WVII interviews Fernandez on 50th anniversary of Clean Air Act
WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine professor of soil science and forest resources, in a story about the impact of the Clean Air Act.
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LIU Students meet Leading Scientists from the Climate Change Institute – A. More, P. Mayewski, and A. Kurbatov
A meeting took place between LIU students and leading scientists from the Climate Change Institute to discuss the topic: What you can do about climate: jobs, research and more. Meeting participants included: Dr. Alex More (LIU and CCI); Dr. Paul Mayewski and Dr. Andrei Kurbatov (CCI).
Read moreDr. Nirav Shad, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, special guest speaker for A. Putnam’s ERS 152 class
The 100 undergraduate students in ERS 152 — Earth’s Changing Climate, led by professor Aaron Putnam, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences and a researcher in UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, had a special guest speaker in their Sept. 15 class. Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, joined the class […]
Read moreExperts to address climate change topics, questions in free webinar – P. Mayewski, I. Fernandez, S. Birkel, C. Isenhour, L. Rickard
What is Maine doing to address climate change? How does climate change impact geopolitical unrest? Are the wildfires in the western United States related to climate change? People interested in learning more about these and other topics are invited to the “A Climate Change Forum — Your chance to ask questions about climate change” webinar […]
Read moreUMaine marine geologist archives nearly four decades of images of history, change in Maine landscapes – J. Kelley
Photos courtesy of Joseph KelleyThe shoreline along Camp Ellis in Saco as seen in 1983, 1995 and 2017. Every year since 1982, Joseph Kelley captured photos of the fastest deteriorating portion of Maine’s coast, located in Camp Ellis, for use in his work as a state marine geologist, and research and teaching at the University […]
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Winski to analyze Alaskan ice core to understand fire conditions in 21st century
The National Science Foundation awarded Dominic Winski $137,419 to reconstruct 1,500 years of summer climate and wildfire history in Alaska, western Canada and Siberia using an ice core from Denali National Park. Studies that combine past records of summer climate and wildfire are critically needed, says Winski. “Right now, the climate and landscape are changing. […]
Read moreNews Center reports on UMaine training future Arctic scientists – J. Saros
News Center Maine reported on the University of Maine’s plans to train future Arctic scientists using a nearly $3 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The new UMaine initiative, Systems Approaches to Understanding and Navigating the New Arctic, will train 60 master’s and Ph.D. students in the interdisciplinary field of Arctic systems science. […]
Read moreDaniel Dixon presents at the Climate Convergence Conference
Dr. Daniel Dixon was an invited presenter at the Climate Convergence Conference (CCC) that took place at George Stevens Academy, in Blue Hill, Maine during August 2019. His lecture was entitled: What’s Happening to the Earth’s Climate? The Climate Convergence Conference presented information & insights on the question: ”With all the floods, forest fires, hurricanes, […]
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UMaine awarded nearly $3M to train graduate students to be future Arctic scientists
The University of Maine will train future Arctic scientists to help address the socio-environmental challenges resulting from the world’s most rapidly changing environment with a nearly $3 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The new UMaine initiative, Systems Approaches to Understanding and Navigating the New Arctic, is funded by the NSF Research Traineeship […]
Read moreUMaine awarded nearly $3M to train graduate students to be future Arctic scientists
The University of Maine will train future Arctic scientists to help address the socio-environmental challenges resulting from the world’s most rapidly changing environment with a nearly $3 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The new UMaine initiative, Systems Approaches to Understanding and Navigating the New Arctic, is funded by the NSF Research Traineeship […]
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