Emma Erwin, graduate research assistant at the Climate Change Institute, spoke to KTNA (88.9FM in Talkeetna, Alaska) about her research studying ice core samples in Denali to learn more about climate change through the stratigraphy of the ice. “It provides a lot of really exciting opportunity to take information from what’s happening right now with […]
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $249,851 grant to Andrei Kurbatov, associate professor at the Climate Change Institute and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, for developing new hyperspectral imaging techniques for analyzing ice cores. UMaine is part of an interdisciplinary collaborative proposal led by University of […]
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The University of Maine has once again been featured in the annual Fiske Guide to Colleges. The publication, authored by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske and updated annually for nearly 40 years, highlights more than 300 of the “best and most interesting” schools in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, according […]
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In an article about polar bears eating garbage, the Conversation used data from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer to illustrate the extent of Arctic sea ice retreat between 1980 and 2020. Polar bears entering human settlements to feed on garbage is a direct result of reduced sea ice and the loss […]
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Cindy Isenhour, assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, was featured on the 1010 WINS In Depth podcast discussing whether thrifting is contributing to fashion’s culture of excess. Isenhour discussed the resource loops of thrifting, particularly with respect to the growing resale market. “Some people that are looking at this […]
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In an article about the heat waves throughout Europe this week, the New York Times used data from Climate Reanalyzer developed by Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and a research assistant professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, to map the maximum forecasted temperatures and the temperature difference from the historical mean. Washington […]
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The University of Maine installed four new Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations for public use at the Stevens Hall parking lot, increasing its total number of chargers for UMaine community and public use to 35. Members of the public can charge their electric vehicles at these stations for $1.50 per hour. More information is […]
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $601,729 to Aaron Putnam, associate professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Brenda Hall, professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute; and Katherine Allen, assistant professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, for research looking at how glaciers’ seasonal […]
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Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology and Climate Change Institute, was interviewed by The Scientist about the current sixth mass extinction. “We’re in this really unusual position, where, for the first time, we are trying to put our finger on a geologically […]
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Rachel Schattman, a University of Maine assistant professor of sustainable agriculture, spoke with Centralmiane.com about McCain Foods’ plan to power 50% of its Easton, Maine potato processing plant with five community solar gardens, which is part of an overall effort to completely power all of its plants with renewable energy by 2030. Schattman says “Research […]
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