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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Eos featured University of Maine Climate Change Institute Associate Director Jasmine Saros to discuss a recent study she led which found that after two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality “You can actually see more heat […]
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Three University of Maine faculty — Heather Leslie, Sydne Record and Brenda Hall — spoke at the annual meeting for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Feb. 14. AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research. Leslie, professor of marine science who was named […]
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https://www.jonaa.org/content/as-greenland-decides OPINON Authors: Charles H. Norchi, Amanda H. LynchPhotograph: Angu Motzfeldt February 2025 This March Greenland will hold a national election. Likely on the minds of the voters is the Greenland saying, “nothing about us, without us.” Since US President Donald Trump stated his ambition to acquire Greenland by sale or by force, the election […]
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Potocki, M., Mayewski, P.A., Casassa, G., Handley, M., Introne, D., Hooper, J., Novak, S. and Maasch, K., 2024, Surface Melting and Chemical Analysis of a firn core from South Georgia: Implications for Future Drilling Sites and Paleoenvironmental Records, Journal of Glaciology, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.110
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FEBRUARY 19 – 5:30, NOCTURNEM DRAFT HAUS, 56 MAIN STREET, BANGOR Featuring: Dr. Dan Sandweiss, Professor, Dept. of Anthropology & Climate Change Institute & Dr. Kirk Maasch, Professor, School of Earth & Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute.
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The CBC has released a radio show including our PNAS paperQuirks & Quarks airs at 12pm on Saturdays in each timezone across Canada (12:30pm in Newfoundland) on CBC Radio One. You can also catch it live on CBC Radio 1 online on Saturday at 12pm across Canada or on Sirius XM satellite radio (Channel 169). Or you can find it in any podcast […]
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———- Forwarded message ———From: Cindy Isenhour<cynthia.isenhour@maine.edu>Date: Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 1:37 PMSubject: 2025 Human Dimensions of Climate Change Film Series_please spread the wordTo: Dear colleagues, Sephora McIntyre and I are excited to share the lineup for the University of Maine’s 12th Annual Human Dimensions of Climate Change Film Series. Would you please help us to get the word out by […]
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