Afton Hupper: Connecting local food to Maine
Undergraduate student investigating feasibility of a “food hub” for the Bangor Area
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Seacoast 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 […]
Read moreMayewski Guest on TideSmart Talk Radio Show
Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, was a recent guest on the national weekly radio show TideSmart Talk with Stevoe. Mayewski spoke about leading the CCI, current research and how climate change will affect Maine.
Read moreKelley Quoted in Free Press Article on Proposed Searsport Dredging Project
Joseph Kelley, a professor of marine geology in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, was quoted in a Free Press article on a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredging project in Searsport. The decision on whether to approve the project to dredge 929,000 cubic yards […]
Read morePRI Cites CCI Researchers in Article on Climate Change Effects in Greenland
PRI’s “The World” mentioned two University of Maine researchers in the article, “Here’s what climate change looks like from the edge of the Greenland icecap.” According to the article, Greenland is melting fast, which is bad news for sea level rise and other effects of climate change. Glaciologist Gordon Hamilton, an associate professor in the […]
Read moreCollaborative study finds increasing potential of compound flooding, media report
Business Insider, Science, Climate Central, The Verge, The Conversation and Coastal Review Online reported on a new study of the United States coastline that found the confluence of storm surges and heavy precipitation can bring dangerous flooding to low-lying coastal regions, including major metropolitan areas. The research team was led by Thomas Wahl, a postdoctoral […]
Read moreFond du Lac reporter profiles student ahead of research expedition to Antarctica
Fdlreporter.com, based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, reported on Maggie Halfman, a fourth-year marine science student at the University of Maine, who will conduct a research expedition in Antarctica. The Fond du Lac native will travel to a research station in October, where she will conduct an independent project for two months. This summer, Halfman […]
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