Climate Change

WVII interviews Kurbatov about 2 million-year-old ice cores

WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Andrei Kurbatov, an associate professor in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, about research on 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica. The research, led by Princeton University, involved expeditions of students and other researchers to Allan Hills in Antarctica to drill for the ice cores. On campus, students […]

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CCI, Princeton researchers analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores, Penobscot Bay Pilot reports

Penobscot Bay Pilot published a University of Maine news release about three Climate Change Institute scientists working with a Princeton University-led team to analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica. CCI associate professor Andrei Kurbatov, director Paul Mayewski, and doctoral student Heather Clifford participated in the research that aims to provide the first direct observations […]

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The remote Allan Hills in Antarctica

CCI teams with Princeton to analyze 2 million-year-old ice cores

Three University of Maine Climate Change Institute scientists are part of a Princeton University-led team that analyzed 2 million-year-old ice cores from Antarctica to provide the first direct observations of Earth’s climate when furred early ancestors of modern humans still roamed. CCI associate professor Andrei Kurbatov, director Paul Mayewski, and doctoral student Heather Clifford participated […]

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Climate Reanalyzer cited in Stock Daily Dish story about brutal cold 

Stock Daily Dish mentioned the University of Maine Climate Change Institute Climate Reanalyzer in a story about a cold snap in the Midwest that prompted the closing of dozens of schools Friday, Nov. 22. Cold weather advisories were in effect from North Dakota to Ohio, with cold wind chills that could dip to as low […]

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DMC partnership

Maine-eDNA an opportunity for DMC, Bigelow to collaborate, find solutions

The University of Maine Darling Marine Center and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are pooling their expertise and resources for the Maine-eDNA initiative. Researchers on both sides of the Damariscotta River will be ocean forensic scientists as they track the health of Maine’s fisheries and coastal ecosystems and seek solutions for challenges. More information […]

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National Geographic quotes Mayewski in article about melting glaciers

National Geographic quoted Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute and Distinguished Maine Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, in the article “What happens when the roof of the world melts?” Mayewski also was the leader of the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme […]

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WABI covers panel on UMaine, National Geographic Everest expedition

WABI (Channel 5) covered a Nov. 15 event titled “The University of Maine’s Role in the National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mount Everest.” The panel discussion held on campus included six UMaine faculty members and students who went on the expedition. The scientists spoke about the role humans play in one […]

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Media cover launch of UMaine Arctic network

WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and Maine Public reported on the celebratory launch event of UMaine Arctic. The University of Maine program aims to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations in New England with a diverse expertise network of regional academic faculty and staff involved in research, education and outreach related to the Arctic. The event featured […]

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Mayewski speaks about Everest expedition on ‘Big Blue Marble’ podcast 

Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute and professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on “The Big Blue Marble” podcast with Anwar Knight. In the episode titled, “A Window into the Planet — 29,000 Feet in the Making,” Mayewski spoke about his […]

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