The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting the role of researchers from UMaine’s Climate Change Institute in a new project seeking to identify and harvest the oldest ice in Antarctica. The Center for the Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX, is led by Oregon State University and funded by the National […]
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University of Maine Climate Change Institute researchers will return to the Allan Hills blue ice area in Antarctica as part of a new Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX, led by Oregon State University and made possible by a five-year, $25 million National Science Foundation grant. COLDEX is one of six new NSF science […]
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The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) shared an Oregon State University news release noting that University of Maine researchers are participating in a multi-institutional effort led by Oregon State to discover the oldest ice in Antarctica. The project, funded by a five-year, $25 million award from Science and Technology Center, will allow the team of scientists […]
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Morning Ag Clips shared an announcement from Maine’s Forest Carbon Task Force seeking public comment on carbon sequestration strategies outlined in the committee’s draft report. University of Maine faculty members Ivan Fernandez and Adam Daigneault, who are with the School of Forest Resources, are members of the task force.
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Thousands of humans live on the 660-acre University of Maine campus. So too, do many other species. To find out how many others and which ones, the School of Biology and Ecology Graduate Organization (SBE GO) invites members of the UMaine and local communities to take part in a BioBlitz from 8:30 a.m. to 4 […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a 2020 report about climate change drafted by researchers at the University of Maine in a story about environmental conditions in Maine in the year 2100, which is considered a benchmark year for climate change. Maine Public shared the BDN story.
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Seacoastonline cited a report on Maine’s climate future authored by University of Maine climate scientists in a column highlighting the many impacts of severe drought, which the author describes as a natural disaster.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted a free, online presentation by Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. “The Arctic, Maine, and the First Abrupt Climate Change Event of the Modern Era” is scheduled for noon on Sept. 7. More information about the event is online.
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A Celebration of Student Research and Creative Activity at the University of Maine will be held daily, Aug. 23–27, from 1:30–2:30 p.m. in the Collins Center for the Arts. The free public events will include a live, student-led performance, an undergraduate student research highlight, and a TedX-style talk from a UMaine faculty member. They are […]
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Endothermy, or the ability to maintain body temperature at a constant and elevated level, is a signature mammalian characteristic. But global climate change is affecting mammalian temperature regulation in a variety of ways as it reshapes natural habitats. Understanding the impact of temperature fluctuations on mammals that inhabit diverse environments is critical to identifying vulnerable […]
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