Signature and Emerging Areas

Mount Everest illuminated during sunset

Climate change, human impacts altering Everest faster, more significantly than previously known

New findings from the most comprehensive scientific expedition to Mount Everest in history are in today’s interdisciplinary scientific journal One Earth. The collection of research papers and commentaries about Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha and Chomolangma, identifies critical information about the Earth’s highest-mountain glaciers and the impacts they’re experiencing due to climate change.  As […]

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‘The Maine Question’ closes third season asking how lobsters are doing

Lobsters are synonymous with Maine, defining it alongside lighthouses, forests, rocky coasts, blueberries and potatoes. Beyond its reputation as a delicious meal, the iconic crustacean propels a major industry, draws tourists from around the world and serves as a bellwether for climate change and environmental health.   Few people know lobster from all angles better than […]

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Jordon Gregory

Jordon Gregory: Hands-on learning in the pulp and paper industry

Jordon Gregory of Minot, Maine, plans to work as an engineer in the pulp and paper industry, and her two internships with Maine companies confirmed her career choice. The Pulp & Paper Foundation scholarship recipient has had internships at Verso Paper in Jay, and Solenis at ND Paper in Rumford. Solenis also offered her another […]

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Rene Francolini

Rene Francolini: Using computational biology talents for Maine-eDNA program 

Graduate research assistant Rene Francolini will employ her knowledge of computational biology to tackle research in the Maine-eDNA program.  Sequencing eDNA produces large amounts of data, and Francolini, a University of Maine Ph.D. student of marine sciences, can parse through and manipulate it for analysis using computational programs and models. She previously worked on eDNA […]

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Press Herald editorial touts benefits of UMaine offshore wind research

The Portland Press Herald highlighted the benefits of the University of Maine floating wind turbine research, citing $125 million in new economic activity and the creation of hundreds of jobs during construction. In addition, the demonstration project will model the integration of floating wind power and traditional marine industries while supporting Maine’s climate change and […]

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Fernandez, Mallory panelists in BDN Climate Change series

The Bangor Daily News reported that Ivan Fernandez, a University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, and Ellen Mallory, a professor of sustainable agriculture in the School of Food and Agriculture and Cooperative Extension specialist, joined a panel of experts who answered questions from the public about the impact of climate change […]

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McGillicuddy Humanities Center to host ‘Telling the Story of Climate Change’ Nov. 17

The University of Maine McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) will host a discussion focused on effectively communicating the impact of climate change 7:30–8:30 p.m. Nov 17. Part of the MHC’s 2020-2021 Symposium on “The Story of Climate Change,” this event brings together professionals in varied disciplines who seek to effectively communicate the impact of climate change […]

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Bears Ears National Monument

UMaine researcher’s study reveals public sentiment toward National Monument review using AI 

Public comments can help government officials evaluate potential policy decisions that affect national monuments and other federal land. The introduction of online comments, however, has brought staggering amounts of feedback that can be difficult to summarize, and can bury concerns federal agencies should consider.  Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie, a postdoctoral research fellow with the University of […]

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