How people fish matters perhaps as much as the quantity harvested, say University of Maine researchers Kara Pellowe and Heather Leslie. Their study published in Ecosphere details the impacts of size-selective fishing on an economically important species of clam in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The information is critical for fisheries managers to design policies that […]
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Experts affiliated with the University of Maine will take part in two events leading up to the sixth Maine Science Festival. Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Maine Professor in the Climate Change Institute and the School of Forest Resources, will participate in a Bangor Land Trust session titled “Bangor Climate Change: Resilience and Hope” from 9 a.m. […]
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Small mammals have different personalities, just like people do — and this can influence their decisions, leading to wide-ranging impacts on the environment. Alessio Mortelliti, University of Maine assistant professor of wildlife habitat conservation, has been awarded an $875,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to study the ecosystem consequences of small animal personality. According […]
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Just as a healthy forest is a diverse forest, a healthy forestry industry is a diverse forestry industry. Judging by the numbers, the profession could stand some variety. For instance, in Maine, just 8% of licensed foresters (52 of 680) are women. Educational institutions have a role in increasing those numbers. Research has indicated that […]
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Six University of Maine-affiliated faculty and students will take part in the eight-member panel “This is What an Economist Looks Like” 1:30–2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21 in Meeting Room 3 at the Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St., Bangor. The free, public event is part of the sixth Maine Science Festival being held March 18–22, […]
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Aaron Putnam, Peter Strand and Patricia Joyner are highlighted in a feature titled “How boulders in Mongolian mountains reveal the pace of climate change” in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Putnam is an assistant professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, Strand is a doctoral candidate and Joyner […]
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GlacierHub detailed Heather Clifford and Alex More’s findings that Saharan dust storms are likely to intensify. Clifford is a graduate student with the Climate Change Institute and More is a research professor at the CCI, a researcher at Harvard University, and an associate professor in the School of Health Sciences at Long Island University in […]
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World-renowned climate scientist and explorer Paul Mayewski and glaciochemist Mariusz Potocki will give a free, public talk titled “The University of Maine’s Role in the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition,” 5:30–6:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 in the auditorium at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The goal of the two-month multinational, […]
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Faculty and graduate students in a variety of disciplines will discuss publishing considerations 4–6 p.m. March 5 in Fogler Library Classroom 1. “Publish or Perish? A Graduate Student’s Guide to Publishing” will include what to watch out for, whom to consult, how to respond to reviews, and tips for reaching audiences and gaining visibility for […]
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Undark Magazine published an opinion essay on wildlife policy and Lyme disease by Elyse DeFranco, an ecology and environmental sciences master’s student at the University of Maine. The essay draws on research led by Susan Elias while completing her Ph.D. at UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, which found that maintaining deer populations below a certain threshold […]
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