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Talk – Who Do You Choose to Be? Service, Collaboration, and Resilience

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Gabe McPhail, Founder, Resilient Communities Building community resilience isn’t only about projects or plans — it’s about how we work together. Grounded in experiences from Maine’s rural […]

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Talk – Hunting for Truth: PFAS Impacts in Maine’s Natural Food Sources

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

  The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speakers: Caroline Noblet and Dianne Kopec, University of Maine In this talk, Noblet and Kopec will explore how rural Maine people, who possess a long heritage of […]

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Talk – Whose Knowledge Counts? Trust, Expertise, and the Politics of Sustainability in Rural America

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Nicholas Jacobs, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Chair in American Government, Colby College What happens when facts aren’t enough? In many rural communities, sustainability efforts face not just logistical […]

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Talk – One Climate Future: From Plan to Progress

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Katie Tims, Sustainability Associate, City of Portland's Sustainability Office One Climate Future is the City of Portland’s climate action and adaptation plan; it is more than just […]

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Panel Discussion – Why return land to Indigenous Nations without restriction? Discussions on Wáhsehtəkʷ and Wabanaki-Land Trust Partnerships

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

This panel discussion will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Panelists: Chuck Loring, Penobscot Nation Betsy Cook, Maine State Director, Trust for Public Land Darren Ranco, Chair, Native American Programs, University of Maine Land return, rematriation (rebuilding […]

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Archaeology Month Lecture – Exploring Archaeology, Social Memory, and Climate Change with Kristina Douglass

Donald P. Corbett Business Building University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Award-winning archaeologist Kristina Douglass, Associate Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School, will present an illustrated lecture at 7pm on Tuesday, October 28 in Rm 100 Donald P Corbett Business Building. Douglass’s research explores the dynamic co-evolution of people, land, and seascapes. She is a 2021 Carnegie Fellow and currently serves as an Associate Professor of […]

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Student Sustainability Lightning Talks

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Lightning talks will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Talks in this session will focus on sustainability research by graduate and undergraduate students in Maine. Each presenter will have 5-minutes for their talk. PowerPoint presentations are allowed […]

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Talk – A Career in Service to Maine: Lessons learned from municipal to state to business

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Dana Connors, former President and CEO, Maine State Chamber of Commerce Dana Connors is the former leader of the Maine’s largest and most diverse business association, the […]

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Talk – What does it mean to identify as a boundary spanner?

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information Speaker: Carla Guenther, Chief Scientist, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries Dr Carla Guenther is the Chief Scientist at Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington Maine. Formally educated […]

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Talk – Housing as a sustainability challenge: Perceptions of risk and the quest for affordable housing in Maine

Norman Smith Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, Orono. Virtual attendance: Zoom connection information will be added shortly Speaker: Sarah Sturtevant, Independent Research Analyst Maine’s affordable housing crisis mirrors that of the nation. And yet some of the root causes of the housing crisis are unique to […]

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