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Mitchell Center to host talk on impacts of boats on alum-treated lakes, Nov. 13

ORONO The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Navigating Water Quality: Understanding the Impact and Perceptions of Boat-Generated Waves on an Alum Treated Lake in Maine,” on.

UMaine, UVM researchers conduct first-ever study of cultural adaptation to  climate change

ORONO As the impacts of climate change grow, society and people struggle to adapt to the challenges of the new reality. Change, however, is difficult,

Orono center to host hybrid talk on growing Maine's clean energy economy Nov. 6

ORONO The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a hybrid talk, Growing Maine’s Clean Energy Economy Through Workforce Development and Innovation at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6. All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series are free and are offered both remotely via […]

UMaine, UVM researchers conduct first-ever st

Examining how human culture evolves in response to a changing environment may help with creating more effective climate change adaptation efforts. Using farming data from across the U.S., a team of researchers from the University of Maine and the University of Vermont (UVM) conducted the first-ever study of cultural adaptation to climate change. They found that in many places in the U.S. farmers are already adapting to climate change by selecting crops that grow better in new conditions. Focusing on the process of cultural adaptation can improve research and policy to help adapt to a warming world.

Cultural adaptation to climate change