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Gill hails herbivomes in Science Magazine

Jacquelyn Gill writes about the downsizing of Earth’s animals in “Learning from Africa’s herbivores” in Science Magazine. The extinction of the planet’s largest animals has resulted in cascading ecological impacts across the globe, says the University of Maine professor of paleoecology and plant ecology. Gill lauds Gareth Peter Hempson’s new tool — herbivomes — to […]

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Denton to receive a GSA Distinguished Career award

George Denton was recently announced as the recipient of the 2015 Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of the Geological Society of America Distinguished Career Award. George will receive the award at a ceremony at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Baltimore in November, where a fuller citation of George’s many accomplishments […]

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UMaine report cited in BDN article on global climate talks

The University of Maine report, “Maine’s Climate Future: 2015 Update,” was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why the global climate talks matter to Maine.” This week, world leaders have convened in France for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference with a goal of reaching an agreement about how they can reduce greenhouse gas […]

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Maine Ice Age Trail map, app featured in Ellsworth American

The Ellsworth American reported on “Maine’s Ice Age Trail: Down East, Map and Guide,” which is available in print and as an iPhone app. The map was developed, in part, in 2006 by Hal Borns, professor emeritus of glacial and quaternary geology and founder of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. The map shows […]

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Slate quotes Gill in article on Paris climate talks, fate of oceans

Jacquelyn Gill, a palaeoecologist at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Slate article, “Remember the Oceans! The most important consequence of the Paris climate talks will be the fate of the oceans.” More than 140 world leaders, including President Obama, are meeting in Paris for a two-week conference on climate change, according to […]

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Sandweiss cited in Hakai Magazine article

University of Maine archaeologist Dan Sandweiss talked with Hakai Magazine for an article titled “The Civilizing Power of Nature” that indicates extreme weather 05 have created opportunities for radical transformation of Peruvian coastal life. While studying ancient societies along the Peruvian coast, Sandweiss found evidence that El Niño 05 have spurred the rise of the […]

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Sandweiss quoted in ScienceNews article, earliest New World settlers

Daniel Sandweiss, a professor of anthropology and Quaternary and climate studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a ScienceNews article about earliest New World settlers. Researchers have discovered 39 stone artifacts in Monte Verde, Chile, nine of which date to between at least 18,500 and 17,000. The discovery challenges a popular view in […]

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Mayewski to be presented with 2016 Hans Oeschger Medal

The European Geosciences Union is honoring Paul Mayewski for his achievements in ice research and climatic change. In April, the director of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine will receive a 2016 Hans Oeschger Medal in Vienna, Austria. The EGU Division on Climate: Past, Present & Future established the medal in recognition […]

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