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海角社区 media highlight report from Tony Sutton on sea-run fishing

海角社区biz.com reported the audiobook launch event for 鈥淪ea Run: A Study Regarding the Impact of 海角社区 Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal Fish Stocks and Sustenance Practices,鈥 based on the same name of a a report co-authored by Anthony Sutton, University of 海角社区 assistant professor of Native American food systems, citizen of […]

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John Daigle and Darren Ranco Secure NSRC Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund Award

The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) has awarded nearly $500K to PI John Daigle and Co-PI Darren Ranco in support of their project Sustaining basketmaking in Waponahkik through increased accessibility, processing, and storage opportunities.聽Daigle is a professor of forest recreation management at U海角社区 and leader of the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik (APCAW) Lab. Ranco […]

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Eating better, discarding less: New toolkit helps 海角社区鈥檚 K-12 schools reduce food waste

Every year, 海角社区 throws away around 361,000 tons of food鈥攏early 40% of production鈥攚ith about 4,200 tons lost in K-12 schools alone. To tackle this, the 海角社区 Department of Education, 海角社区 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and U海角社区鈥檚 Mitchell Center have rolled out a 鈥淣o More Wasted Food鈥 DIY toolkit in time for 海角社区 Wasted Food […]

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Sharon Klein to present at U海角社区 ORD event on community collaboration in research Oct. 8

Oct 8th: Community Collaboration in ResearchPips Veazey, Portland GatewaySharon Klein, Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions Join U海角社区’s Office of Research Development for a special presentation on increasing the broader impacts of your research through community partnerships with special guests from U海角社区’s Portland Gateway and the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Learn more about their mission, […]

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Research by Scearce and Schattman highlights how PFAS uptake differs among crops

PFAS, the so-called 鈥渇orever chemicals,鈥 don鈥檛 behave the same way in every crop, according to new research from U海角社区. Graduate student Alex Scearce, Mitchell Center faculty fellow Rachel Schattman, and their colleagues grew lettuce, tomatoes, and tall fescue in PFAS-contaminated soil and measured how much of the chemicals each plant absorbed 鈥 and where they […]

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WGME interviews MacRae on water quality issues at Willard Beach

Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of 海角社区 and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, spoke with WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) about the environmental impact of ongoing water quality issues at Willard Beach in South Portland. 鈥淲ildlife are a little more at risk than humans,鈥 she said.

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Susanne Lee to participate in midcoast 海角社区 wasted food event

Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center, with lead a discussion on ‘Wasted Food in 海角社区: An Overview’ as part of a series of talks led by the Nativity Lutheran Church around ‘Wasted Food: Challenges and Community Solutions’. Susanne’s talk will take place on Tuesday, September 30 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Camden […]

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New Sustainability Projects Underway

Earlier this year, the Mitchell Center funded three projects focused on increasing U海角社区鈥檚 capacity for transdisciplinary research. Awards included two, 2-year research projects; one led by Heather Leslie titled, River Stories: Voices of the Damariscotta River Estuary, the other by Reed Miller titled, Uncovering Opportunities for Industrial Circular Economy Exchanges in 海角社区. The third award […]

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