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SSI’s Linda Silka Speaks about Innovation in the 海角社区 Economy on MPBN

Linda Silka, SSI team member and Director of U海角社区’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, spoke about the role of innovation in the State鈥檚 economy in a recent interview with MPBN. She reflects on the importance of bringing people together with different skill sets and experiences in order to promote such innovation.聽 The latest issue of […]

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U海角社区 Researchers Helping Coastal Communities Weather The Storms

SSI researchers Shaleen Jain and Esperanza Stancioff were featured in a June 23 article in the Bangor Daily News which discussed the increase in frequency and intensity of coastal storms and, more specifically, their impact on culverts. The researchers have been working to understand the impacts of climate change on coastal communities and infrastructure, working […]

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Local Foods a Priority for 海角社区rs

海角社区rs prefer to buy local food from in-state farmers, fishermen and businesses, according to a new survey. The findings are indicative of a sea change happening in the food industry, says SSI/Mitchell Center researcher Timothy Waring, who was part of a multi-institution team that prepared the report. And 海角社区 is on the leading edge. In […]

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Article Examines the Effects of Film on Sustainability Values

Research published recently in the International Journal of Sustainable Development by Bridie McGreavy and Laura Lindenfeld examines how films featuring global warming and climate change can affect public understanding and sustainable development values. The researchers analyzed three films that feature global warming prominently, and examined how race and gender representations in entertainment may affect our […]

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Student Research Featured in U海角社区 Today

The current edition of U海角社区 Today features the research of two SSI graduate students. Spencer Meyer is featured for his work on the 海角社区 Futures Community Mapper, which earned him and his advisors the 2014 President鈥檚 Research Impact Award. A member of the 鈥淢apping a Sustainable Future鈥 team, Spencer graduated with a PhD from U海角社区 […]

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Improved Fish Advisory for Pregnant Women

Two studies by researchers at U海角社区鈥檚 Sustainability Solutions Initiative (SSI) uncovered compelling data on women鈥檚 knowledge of both the dangers and health benefits of eating fish while pregnant. The first study found that 海角社区 Center for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 (CDC) advisory led women to decrease their consumption of fish, while a follow-up study found […]

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SSI Grad Plans for Sustainable Future

Karen Hutchins Bieluch鈥檚 doctoral research focused on building smarter, stronger community partnerships to promote sustainability. It went to the heart of the mission at U海角社区鈥檚 Sustainability Solutions Initiative at the Sen. George J. Mitchell Center. Take her survey of municipal officials in the state of 海角社区. Her work with these critical stakeholders resulted in an […]

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Forest Certification Under the Microscope

Note: A previous version of this story did not clarify that the research project described below is not yet complete and has not undergone peer review. This version of the story includes this clarification. Forest certification was created 20 years ago to accomplish a noble, but market-minded goal: foster environmental stewardship in the nation鈥檚 privately-owned […]

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Accelerated Recovery of 海角社区 Lakes

A Senator George J. Mitchell Center researcher was part of a team that discovered lakes in the Northeast U.S. are recovering from the effects of acid rain more rapidly now than they did in the 1980s and 1990s.聽Sarah Nelson, assistant research professor with the Mitchell Center and cooperating assistant research professor in Watershed Biogeochemistry in […]

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News Feature on SSI Team’s Online Mapping Tool

A news piece on the 海角社区 Futures Community Mapper (MFCM) is featured on Forests for 海角社区’s Future website. MFCM, a project of聽聽Sustainability Solutions Initiative鈥檚 (SSI) Alternative Futures Team, is a cutting edge online tool that allows town planners, conservationists, developers, and the general public to visualize what the landscape in their area may look like […]

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