Rising Tide Center

UMaine News Release April 25, 2017 -An article by Amy Blackstone, professor of Sociology, was featured in the April 19 edition of Ms. Magazine blog. The piece, titled Honoring the Childfree Auntie, was co-authored by Maxine Trump, director of Musicwood and the upcoming film To Kid or not to Kid. Read the article online here.

UMaine News Release, Feb 3, 2017 – Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences Heather Hamlin is working to understand recent declines in salmon embryo survival, with a focus on hormone levels in female fish. Read the Phys.org story here.

Jan. 20, 2017: The Maine National Education for Women Leadership program is now accepting applications from women undergraduate students seeking to realize their full civic potential. This program, which is sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, is designed to educate and empower young leaders by giving them the skills necessary to become the next generation […]

UMaine News Release, Oct. 27, 2016 – Sarah Redmond, former Sea Grant associate with Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension was recognized on Oct. 13 with a Superior Outreach Programming Award presented at the biennial meeting of the National Sea Grant Network. Redmond received the award for her efforts to develop a seaweed aquaculture industry in Maine. Read […]

UMaine News Release, Oct. 19, 2016 – A vernal pool plan that was six years in development is being implemented by two Maine towns and has been recognized as a viable voluntary conservation model. Aram Calhoun, professor of wetland ecology, collaborated with local, state and federal agencies and diverse stakeholder groups to develop this new tool that […]

UMaine News Release, Aug. 19, 2016 – Assistant Professor Jacquelyn Gill is known for disseminating scientific findings to her social media followers. But a recent tweet to Jill Stein, Green Party presidential candidate, found a new audience in the Washington Post. Read Gill’s message regarding the impact of climate change on sea levels here.

UMaine News Release, June 24, 2016 – Michelle Smith, the C. Ann Merrifield Professor of Life Science Education in the School of Biology and Ecology shared her work engaging students in undergraduate education at the Knowledge Exchange in Undergraduate STEM Education in Virginia. Smith and representatives from 14 federal agencies shared their expertise on improving undergraduate experiences […]

UMaine News Release, June 24, 2016 – Faculty from UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture and Climate Change Institute discussed the impact of climate change on farming in Aroostook County at a June conference organized by the Aroostook band of MicMacs. Read more about the event, including comments from UMaine professors Sue Erich and Jacquelyn […]

May 11, 2016 – The ADVANCE Rising Tide Center will host the fifth annual networking conference, ADVANCING WOMEN IN ACADEMIA, at the Hilton Garden Inn on May 17th. Read the news release here, and register for the conference, which is open to all, here.

April 29, 2016 – Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Carol Kim will be honored as UMaine’s outstanding faculty mentor for 2016. This award was introduced by the ADVANCE Rising Tide Center in 2014 to enhance the retention of new and junior faculty at UMaine by encouraging development of mentoring relationships. Kim will receive the award at the […]