University of Maine graduate students are partnering with schools across Maine to host World Climate Negotiation Simulation (WCS) activities. The simulation activity was developed by the nongovernmental organization Climate Interactive and involves a role play in which participants act as country leaders and work together to negotiate a global climate agreement. The simulation emulates negotiations […]
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The University of Maine earned its first STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for recycling and composting nearly half of its waste; promoting student life opportunities, including a Green Living and Learning dorm floor; reducing water consumption by 20 percent per campus user; and more. STARS, […]
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Smart Water Magazine published a University of Maine news release on a study of dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes by Kate Warner and Jasmine Saros, researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and School of Biology and Ecology. The study monitored concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes before and after severe rainstorms and […]
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VillageSoup advanced a talk by Alice Kelley, an instructor in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Science and research associate professor in the Climate Change Institute. Kelley will discuss Maine’s shell middens at noon April 30 at Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. The talk will focus on the record the middens archive […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Katie Glover, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, will be among the scheduled speakers at the Downeast Climate March in Bar Harbor from 1–3 p.m. April 27. Organized by Indivisible MDI, the march will begin on the Village Green, move to the town pier and […]
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Editor’s note: Check the online schedule prior to attending events in case of last-minute changes. Earth Week 2019 at the University of Maine will be held April 22–27, and will include various events and activities focused on themes of sustainability and environmental awareness. This year’s theme is “Protect Our Species.” The week will kick off […]
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Betty Lee, assistant director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute (CCI), is the recipient of the first Outstanding Research Administration Award, recognizing distinguished service by staff who support advancement of UMaine’s research enterprise. The award will be presented April 23 at the Employee Recognition and Awards Luncheon. It was created this year by […]
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The founding director of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center), an innovative lecturer who teaches undergraduate mathematics courses, and a researcher in paleolimnology and lake ecology are the recipients of the University of Maine’s top faculty honors this year. Susan McKay, RiSE Center director and professor of physics, will receive the […]
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Monitoring concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes before and after severe rainstorms could inform management strategies to help ensure consistent, high-quality drinking water, according to University of Maine researchers. In their study, working with local drinking water districts, Kate Warner and Jasmine Saros, researchers in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and the School of […]
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Kimberly Miner, a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, will speak at the Geological Society of Washington meeting April 24 in Washington, D.C. Her talk is titled “The secret legacy of glaciers: Assessing the risk of legacy pollution in glacial meltwater.”
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