Climate Change

Smart Water Magazine published UMaine release on lake study by Warner, Saros

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 advances shell middens talk by Kelley

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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Glover to speak at Downeast Climate March, Mount Desert Islander reports

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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Earth Week 2019 to feature festival, other sustainability events

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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Lee receives inaugural Outstanding Research Administration Award

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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2019 Presidential Awardees named

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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Study finds changing dissolved organic carbon in Maine lakes key to maintaining drinking water quality

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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Miner to speak at Geological Society of Washington meeting

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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Two UMaine researchers awarded fellowships to study in Acadia National Park

Two University of Maine researchers have been awarded fellowships to conduct studies in Acadia National Park as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service and Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. The 2019 research fellows from UMaine are Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the […]

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2019 CUGR and MSGC summer fellowship winners announced

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2019 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) summer fellowship winners. Undergraduate proposals will be awarded $3,000 for MSGC and $3,300 for CUGR. Graduate projects will receive $6,000 each during the summer semester. Funding is provided by the UMaine Office of the Vice […]

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