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SUMMARY:Supporting Climate Change Resilience Through Indigenous Archaeology: A Case Study from Passamaquoddy Homeland  - Dr. Bonnie Newsom
DESCRIPTION:Lecture Announcement\nSupporting Climate Change Resilience Through Indigenous Archaeology: A Case Study from Passamaquoddy Homeland\nDr. Bonnie Newsom\, Assistant Professor\, Anthropology Department\, University of Maine\nTuesday\, October 22\, 2019 – 10 a.m.\nSawyer Environmental Research Building – Room 138 – Conference Room\n\n\n  \nIndigenous communities globally are challenged by threats to heritage resources due to residual effects of colonization\, outsider encroachment on traditional spaces\, and economic and political inequities. The effects of climate change add another dimension to these challenges\, not only by altering familiar ecosystems and landscapes\, but also through the destruction of Indigenous heritage spaces. The University of Maine’s Northeast Archaeology Program aims to support Indigenous resilience to climate change within this realm through community-engaged approaches to archaeological research.  Recent field studies at the Holmes Point West site in Machias Bay\, Maine exemplify these efforts by blending archaeological science with Passamaquoddy partnerships in shell midden research. In this presentation\, Dr. Newsom will provide a preliminary report on these data recovery efforts and discuss UMaine’s partnership with the Passamaquoddy Tribal Historic Preservation Office. She will also reflect on the nexus of Indigenous archaeology\, heritage protection\, and climate change resilience.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/supporting-climate-change-resilience-through-indigenous-archaeology-a-case-study-from-passamaquoddy-homeland-dr-bonnie-newsom/
LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T110000
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SUMMARY:Anthropology & Environmental Policy Proposal Defense - A. Rezk
DESCRIPTION:Rising Tides: Resilience\, Vulnerability\, and the Financialization of Coastal Climate Adaptation in Maine and Beyond\nAlexander Rezk\, PhD Student\nWednesday\, October 23rd\n11:00 AM\nNorman Smith Hall\, Rm 107
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/anthropology-environmental-policy-proposal-defense-a-rezk/
LOCATION:Mitchell Center\, Rm 107\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Defense Announcement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T130000
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CREATED:20191021T145621Z
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SUMMARY:Holocene climate change in southern Greenland from chironomid assemblages and oxygen isotopes in lake sediments - Melissa Chipman
DESCRIPTION:Holocene climate change in southern Greenland from chironomid assemblages and oxygen isotopes in lake sediments\nDr. Melissa Chipman\, Syracuse University \nThursday\, October 24\, 1 pm ~ Bryand 307\nThe Arctic is the most rapidly warming place on earth\, and paleorecords offer insight into how this vast region responded to a complex suite of past changes. Ice core records from the Greenland Ice Sheet provide excellent archives of Holocene climate in the North Atlantic\, but terrestrial records from areas beyond the ice sheet\, which are key for understanding the impacts of ongoing climate change\, are sparse. I will present a new terrestrial record from lake-sediment archives spanning the past 12.5 ka from South Greenland to examine the timing and magnitude of the Younger Dryas and Holocene Thermal Maximum in this region.\nTo arrange a meeting\, contact: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill\, jacquelyn.gill@maine.edu\, 1-2305
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/holocene-climate-change-in-southern-greenland-from-chironomid-assemblages-and-oxygen-isotopes-in-lake-sediments-melissa-chipman/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T151000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191021T150339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191021T150339Z
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SUMMARY:A tale of ice and fire – using lake sediments to understand fire regimes and permafrost thaw in the Arctic - Melissa Chipman
DESCRIPTION:A tale of ice and fire – using lake sediments to understand fire regimes and permafrost thaw in the Arctic\nDr. Melissa Chipman  – Syracuse University\nFriday\, October 24\, 3:10 pm ~ Murray 102\n\nAmplified warming has facilitated dramatic examples of disturbance in the Arctic. Both tundra and boreal areas have experienced unprecedented wildfire activity over the past few decades. In addition\, ice-rich areas of permafrost terrain are experiencing catastrophic degradation in the form of thermal erosion. Using paleoarchives of past fire and thermoerosional activity from lake sediments\, I assess these recent changes in the context of natural variability\, and examine the interactions and impacts of these disturbance processes in the Arctic.\nContact: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill\, jacquelyn.gill@maine.edu\, 1-2305
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/a-tale-of-ice-and-fire-using-lake-sediments-to-understand-fire-regimes-and-permafrost-thaw-in-the-arctic-melissa-chipman/
LOCATION:102 Murray Hall
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191029T124545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191029T124545Z
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SUMMARY:The Ocean Stored More Respired Carbon during the Last Ice Age - K. Allen
DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Stored More Respired Carbon during the Last Ice Age \nKatherine Allen\n\nBrown Bag Seminar \nWednesday – 12:00 noon \nOctober 30\, 2019\n \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-ocean-stored-more-respired-carbon-during-the-last-ice-age-k-allen/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191104T143237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T143237Z
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SUMMARY:What can englacial stratigraphy tell us about the history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet? - Seth Campbell
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n\nSeth Campbell\nWhat can englacial stratigraphy tell us about the history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?\n \nNovember 6\, 2019\nWednesday – 12:00 noon\n \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/what-can-englacial-stratigraphy-tell-us-about-the-history-of-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-seth-campbell/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T160000
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SUMMARY:MODELING RESPONSE OF WATER QUALITY TO LAND-USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN LAKE AUBURN\, MAINE   - Nick Messina - Thesis Defense Announcement
DESCRIPTION:Thesis Defense Announcement\nMODELING RESPONSE OF WATER QUALITY TO LAND-USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN LAKE AUBURN\, MAINE\nNick Messina\nTuesday\, November 12\, 2019 at 4 pm 307 Bryand Global Sciences Center\n\nAbstract\nLake Auburn\, Maine\, USA\, is a historically unproductive lake that has experienced multiple algal blooms since 2011. The lake is the water supply source for a population of ~60\,000. We modeled past temperature\, and concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO) and phosphorus (P) in Lake Auburn by considering the watershed and internal contributions of P as well as atmospheric factors\, and predicted the change in lake water quality in response to future climate and land-use changes. A stream hydrology and P-loading model (SimplyP) was used to generate input from two major tributaries into a lake model (MyLake) to simulate physical mixing\, chemical dynamics\, and sediment geochemistry in Lake Auburn from 2013 to 2017. Simulations of future lake water quality were conducted using meteorological boundary conditions derived from recent historical data and climate model projections for high greenhouse-gas emission cases. The effect of future land development on lake water quality for the 2046 to 2055 time period under different land-use and climate change scenarios was also simulated. Our results indicate that lake P enrichment is more responsive to extreme storm events than increasing air temperatures\, mean precipitation\, or windstorms; loss of fish habitat is driven by windstorms\, and to a lesser extent an increasing water temperature; and watershed development further leads to water quality decline. All simulations also show that the lake is susceptible to both internal and external P loadings.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/modeling-response-of-water-quality-to-land-use-and-climate-change-in-lake-auburn-maine-nick-messina-thesis-defense-announcement/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307
CATEGORIES:Defense Announcement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191106T180721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T180721Z
UID:10000213-1573646400-1573646400@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Melting Icebergs: the other unruly creature in the Arctic - Kristin Schild
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n\nKristin Schild\n\nMelting Icebergs: the other unruly creature in the Arctic\n \nNovember 13\, 2019\nWednesday – 12:00 noon\n \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/melting-icebergs-the-other-unruly-creature-in-the-arctic-kristin-schild/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Semniar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191106T170738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T170738Z
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SUMMARY:MODELING MOUNTAIN GLACIERS TO INFER PAST CLIMATE CHANGES - ALICE DOUGHTY
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE LECTURE SERIES\n\nMODELING MOUNTAIN GLACIERS TO INFER PAST CLIMATE CHANGES\nAlice Doughty\nVisiting Assistant Professor in Geology\nBates College\n \nWednesday\, November 13\, 2019\, 1 PM\n307 Bryand Global Science Center\nAbstract:  Glaciers advance in response to cooling temperatures and retreat in response to warming temperatures.  In addition to this general relationship\, glaciers also respond to changes in precipitation\, lapse rate\, wind speed\, radiation\, and topography\, among other factors.  To examine glacier sensitivity and infer past climate changes\, I use a spatially-distributed\, coupled ice-flow and mass balance model to reconstruct past glacier extents based on modern climate\, topography\, and dated moraines.  In this talk\, I will share some of my current findings and possible future collaborations with UMaine faculty.\n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/modeling-mountain-glaciers-to-infer-past-climate-changes-alice-doughty/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20190930T153753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T153753Z
UID:10000229-1573729200-1573729200@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:RESPONDING TO THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE - Jennifer First
