Climate Change Institute

Dr. Ivan Fernandez testified on behalf of the University of Maine in support of Governor Mills’ bill to establish a Maine Climate Council. Governor Mills led the testimony provided to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature followed by a full day of testimony with a majority in support of the proposed […]

Paul Mayewski discussed “Why Our Glaciers are Melting — The Simple Truth” in the May issue of the Journal of the North Atlantic & Arctic. The director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute said while “glaciers have always fluctuated in size and shape ever since glaciers existed on Earth … [w]hat is different […]

Awardees were recognized for their support, advocacy and mentorship of University of Maine students at the Faculty Mentor Appreciation ceremony on May 7. The event, which was originally postponed, is part of the 2019 Maine Impact Week celebration. A total of 23 awards were presented during the luncheon. Faculty Mentor Impact Award winners: Nicholas Giudice, […]

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to sit at a table negotiating climate policy with nearly 200 representatives from countries throughout the world? University of Maine graduate students Anna McGinn and Will Kochtitzky, who attended the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland last December, will facilitate a two-hour, interactive simulation […]

University of Maine graduate students are partnering with schools across Maine to host World Climate Negotiation Simulation (WCS) activities. The simulation activity was developed by the nongovernmental organization Climate Interactive and involves a role play in which participants act as country leaders and work together to negotiate a global climate agreement. The simulation emulates negotiations […]

The University of Maine earned its first STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for recycling and composting nearly half of its waste; promoting student life opportunities, including a Green Living and Learning dorm floor; reducing water consumption by 20 percent per campus user; and more. STARS, […]

The Harold W. Borns, Jr. Symposium is an annual event that features presentations and discussion by Climate Change Institute graduate students and faculty on emerging research and topics related to global environmental change.   Below is a listing of the 2019 Borns Symposium awardees: The Churchill Award for Outstanding Exploration: Anna McGinn Best Student Poster Award […]

It can be difficult to communicate climate change’s effects on the Arctic. After all, the news often isn’t great: The region continues to see record-high temperatures and record-low ice, with the fallout from these changes threatening to span the globe and no signs of improvement on the horizon. So on Sunday night, scientists in Washington, […]

Maine 4-H Follow a Researcher® returns for a sixth season with University of Maine graduate student researchers. From 1–2 p.m. May 2, UMaine Earth and climate sciences master’s student Mariama Dryak will be available on Twitter to chat with students and teachers about her studies using satellites to track iceberg melt in Antarctica. Dryak will […]

Dr. Ivan Fernandez attends Governor Janet Mills press conference announcing the establishment of the Maine Climate Council. https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-introduces-bill-establish-maine-climate-council-2019-04-30