What’s it like living and doing research in the world’s most remote locations? Listen as Ron Lisnet continues his conversation with Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. In Part 2 of the two-part podcast “The Maine Question,” Mayewski recalls drilling ice cores on glaciers and living in a tent for […]
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Science magazine spoke with Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, for the article “What’s it like to install a weather station at the top of the world?” Mayewski and Tom Matthews, a climate scientist at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, were interviewed about their experiences as members […]
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Linda Silka, senior fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled “Holidays bring gifts and good cheer — and a lot of trash.” Silka is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, […]
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Der Spiegel interviewed Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, for an article about his experiences on National Geographic’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Everest.
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University of Maine professor of biological sciences Brian McGill, whose research focuses on modeling large-scale ecology and global change, has been named one of the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers worldwide, according to the Web of Science Group. The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list identifies researchers who produced multiple scientific papers ranking in the top 1% […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Fish Farmer magazine article about an oral vaccine being developed for sea lice by a team of Scottish and international aquaculture experts. Sea lice are estimated to cost the Atlantic salmon production industry about $550 million a year. The new approach will use advanced nanoparticle technology to […]
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The Washington Post talked with Stephen Shaler, director of the School of Forest Resources and associate director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, for its story “Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward — with pluses for the planet.” Shaler said, “There’s not a silver bullet out there” with regards to mass […]
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The Portland Press Herald story that covered Gov. Janet Mills’ unveiling of the state’s 10-year economic development plan cited University of Maine research that it contained that identifies new composite materials, some of which combine derivatives of forest products, to make new building materials, bioplastics and biofuels. The development plan seeks to increase average annual […]
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In Part 1 of this two-part podcast, “The Maine Question” asks what it’s like in the most remote, harsh and spectacular locations on Earth. Anyone with a thirst for adventure has likely dreamed of seeing the South Pole, Mount Everest, or the massive ice sheets of Greenland. Paul Mayewski has done all of that and […]
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A groundbreaking study shows that a warming planet will make dust storms more intense in the Mediterranean. Using the highest-resolution continuous climate record ever published, the study explains the connections between dust storms, extended periods of drought, volcanoes and warming in the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia. These ultrahigh-resolution records revealed stronger Saharan dust storms during […]
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