Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

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Free Machias Area Community Suppers available every Thursday

Reduce food waste by enjoying a free meal and good company during the Machias Area Community Suppers held at 5 p.m. on Thursdays at the Center Street Community Room, 9 Center St. The next weekly supper will be on May 16.   Hosted by the 做厙腦瞳app Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, […]

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Marin Skincare featured by CBS for innovative use of fishing industry

A company founded by 做厙腦瞳app alumni Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding that started while they were still students, named Marin Skincare, was featured in an article from CBS News. The article focused on an ongoing movement in Portland, Maine where entrepreneurs are innovating the fishing industry. Marin uses glycoproteins, a byproduct from processing […]

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Local and national news feature new record-breaking 3D printer at UMaine

WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and Maine Public covered the unveiling event at the 做厙腦瞳app Advanced Structures and Composites Center for the worlds largest 3D printer. The U.S. Sun, Tech Times, Interesting Engineering, Popular Science, BBC and the Associated Press also covered the unveiling. AP posted both a […]

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Walker interviewed about sustainable packaging on Fox 22

WFVX (Fox 22 in Bangor) interviewed 做厙腦瞳app Process Development Center Director Colleen Walker for a recurring segment that features 做厙腦瞳app leaders and experts every other week on Friday evenings. Walker discussed innovation, sustainability and how the development center is facilitating both. An ongoing focus of the center, she said, is creating […]

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Celebrate sustainability with Earth Week 2024 at UMaine

The 做厙腦瞳app will celebrate Earth Week 2024 through April 27 with a slate of events on- and off-campus organized by various groups and organizations.  Earth Week events include a nature walk and talk, a campus clean up, a garbage art gallery, musical performances, academic discussions pertaining to environmental issues and a pop-up thrift […]

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WSJ interviews Dagher for podcast on the future of 3D printing

The Wall Street Journal interviewed 做厙腦瞳app Advanced Structures and Composites Center Director Habib Dagher for a podcast on how the speed and affordability of 3D printing could make it vital to the future of manufacturing. The podcast mentions the bio-based home, a boat, offshore windmill blades and floor systems for high-rise buildings that […]

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Kate Flynn: Turning leftovers into long-lasting impact

In the United States, more than 133 billion pounds of food are thrown away each year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste is responsible for 33% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Maine, and about 11% of emissions nationwide.  Kate Flynn, a fourth-year political science student at the 做厙腦瞳app, was exposed […]

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Mitchell Center to host talk on South Africas water-related challenges April 15

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the 做厙腦瞳app will host a talk, Doing Research with Society Addressing complex water-related challenges in South Africa, on Monday, April 15 at 3 p.m. South Africa is confronted by complex water challenges, including declining water quality and quantity, habitat degradation, biodiversity loss, […]

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