Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor of paleoecology and plant ecology at the University of Maine, spoke to the Christian Science Monitor for an article about how climate “doomism” fuels extremist violence. Gill said that while most mainstream environmental organizations have backed away from, and even apologized for, their focus on overpopulation during the ’60s and ’70s, […]
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The Quint quoted the University of Maine Climate Change Institute in an article about the climate crisis and menstrual health. The article said that the UMaine Climate Change Institute defines “climate futures” as a framework for developing plausible scenarios of future climate for adaptation, mitigation and sustainability efforts at local, regional and global scales. As […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Paul Andrew Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, was ranked #125 in the world and #66 in the United States in the first edition of the ranking of top Earth scientists produced by Research.com. The ranking was determined by the proportion of the […]
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In an article about the risk posed to soft-shell clam fisheries by climate change, News Center Maine cited information from Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine, stating that clamming is a $67.5 million industry in the state. Clamming often ranks second or third in Maine’s seafood industries, with lobsters taking the top spot.
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Paul Andrew Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was ranked No. 125 in the world and No. 66 in the United States in the first edition of the ranking of top Earth scientists produced by Research.com, the number one online research portal for scientists. The website determined the rankings […]
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The Associated Press interviewed University of Maine climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill about how she maintains hope and optimism in light of the worsening climate crisis. Gill said she has accepted the idea that she is “everybody’s climate midwife” and coaches them to hope through action. Gill said what’s key in fighting eco-anxiety is that “regular […]
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Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine and member of the Penobscot Indian Nation, and Alice Kelley, research associate professor at the Climate Change Institute, co-authored a study showing that oyster fisheries were intensively yet sustainably harvested by Indigenous peoples long before European settlers arrived. The study, co-led by Smithsonian’s National […]
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The University of Maine was recently awarded observer status by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The status allows the university to send a delegation of students and faculty to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) Nov. 7–18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. […]
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The Climate Daily podcast cited research from the University of Maine focused on producing a potato that could better handle warming temperatures from climate change. The UMaine project received a $500,000 grant from USDA to advance this research.
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The Bangor Daily News shared information about the University of Maine Climate Change Institute and Summer University’s first Climate Change Workshop for pre-K–12 educators this summer. “Climate Change Teaching Tools” is designed for educators to learn more about climate change and, in particular, how to bring this important subject area into the classroom in meaningful […]
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