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Sharon Klein to present at UMaine 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 UMaine’s Office of Research Development for a special presentation on increasing the broader impacts of your research through community partnerships with special guests from UMaine’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 “forever chemicals,” don’t behave the same way in every crop, according to new research from UMaine. 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 — 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 Maine 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. “Wildlife are a little more at risk than humans,” she said.
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Susanne Lee to participate in midcoast Maine wasted food event

Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center, with lead a discussion on ‘Wasted Food in Maine: 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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Governor declares Sept. 29-Oct. 5 Maine Wasted Food Awareness Week

We are excited to announce that Governor Mills has officially proclaimed the last week of September 2025 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2025) as “Maine Wasted Food Awareness Week”. Please check the Mitchell Center and Food Rescue Maine websites for events celebrating the proclamation.
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Maine Morning Star quotes Lee in article on Maine’s food waste ban

The Maine Morning Star interviewed Mitchell Center faculty fellow and Food Rescue MAINE team leader Susanne Lee, on Maine’s newly enacted food waste ban. Lee participated in a first-of-its-kind study in 2024, that provided concrete data showing more than 360,000 tons — or about 520 pounds for every person in the state — of food […]
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Senator George J. Mitchell

…the ethos of the Mitchell Center’s work reflects one of my deepest beliefs: the importance of public service. The many faculty and students involved in the Mitchell Center have committed themselves to a goal larger than their individual lives: the goal of helping to build a better world starting right here in our own communities in our own state.