University of Maine students Ivy Flessen, Bria Lamonica and Leela Stockley are the spring–fall 2020 Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center undergraduate fellows. Fellows receive $4,000 a semester for two consecutive semesters while they work on their chosen humanities projects and serve as humanities ambassadors to peers, the campus and beyond. Flessen, from Oswego, Illinois, […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, how has Maine changed in its first 200 years? Maine marks its 200th birthday March 15, 2020. For the fifth episode of the second season, host Ron Lisnet talks with University of Maine history professor Liam Riordan about some of the key people involved in the drive […]
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Small mammals have different personalities, just like people do — and this can influence their decisions, leading to wide-ranging impacts on the environment. Alessio Mortelliti, University of Maine assistant professor of wildlife habitat conservation, has been awarded an $875,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to study the ecosystem consequences of small animal personality. According […]
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The latest episode of The Maine Question asks whether studying extinct species can prepare us for the future. Jacquelyn Gill, who also studies survivors of the last ice age, thinks so. To travel back in time, this paleoecologist has crawled into a Siberian permafrost caves to examine a 40,000-year-old mummified lion cub. She’s also excited […]
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March events at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine will include country music icon Martina McBride, a musical telling the story behind the classic “Peter Pan,” and more. Dance troupe Flexn will bring their show “FLEX AVE” to the CCA at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Following breakthrough performances at […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what does the future hold for Maine’s forests? Forests play a central role in defining the state — from its geography to the economy to just about any aspect of Maine’s way of life that you can think of. But the way forestry is practiced and the […]
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Nearly every climate-related parameter measured in Maine is accelerating, according to “Maine’s Climate Future — 2020 Update,” the latest report from the University of Maine. The rate of air and sea warming is increasing. Precipitation is increasing in intensity and volume, and sea level is not only rising, but rising faster than in the previous […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what are the challenges and opportunities that come with being the oldest state in the nation? Every day in the United States, about 10,000 people turn 65. Nowhere is that aging trend more profound than in the state of Maine. But reaching that milestone age is a […]
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The latest episode of “The Maine Question” asks, what’s the most important transition the media is going through and what does that mean for how people are informed in the 21st century? Fake news, paywalls, Twitterbots, artificial intelligence, Russian trolls, TikTok, and confirmation bias are fundamentally changing the media landscape. It’s a far cry from […]
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Ferns have staying power. The vascular plants have existed for about 350 million years, even surviving nuclear winterlike conditions — global dimming, cooling and acid rain — 66 million years ago that wiped out dinosaurs and 75% of other animals and plants on Earth. Jacquelyn Gill, a University of Maine paleoecologist, will explore fern resilience […]
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