Climate Change Institute

For nearly a decade, Amanda Gavin has studied and conserved lakes, including many in Maine, that provide drinking water and support agriculture. Today, she’s investigating what the future may hold for tens of thousands of crystalline blue lakes within an Arctic country experiencing rapid ecological change: Greenland.  More frequent heat waves, drought, heavy rain and […]

Windmills catch the wind blowing on Stetson Mountain, in Range 8, Township 3, Maine, in this July 14, 2009 file photo. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP Michael Howard is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maine and an external associate of the Climate Change Institute. He is a member of the […]

Susan Elias (UMaine Alumna) has contributed two original research papers in the Summer 2025 edition of the Journal of Maine Medical Center – Maine Health – Focus on Tick-Borne Diseases. S. Elias was a PhD graduate student within the IGERT program. https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/jmmc/vol7/iss2 This publication also features cover art by Olaf Hajek entitled: “Ecology of Lyme”.

Amanda Gavin, EES PhD Candidate in the Climate Change Institute, has been awarded the American Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women, which recognizes doctoral candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to service for women and girls in their communities, professions, or fields of research.This fellowship will support the completion of Amanda’s dissertation, […]

April 30, 2025 The University of Maine will confer an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to George H. Denton, a multi-generational leader in glacial research and climate science education, during its morning undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 11.  “No one is more deserving of this year’s honorary doctorate than our very own George Denton. He […]

Prof. Langway’s distinguished career in glaciology started in1956 and included government service, academia and visionary contributions to the physical and chemical interpretations retrievable from glaciers. Paul Andrew Mayewski. https://www.chapmanfuneral.com/obituaries/Chester-Charles-Langway-Jr?obId=42323867#/obituaryInfo Obituary Chester Charles Langway, Jr. of Harwich, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, April 29, 2025. He was 95 […]

April 11, 2025 Jacquelyn Gill, professor of terrestrial paleoecology, was featured in reports from Science.org, Scientific American, Science News, The Next Web and Cyber News on Colossal Biosciences’s genetic modification of gray wolf pups to resemble the dire wolf, an extinct species. “[The pups] don’t have any traits that would allow us to understand the […]

Cosmos reported that geologists at the University of Maine collaborated with other researchers studying the migrations of southern elephant seals and its impact on ecosystem change.

March 19, 2025 The Page Farm and Home Museum has released a new virtual tour developed in collaboration with Matthew Magnani, assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, and his students. In consultation with museum Director Patricia Henner, students in Magnani’s Museum Anthropology course helped create a high-quality digital copy […]

Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change, spoke with The Seattle Times for an article titled “Do Seattle-area thrift stores still offer treasures at bargain prices?” Isenhour said that thrift stores traditionally see higher demand during periods of high cost of living. “When we see the price of new goods rise, and they […]