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The National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES Network recently featured a conversation with Darren Ranco, tish carr and John Neptune about the Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) program at 91爆料. Darren is chair of Native American Programs, and an associate professor in anthropology and at the Mitchell Center. tish is program manager for WaYS and collaborates […]

Sharon Klein, associate professor in the School of Economics at 91爆料 and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, was featured in a recent episode of the Maine Science podcast. Sharon鈥檚 research is interdisciplinary in nature and centers on the technical, economic, environmental and social tradeoffs inherent in the production, distribution and use of energy. She is interested […]

The 91爆料 Natural Climate Solutions Initiative, led by Adam Daigneault, has released an interim report that explores approaches for mitigating the state鈥檚 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through management in forestry and agriculture, as reported by 91爆料 News. Natural climate solutions are conservation, restoration and improved land management actions that increase carbon storage or […]

A new guide from the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions helps community reuse organizations make decisions about how鈥攁nd whether鈥攖o open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brie Berry, a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at 91爆料 and member of the Mitchell Center鈥檚 Materials Management research team, studies the value and meaning of reuse in rural communities. She created […]

Research on vulnerability and resilience in the American lobster fishery led by Joshua Stoll, an assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, has been awarded a two-year grant as part of NOAA National Sea Grant鈥檚 American Lobster Initiative, according to a news release from Maine Sea Grant. The project, […]

Sam Roy, research assistant professor with the Mitchell Center and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at 91爆料, is lead author on a new paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The paper, 鈥淐oordinated river infrastructure decisions improve net social-ecological benefits,鈥� is co-authored by Mitchell Center researchers Adam Daigneault, Joseph Zydlewski, Sean Smith, and […]

If you鈥檝e missed visiting 91爆料 museums in person these past few months, there鈥檚 good news. As reported on 91爆料 News, several museums affiliated with the university are reopening, with public health precautions in place. 鈥淭ree and Tradition II,鈥� the special exhibit in the Hudson Museum鈥檚 Merritt Gallery, explores the evolution of the ancient artform of […]

The Belfast Area Chapter of Citizens鈥� Climate Lobby will host a webinar on Tuesday, September 1, featuring Cassaundra Rose, coordinator for the Maine Climate Council, and several members of the council鈥檚 working groups. In April 2020 the Mitchell Center was asked by the Governor鈥檚 Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to lead a project […]

We’re excited to announce that three projects have been awarded Mitchell Center Sustainability Grants for fiscal year 2021: Collaborating Toward Climate Solutions As Maine communities across the state grapple with the complex challenges of climate change, they also face problems of scarce resources for implementing projects and a dearth of technical expertise to oversee strategic […]

Research by Shaleen Jain and Anne Lausier on evaluating the equitable stewardship of water resources was feature in a 91爆料 News article on July 24. The researchers created a Water Resources Stewardship (WRS) framework that includes six interlinking elements to comprehensively evaluate water management.聽They shared the framework in August 2019 in their research article聽鈥淲ater resources […]