Rising Tide Center

UMaine News Release, Jan. 4, 2016 – Linda Silka, senior fellow at the Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions suggests that welcoming immigrants to Maine might improve the state’s economy. Read the article, written for a Bangor Daily News series, here.

UMaine News Release, Dec. 15, 2015 – Dr. Susan Hunter, the University of Maine’s 20th and first woman president, appeared on Bill Green’s Maine recently. Watch the television segment, which aired locally on WLBZ, here.

UMaine News Release, Dec. 11, 2015 – Mary Jane Perry will deliver the Rachel Carson address at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union this December. Perry was selected for this honor based on her cutting-edge ocean science research and efforts to apply her expertise to critical global concerns. Read more here about Perry’s work […]

UMaine News Release, Dec. 11, 2015 – Cindy Isenhour, assistant professor of anthropology and cooperating faculty at the Climate Change Institute was a recent guest on the national radio program The Takeaway talking about the carbon footprint of rural vs. urban dwellers. Listen to the audio recording here.

UMaine News, Dec. 8, 2015 – The search for a director with a joint appointment with the ADVANCE Rising Tide Center and with Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies is now open. The director will work to advance women faculty on the UMaine campus while leading interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs in WGSS. Review the job […]

UMaine News Release, Nov. 19, 2015 – Assistant Professor of Economics Sharon Klein has spent the semester piloting a service-learning class focused on energy sustainability. Read the full story here.

Nov. 2015 – Insight into Diversity, the largest magazine and web resource for higher education, announced the INSIGHT Into Diversity 100 Inspiring Women in STEM Awards to honor women who work to make a difference in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This award acknowledges women who inspire and encourage a new generation of […]

UMaine News Release, Oct. 26, 2015 – Assistant Professor Jacquelyn Gill is looking to the past to understand the role of large herbivores in sustaining biodiversity. Read more about her work here.

UMaine News Release, Oct. 20, 2015 – Darling Marine Center Director Heather Leslie recently reviewed six ecosystem-based approaches to marine management in the journal Coastal Management. The projects seek to establish a framework that will allow scientists and stakeholders to move beyond reactive management practice. Read the news release here.

UMaine News Release, Oct. 7, 2015 – Veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner, who is also an associate professor of animal science, commented in a Portland Press Herald article detailing the identification of the bacteria that infected two toddlers who became ill after interacting with the animals in the petting zoo at the Oxford and Fryeburg fairs. Read […]