About the Lab

  • Community Science

    To learn about the Leslie Lab’s contributions to collaborative research, education and community engagement in the midcoast, please see the webpage for the Damariscotta River Estuary Community Science Program: https://tinyurl.com/DRcomsci

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  • Audrey’s climate action work highlighted

    2022 Leslie Lab intern Audrey Hufnagel was quoted in the Portland Press Herald, as part of an article highlighting the work that she and other youth climate activists are doing to […]

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  • Heather on coastal resilience

    Maine Campus Media covered Heather’s recent seminar as part of the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. Learn more here… You can watch Heather’s one-hour seminar here.

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  • Sarah shares shellfish research

    Graduate student Sarah Risley presented to the Town of Damariscotta’s Select Board on November 2nd. She shared the work that UMaine scientists and local high school students have done to […]

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  • Heather welcomes first years to DMC

    https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/09/01/first-year-umaine-students-dive-into-marine-sciences-at-darling-marine-center/

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  • Jen shares her PhD path

    Weaving together science, story, collaboration and communications research, Jennifer Smith-Mayo is doing incredible work as part of the Maine-eDNA project. She is co-advised by Heather and Dr. Bridie McGreavy. https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/03/11/jennifer-smith-mayo-rethinking-how-we-talk-about-science/

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  • Communicating across disciplines

    Leslie Lab members and other UMaine researchers from a range of disciplines — including anthropology, ecology and environmental science, genetics, journalism, marine science and Native American studies — collaborated on […]

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  • Congratulations, Jess!

    Jessica Reilly-Moman defended her PhD dissertation – Climate Care: Pathways for Coastal Climate Resilience – on December 3, 2021, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of […]

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  • Sarah presents community shellfish project

    Graduate student Sarah Risley presented the State of the Damariscotta River Estuary report to the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen on Wednesday evening, November 3, 2021. You can watch the video […]

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  • Damariscotta StoryMap launched

    Melissa Britsch and Heather Leslie have launched a StoryMap focused on research in the Damariscotta River Estuary. They highlight the roles diverse researchers and research stations have played in generating […]

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