The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine study showing that non-native smallmouth bass are more aggressive toward endangered juvenile Atlantic salmon and more voraciously eat local food supplies at higher temperatures. These findings illustrate the potential for invasive species like smallmouth bass to outcompete native salmonids for resources, especially under the warmer conditions […]
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Paul Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was featured on Northern Light Health’s podcast Tim Talk discussing the impact of climate change on human health with Northern Light Health president and CEO Tim Dentry.
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Wiscasset Newspaper shared that Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, will moderate a panel discussion 7-8:30 p.m. May 13 at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The talk will feature six Wabanaki leaders discussing a growing movement to center Indigenous knowledge and leadership in conservation work.
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The Maine Monitor featured Ivan Fernandez, professor at the School of Forest Resources and Climate Change Institute, and Sharon Klein, associate professor at the School of Economics, in an article about the push for heat pumps and weatherization in Maine homes. “Everything we do, every increment we do, counts. I think we need to do […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine will host the second annual Climate Change Workshop, titled “Communicating Climate Change Science,” July 10–19. This two-day online professional development program, developed in partnership by the UMaine Climate Change Institute and Division of Lifelong Learning, will feature keynote talks and interactive sessions on interdisciplinary climate […]
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In an article about a sudden spike in global ocean temperatures, the Associated Press and Futurism cited data from the University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer showing that from early March to this week, the global average ocean sea surface temperature jumped nearly two-tenths of a degree Celsius, or 0.36 degree Fahrenheit. The Climate Reanalyzer was […]
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Correction: This post was updated May 1, 2023. The University of Maine will host the second annual Climate Change Workshop, titled “Communicating Climate Change Science,” July 18–19. This two-day online professional development program, developed in partnership by the UMaine Climate Change Institute (CCI) and Division of Lifelong Learning, will feature keynote talks and interactive sessions […]
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In an article about the possibility of a “robust” El Niño through the rest of 2023 and into 2024, Fox Weather shared data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that the average daily sea surface temperature has hovered around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, which is nearly 2 degrees warmer than the running multi-decade mean. […]
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Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology with the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, was a featured guest on the “Sustain What?” podcast from the Columbia Climate School. The podcast discussed why it’s not too late to turn the tides on climate change.
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Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, has awarded graduate research grants to three University of Maine students. Emma Erwin, a Ph.D. student in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Elizabeth Leclerc, an interdisciplinary Ph.D. student with the Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute; and Dylan […]
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