Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Dr. Frank Drummond’s research on native Maine pollinators was highlighted in the Summer 2016 issue of UMaine Today Magazine. EES graduate students Brianne DuClos, Kalyn Bickerman-Martens, and Megan Leach were also featured in the article.

Students: Conducting research to buoy aquaculture

Have you ever wanted to visit Africa? Now is your chance! Experience the Serengeti Ecosystem! See cheetahs, lions, giraffes, zebras, elephants, tropical birds, and much more! EES 475: Field Studies in Ecology (3 credits) will be going to Tanzania over Spring Break, March 2017. There is an anticipated course fee of $4590-$4700 (plus tuition.)  Anyone […]

EES is pleased to announce that Dr. Kate Ruskin will be joining the EES program on August 1 as our new Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. The faculty, students, and staff of EES enjoyed interacting with Kate during her campus visit and were impressed by her teaching skill, background, and breadth of knowledge. […]

Stoll speaks about community-supported fishing on ‘Blue Fish Radio’

EES Ph.D. student Kisei Tanaka is part of a team of graduate students led by Dr. Yong Chen that is working to ensure that European fisheries sustainably utilize ocean resources. UMaine graduate students help inform sustainable ocean management practices

EES Director Dr. Sarah Nelson research studies dragonflies as bio-sentinels of mercury pollution in Acadia National Park and in 71 National Parks across the country. Her research was recently highlighted in a Portland Press Herald article about scientific research happening in Maine’s parks.

Several EES undergraduate and graduate students were honored at the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture’s annual scholarship banquet and at scholarship ceremonies across campus yesterday. Congratulations to all of our award winners for your academic achievements! Lindsey White received the John F. Boyle Prize in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, which is given every year […]

EES Ph.D. Candidate Josh Stoll recently co-authored a paper with advisers Dr. James Wilson and Dr. Christine Beitl in the March 2016 issue of Global Environmental Change. The article, “How access to Maine’s fisheries has changed over a quarter century: The cumulative effects of licensing on resilience,” can be found here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378016300073 Congratulations Josh!