Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Five EES students were awarded the Stantec Consulting Scholarship in recognition of their scholarly achievements. Katherine Bickford, Margaret Hoyt, Audrey Maddox, Aron Nichols, and Sarah Watts were recognized at awards ceremonies in their advisors’ home departments as well as the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture Annual Awards Banquet on April 17. The Stantec […]

Paul Kelley, EES 2013 with a Concentration in Ecology, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the John F. Boyle Prize in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. The prize is issued each year to the top graduating senior in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. In addition to his academic achievements, Paul studied at the Ceiba Foundation for […]

Student research was displayed during the 4th annual Undergraduate Research and Academic Showcase on April 16. The event, sponsored by UMaine’s Center for Undergraduate Research and open to any undergraduate at the university, featured presentations from 117 students, consisting of 77 posters, 32 oral presentations or performances, and eight exhibits. EES Senior Audrey Maddox was […]

Dr. Francis Drummond Four faculty members in physics, insect ecology, finance and computer science will receive the University of Maine’s top annual awards May 11 as part of Commencement activities on campus. Entomologist Frank Drummond has been a member of the UMaine community for a quarter-century. He is a professor in the School of Biology […]

Four faculty members in physics, insect ecology, finance and computer science will receive the University of Maine’s top annual awards May 11 as part of Commencement activities on campus. Entomologist Frank Drummond has been a member of the UMaine community for a quarter-century. He is a professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, and […]

Dr. Francis Drummond, 2013 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award Entomologist Frank Drummond has been a member of the UMaine community for a quarter-century. He is a professor in the School of Biology and Ecology, and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The breadth of his career is reflected in his research interests that range from […]

EES Masters Student Abigail Sullivan has been selected for the 2013 Edith Patch Award.  The Edith Patch Award is given each year to graduate and undergraduate women in acknowledgement of distinguished work they have done while at the University of Maine, and in recognition of their promise for future contribution to the fields of science, […]

EES M.S. candidate Matthew Jones, School of Biology and Ecology has been awarded the Norris Charles Clements Graduate Student Award by the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Congratulations Matthew! He was one of seven graduate students recognized by the College.  For the full list of awards, click here: http://umaine.edu/news/blog/2013/03/28/graduate-student-awards-presented-in-the-college-of-natural-sciences-forestry-and-agriculture/  

The Bangor Daily News published an op-ed titled “Biofuels development in Maine: Using trees to oil the wheels of sustainability.” The article, which is part of a longer piece that appeared in “Maine Policy Review,” published by the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, was written by EES Faculty members Caroline L. Noblet, […]

Andrei Alyokhin, associate professor and graduate coordinator, University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology (and EES faculty), will be sworn as the member of the Governor’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Council March 26 in the Deering Building, Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources in Augusta. The IPM Council was established by the […]