Field Notes

  • 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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  • Apply now – Summer 2022 positions

    We’re hiring an undergraduate student and a high school intern in Summer 2022 to work on the engaged research related to shellfish and the estuarine ecosystem. We also plan to […]

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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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  • Mitchell Center highlights shellfish research

    Graduate student Sarah Risley, together with Prof. Heather Leslie and Joshua Stoll, received an award from the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions earlier this spring for her engaged research on […]

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  • MAREA+ postdoc – Join our team!

    Social-ecological systems scientists – we invite you to join us! We are seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to participate in an National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Coupled Human-Natural Systems project focused […]

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  • Sarah presents our community science project

    On Friday, July 16th, graduate student Sarah Risley will present the work she is leading in collaboration with the town of Damariscotta, Lincoln Academy and other community partners on “Community […]

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  • Jess’ coastal resilience research

    Airrows on Air interviews Leslie Lab PhD candidate Jessica Reilly-Moman in this podcast. They discuss how Jess’ cross-national perspective has given her insight on unique climate-related issues in different places, […]

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