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Talk – The Maine Forest Tick Survey: Cross-Disciplinary and Community-Engaged Science for Public Health

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, on Monday, March 28. A Career Q&A for graduate and undergraduate students will follow the talk. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speaker: Allison (Allie) Gardner, […]

Free

2022 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference

Augusta Civic Center 76 Community Drive, Augusta, ME, United States

This event will take place on Thursday, March 31. The Maine Sustainability and Water Conference provides an annual forum where professionals, researchers, consultants, citizens, students, regulators and planners gather to exchange information and present new findings on sustainability and water resource issues in Maine. Launched in 1994 by UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center with […]

Talk – The Forever Chemicals: PFAS in Maine

What they are, where they come from, and what can we do about them The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, on Monday, April 4. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speakers: Dr. […]

Free

Spring 2022 Sustainability Talk – Building a Community of Interest and Response to an Invasive Species Threatening Maine’s Ash Trees and Wabanaki Cultural Lifeways

For many years, the Mitchell Center has hosted an innovative “Sustainability Talks” series. 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; […]

Free

Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit 2022 — Improving Maine’s Food System (online)

This event will take place on Friday, April 15, at 9 a.m. The Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit is Maine’s annual food waste event that brings together our state’s key food system participants — farms, food businesses, feeding partners, community leadership and government and nonprofit organizations. Working together, we can move to a circular food […]

Free

Talk – Art as an Agent of Change: The Emergence of ‘Creative Ecologies’

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine, on Monday, April 18. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speakers: Justin Wolff, Professor of Art History, Chair of the Dept. of Art, UMaine Susan Smith, […]

Free

Sustainability Networking Poster Session

Bear's Den Memorial Union, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is hosting a Sustainability Networking Poster Session that Lauren Ross (CIE) and Sean Smith (SECS) are organizing. We are glad to have this opportunity to bring together students, businesses, and communities working on sustainability solutions. We would be pleased to have the participation of faculty, students […]

Food Saving Fun with Chef Becky Shepherd (online)

Maine Food Too Good To Waste Learn fun and easy cooking tips to end food waste. Taught by Chef Becky of Wild Oats Cafe in Brunswick To register: https://bit.ly/3E2mngN Sponsored by: Food Rescue Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions Winslow Public Library Portland Public Library Waterville Public Library Readfield Community Library

Free

Talk – Creative Ecologies and the Aesthetics of Climate Justice

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speaker: T.J. Demos, Professor and Patricia and Rowland Rebele Endowed Chair in Art History and Visual Culture, Director, Center for […]

Free

Talk — How Can We Be Honest Brokers In An Honestly Broken System?

The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall, UMaine. Virtual attendance: Complete the registration form to receive Zoom connection information. In-person attendance: Attendees must follow UMaine’s COVID-19 guidelines. Speaker: Sonja Birthisel, Director, The Wilson Center, UMaine Birthisel has spent much of the last decade seeking to address the […]

Free
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