Signature and Emerging Areas

Ellsworth American cites UMaine participation in salmon restoration

In an article about the recent release of 300 mature Atlantic salmon into the upper reaches of the East Branch of the Penobscot River for salmon restoration efforts, the Ellsworth American noted that the University of Maine will help track the released salmon as they spawn and make their way out to the ocean, using […]

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A photo of an Arctic lake in West Greenland, with noticeable decline in lake level

UMaine leads extensive review of Arctic freshwater response to climate change

Though freshwater systems are known to be important indicators for understanding climate change, little has been done to connect the existing science on freshwater bodies in the Arctic in order to determine patterns that will help better understand the region. A University of Maine-led review has tied together the existing research about Arctic freshwater systems’ […]

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New video showcases UMaine-led expedition to Greenland

The University of Maine has released a video about a summer 2022 expedition by students and faculty to Greenland as part of a program funded by the National Science Foundation.  Read transcript In June 2022, Jasmine Saros, associate director of the Climate Change Institute and professor of paleolimnology and lake ecology with the School of […]

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Planet Forward cites UMaine research about seaweed

In an article about sustainable food options, Planet Forward quoted Denise Skonberg, associate professor of food science in the Food and Agriculture School at the University of Maine, about her research looking at the benefits seaweed and algae can have on a human diet and the environment. “There are thousands of species of seaweeds, and […]

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Maine Public highlights UMaine wild blueberry research

Maine Public spoke to YongJiang Zhang, assistant professor of plant physiology, and Rachel Schattman, assistant professor of sustainable agriculture, about the ways in which climate change may benefit Maine wild blueberry growers. Zhang, who studies how wild blueberries respond to warmer temperatures, said that warmer temperatures will extend the berries’ growing season, and biochar can […]

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UMaine researchers create blog for COP27 trip

University of Maine researchers who are attending a United Nations climate summit Nov. 7–18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt will share their experiences in a new blog on the Climate Change Institute website. The blog will feature regular updates about the global climate change policy negotiations and other events happening during the United Nations Framework Convention […]

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Birkel featured in Reuters report on winter ticks threatening moose populations

Reuters interviewed Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, about winter ticks that have thrived in Maine’s warmer winters and last year killed 90% of the state’s moose calves. Birkel explained that the warming climate has shortened the […]

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Media feature UMaine delegation to COP27 in Egypt

Maine Public, News Center Maine and Bangor Daily News reported that nine University of Maine and University of Maine School of Law faculty and graduate students will attend the proceedings of the United Nations climate summit known as the 27th Conference of the Parties, or COP27, in Egypt next month. Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of […]

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