars\/fall-2023-sustainability-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2023 Sustainability Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FallFor many years, the Mitchell Center has hosted an innovative Sustainability Talks<\/em> series during the fall and spring semesters. The goal of these talks is to provide students, faculty, and interested citizens with opportunities to learn about: 1) the multi-faceted nature of sustainability problems; 2) the value of connecting different forms of knowledge and know-how in efforts to understand and solve such problems; and 3) the ways in which partnerships between universities and diverse stakeholders can facilitate efforts to identify and implement useful solutions.<\/p>\n

All talks are Mondays at 3pm and are available via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, 91¸£Àû. For Zoom attendees, registration is required for each talk. Please go to individual event pages to register. Many talks are recorded and can be found on our YouTube site<\/a> after the event.<\/p>\n

Sign up for our e-newsletter<\/a> for regular event updates.<\/p>\n

September 11
\n<\/strong>Vacationland or Climate Migrationland?<\/a>
\n<\/em>Vanessa Levesque, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Southern Maine
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

September 18
\n<\/strong>Herding Ostriches: Building Climate Resilience in Polarized Places<\/a>
\n<\/em>Tanya Rucosky, Sunrise County Economic Council
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\nUpdated slides for this talk are also available<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

September 25
\n<\/strong>Unlocking the language of change: Understanding social-ecological challenges in Maine\u2019s wild shellfish fisheries<\/a>
\n<\/em>B Lauer, M.A. Communication and Journalism with specialization in Conservation and Science from the University of Maine, 2023
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

October 2
\n<\/strong>PFAS: A New Fish Tissue Issue<\/a>
\n<\/em>Tom Danielson, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

October 16<\/strong>
\n\u2018Productive Disagreement\u2019 at the Lake: The Role of Deliberation in Lake Associations<\/em><\/a>
\nKatie Swacha and Elizabeth Payne, University of Maine
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

October 23
\n<\/strong>Maine\u2019s Rivers: Subsistence to Sewers to Sustainability over five centuries<\/a>
\n<\/em>Lloyd Irland, The Irland Group
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

October 30
\n<\/strong>Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology<\/a>
\n<\/em>Ernesto Mendez<\/a>, University of Vermont
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

November 6
\n<\/strong>Growing Maine\u2019s Clean Energy Economy Through Workforce Development and Innovation<\/em><\/a>
\nTagwongo Obomsawin, Clean Energy Partnership Program Manager, Governor’s Energy Office
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

November 13
\n<\/strong>Navigating Water Quality: Understanding the Impact and Perceptions of Boat-Generated Waves on an Alum Treated Lake in Maine<\/em><\/a>
\nAlejandra Geiger-Ortiz <\/span><\/a>and Alison Bates<\/a>, Colby College
\n<\/em>This talk is available on YouTube<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

November 20
\n<\/strong>Sustainability Lightning Talks<\/a>
\n<\/em>Students will give short (5-7min) presentations on their sustainability research in Maine. PowerPoint presentations are allowed but are limited to 10 slides.
\nThese talks are available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

November 27
\n<\/strong>Sharing the wilderness: Balancing recreation with conservation as an outdoor journalist and guide<\/a>
\n<\/em>Aislinn Sarnacki, <\/span>outdoor journalist, Bangor Daily News and Maine Public
\nThis talk is available on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

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