Zachary Mason: Exploring glaciers of the past
Earth Science student studies boulders deposited in Peru by glaciers, benefits from geology internship
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CBS New York cites researchers in report on Long Island Sound lobster harvesting ban
CBS New York cited research by University of Maine scientists for a report about a pending ban on lobster harvesting in the Long Island Sound. The moratorium aims to boost a lobster population that has decreased 95 percent, according to the report. Temperatures in the sound have warmed several degrees beyond what lobsters can tolerate, […]
Read moreReliawire reports on Antarctica climate research by Mayewski, Birkel
Reliawire reported on recent climate change research by University of Maine scientists Paul Mayewski and Sean Birkel. Two different climate scenarios appear plausible for Antarctica in the 21st century, according to Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at UMaine. An examination of climate models as well as records of climate change developed through ice […]
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Climate surprises possibly in store for Antarctica, say Mayewski, Birkel
Two different climate scenarios appear plausible for Antarctica in the 21st century, says Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. An examination of climate models as well as records of climate change developed through ice cores reveal a potential for future climate surprises in the Southern Hemisphere, he says. […]
Read moreGill shares conservation thoughts with Christian Science Monitor
Jacqueline Gill, a paleoecologist at the University of Maine, was interviewed for a Christian Science Monitor article titled “In climate change era, new idea for conservation takes shape.” “The question we’d really like to answer,” says Gill, “is whether geodiversity has corresponded to biodiversity through time – and how landform durability influences biodiversity.” The article […]
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Afton Hupper: Connecting local food to Maine
Undergraduate student investigating feasibility of a “food hub” for the Bangor Area
Read moreSeacoast Online Reports on Robinson’s Archaeological Findings
Seacoast Online reported on recent archaeological findings on land protected by Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire by Brian Robinson, a professor of anthropology and quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine. The 4,000-year-old artifacts, which range from fish bones to archaeological remnants of Native American huts, tell researchers about the […]
Read moreCCI Student Featured in BDN Article on Climate Ride Northeast
Tim Godaire, a graduate student at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, is featured in a Bangor Daily News article about Climate Ride Northeast, a 320-mile journey from Bar Harbor to Boston, scheduled for Sept. 17–21. The inaugural ride, according to the article, is expected to raise $400,000 to support organizations involved with environmental […]
Read moreKelley Speaks with Free Press about Proposed Belfast Bay Dredge Disposal Dump Site
Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, spoke with The Free Press about his concerns over the proposal to dump almost a million cubic yards of marine dredge spoils from Searsport Harbor into deep holes on the seafloor near Islesboro. […]
Read moreRolling Stone Cites Gill’s Extinction Research in Article on Climate Change
Research by Jacquelyn Gill, an assistant professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Rolling Stone article about how the worst predicted effects of climate change are starting to happen, and much faster than scientists thought. Gill, who researches extinction, is studying how to save species that are […]
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