Paul Mayewski, director of the Climate Change Institute, will talk about his recent excursion in the South Atlantic on “207,” which will air at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 and Tuesday, Jan. 12, on WLBZ (Channel 2) and WCSH (Channel 6). Rob Caldwell, host of “207,” will talk with Mayewski about his 4.5-week trek to […]
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In the context of modern anthropogenic climate change, many Peruvian societies are experiencing the brunt of abrupt climate change impacts. The Peruvian Andes are home to 70 percent of the world’s tropical glaciers, which provide surrounding communities with water for drinking, agriculture and pastoralism, energy production and tourism. Recent studies indicate that glacier coverage in […]
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Boothbay Register reported a presentation titled, “Ocean acidification and midcoast Maine estuaries” is being offered from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm in Damariscotta. The presentation is the result of an on-going partnership between the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center and an alliance of local water […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the article, “What Maine youth are learning in school about climate change,” which was written by Mario Teisl, an economics professor at the University of Maine, and Ph.D. candidates Bjorn Grigholm and Amy Kireta. Grigholm is a student in UMaine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Kireta is a […]
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Daily Bulldog reported Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists recently finished capturing and radio-collaring moose in a new study area in Aroostook County as part of a five-year moose monitoring program. The study aims to provide a greater understanding of the health of Maine’s moose population, particularly factors that affect their survival and […]
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Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, recently spoke with WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) about the Follow a Researcher program. For a second year, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering the program that aims to connect K–12 students in Maine and around the […]
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Harvard Gazette reported new research using a unique combination of ice core data and written historical records indicates that the cool, wet weather blamed for one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in human history affected a much wider area over a much longer period. The preliminary work suggests a deep, prolonged food shortage occurred in […]
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The University of Maine’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs invites staff who support research activities at UMaine to attend the launch of the Research Administrators’ Network (RAN) from 2–4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 in Wells Conference Center. RAN aims to promote networking; share information, expertise and best practices; identify and develop tools and resources […]
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Throughout January, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Morning Edition” will feature a series of interviews focused on the challenges faced by Maine’s increasing population of older adults and how public policy is addressing them. Guests will be authors who contributed to the Maine Policy Review’s “Special Issue on Aging.” The publication is produced by the […]
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Linda Silka, a senior fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, wrote the article, “What Maine can learn from how Lowell, Mass. welcomed immigrants, rebuilt its city,” for a Bangor Daily News series on how to improve Maine’s economy. In the article, Silka cited UMaine research that has […]
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