New evidence shows that Arctic ecosystems undergo rapid, strong and pervasive environmental changes in response to climate shifts, even those of moderate magnitude, according to an international research team led by the University of Maine. Links between abrupt climate change and environmental response have long been considered delayed or dampened by internal ecosystem dynamics, or […]
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A $1.5 million gift has been received from the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation to help construct the University of Maine Engineering Education and Design Center (EEDC), according to University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeffery Mills. The gift brings the total amount raised in support of the new facility to $66 million. “We appreciate […]
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Gulf of Maine temperature trends and variability during the past 11,000 years will be the focus of a five-year study led by a University of Maine paleo-oceanographer to enhance long-term environmental prediction and planning. Katherine Allen, a UMaine assistant professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, and the Climate Change Institute, has received […]
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University of Maine anthropology students are spending four weeks in an archaeology field school in the Machias Bay area, directed by assistant professor of anthropology Bonnie Newsom. This is UMaine’s seventh season of coastal archaeological fieldwork in the region. In the field school, funded by the Maine Academic Prominence Initiative (MAPI) grant, students are immersed […]
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An international team of scientists, climbers and storytellers, led by the National Geographic Society and Tribhuvan University, and supported in partnership with Rolex, conducted a scientific expedition to Mount Everest, believed to be the most comprehensive single scientific expedition to the mountain in history. The multidisciplinary team installed the two highest weather stations in the […]
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Catharine Biddle, assistant professor of educational leadership, is the recipient of nearly $5,000 from the American Education Research Association (AERA) to continue her work with the Transforming Rural Experience in Education (TREE) program in Washington County. TREE — an initiative of the nonprofit Cobscook Community Learning Center — uses strengths-based, equitable, trauma-informed practices to support […]
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Listening to comedy routines of Dave Chappelle, Steven Wright and Joan Rivers are assignments in Holly Schreiber’s “Humor and Diversity in the U.S.” course. So too, are watching clips of television hits “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.” No joke. Students examine humor from a variety of perspectives in the three-credit online course, including humorous […]
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A $4 million fundraising campaign is underway to purchase the Magic Lantern, a theater and pub on Depot Street in Bridgton, and expand the community engagement it offers with the development of an innovation lab and learning center for youth. To date, the Maine 4-H Foundation has raised half of the $4 million needed to […]
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A journal article on scientific credibility by University of Maine researchers has been selected by a global publishing company to be featured on its website in celebration of World Environment Day. The article, “Communication, Relationships, and Relatability Influence Stakeholder Perceptions of Credible Science,” was first published in the journal Fisheries in April. It is one […]
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The coast of the Dominican Republic is home to coral reefs, the world’s most biodiverse marine ecosystems. But the reefs are rapidly degrading, threatened by the effects of climate change, overfishing and other human activities. University of Maine researcher Bob Steneck and UMaine students traveled there May 12–25 to collect data, increase knowledge and diagnose […]
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