Climate Change Institute

Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, recently spoke with Waste Dive about her research on reusable takeout containers. In fall 2021, Isenhour worked with graduate student Jared Entwistle to present a few possible models for reusable takeout containers to a group of 35 Maine hospitality, waste and […]

Paul Andrew Mayewski, professor and director of the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was ranked No. 125 in the world and No. 66 in the United States in the first edition of the ranking of top Earth scientists produced by Research.com, the number one online research portal for scientists. The website determined the rankings […]

Futurity reported on a new study that combines different techniques to confirm the source of a volcanic eruption in 1628 BCE. While the eruption was previously thought to be Thera on the Greek island of Santorini, the researchers found instead that it was Alaskan volcano Aniakchak II. The article cited that co-authors include researchers at […]

CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP CLIMATE CHANGE TEACHING TOOLS A Virtual Event for Educators Professional Development: July 12–13 • Graduate Course: July 5–22 A collaboration between University of Maine Climate Change Institute and the Maine Department of Education. REGISTRATION LINK Four workshops led by renowned experts in climate change: • Understanding Climate Change Data • Everything You […]

Climate Change Institute director Paul Andrew Mayewski ranks #125 in the world and #66 in the US in the first edition https://research.com/scientists-rankings/earth-science of the ranking of top earth scientists produced by research.com from a field of more than 6700 scientist’s profiles on Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph.

The Associated Press interviewed University of Maine climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill about how she maintains hope and optimism in light of the worsening climate crisis. Gill said she has accepted the idea that she is “everybody’s climate midwife” and coaches them to hope through action. Gill said what’s key in fighting eco-anxiety is that “regular […]

The University of Maine was recently awarded observer status by parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The status allows the university to send a delegation of students and faculty to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) Nov. 7–18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. […]

  Shell midden or deposit of oysters on the Damariscotta River in Maine. Sites like this contain massive quantities of oysters harvested some 2,200–1,300 years ago and were key to forming the foundation for this study. The white strip of oyster shell along the shoreline shows just a fraction of the oyster material. Photo courtesy […]

CNN, Science Daily, The Independent, Phys.org, Earth.com, Biz News Post, Daily Mail, Belfast Telegraph and other international outlets reported on new research based on an analysis of dozens of archaeological sites in the United States and Australia that shows oysters were sustainably farmed on a massive scale by Indigenous groups. Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of […]

The University of Maine Arts Initiative (UMAI) is pleased to announce three winning projects of a recent competitive seed grant program. The program is designed to create and enhance collaborations across the arts and STEM disciplines and contribute to development priorities set forth by the Maine Economic Improvement Fund (MEIF). The MEIF represents the ongoing […]