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Frist\, MSW\, PhD\nAssistant Professor\, School of Social Work\nUniversity of Southern Maine\n \nThursday\, November 14\, 2019\, 11am\n138 Sawyer Conference Room\n\nAbstract:  Climate change and disaster events are growing reality in communities across the globe. Climate-change induced disaster events can cause significant psychological harm and result in a range of mental health disorders such as depression\, anxiety\, and post-traumatic stress disorder in individuals exposed to disaster events. Jennifer First will discuss her research examining the mental health impacts of climate-change and disaster events and the development of tools and resources to support wellbeing and resilience.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/responding-to-the-mental-health-impacts-of-disasters-and-climate-change-jennifer-first/
LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T144500
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191031T184645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T184724Z
UID:10000226-1573825500-1573829100@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:What’s it like on Everest? Find out Nov. 15 from CCI researchers
DESCRIPTION:Six University of Maine explorers will talk about their experiences participating in the most comprehensive scientific expedition ever conducted on Mount Everest. \nA free\, public panel discussion\, “The University of Maine’s Role in the National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mount Everest\,” will be held 1:45–2:45 p.m. Friday\, Nov. 15\, in the McIntire Room at Buchanan Alumni House. Registration for the free event is required. \nMajor expedition goals included understanding change in climate\, water availability\, and the role of human impacts on one of the planet’s most severe environments. \nUMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will introduce Paul Andrew Mayewski\, director of the Climate Change Institute and professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences. \nMayewski was the Everest Expedition leader and lead scientist for the international project involving 55 science partners\, National Geographic staff\, journalists\, Sherpas and porters. \nEverest is the most iconic mountain in the world and\, for decades\, adventurers have been lured to the culture\, geography and challenges posed by the mountain and the region\, says Mayewski. He will present a 15-minute overview of the two-month expedition prior to the panel discussion. \nIn addition to Mayewski\, panelists and expedition participants will include: Aaron Putnam\, assistant professor in the CCI and the School of Earth and Climate Sciences; Mariusz Potocki\, Heather Clifford and Peter Strand\, Ph.D. candidates in the CCI and School of Earth and Climate Sciences; and Laura Mattas\, M.S. student in the CCI and School of Earth and Climate Sciences. \nA video\, photographs\, a summit suit\, a drill used to secure the highest ice core in the world\, and other items from the expedition will be displayed. \nFor additional information\, read the National Geographic and UMaine Today stories.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/whats-it-like-on-everest-find-out-nov-15-from-cci-researchers/
CATEGORIES:Everest Research Expedition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191112T150332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T150345Z
UID:10000215-1573830000-1573830000@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:DISASTER\, CLIMATE\, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH  - M. HARAGUCHI
DESCRIPTION:Disaster\, Climate\, and Sustainable Development – An Interdisciplinary Approach \nMasa Haraguchi\, Kennedy School of Government\, Harvard University \n  \nFriday\, November 15\, 2019 – 3:00 PM \n309 Boardman Hall
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/disaster-climate-and-sustainable-development-an-interdisciplinary-approach-m-haraguchi/
LOCATION:309 Boardman Hall
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T100000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20191118T165423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T165436Z
UID:10000217-1574676000-1574676000@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Master’s Thesis Proposal Presentation: Developing a Long-term Perspective on the  Sensitivity of Lake Trophic State Changes in Maine  - Simona Lukasik
DESCRIPTION:Master’s Thesis Proposal Presentation\nDeveloping a Long-term Perspective on the\nSensitivity of Lake Trophic State Changes in Maine\nSimona Lukasik\n\n10:00 AM-Nov. 25th\nSawyer 138
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/masters-thesis-proposal-presentation-developing-a-long-term-perspective-on-the-sensitivity-of-lake-trophic-state-changes-in-maine-simona-lukasik/
LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Master's Thesis Proposal Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200114T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200114T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200108T170245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T170245Z
UID:10000219-1579015800-1579015800@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:PhD Dissertation Defense - Benjamin Burpee
DESCRIPTION:Assessing the factors that alter ecological responses of cold\, oligotrophic lakes to nutrient subsidies\n\nPhD Dissertation Defense – Benjamin Burpee\n\n\n\n3:30 pm\, January 14th \n138 Sawyer Hall \n(Conference Room)
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/phd-dissertation-defense-benjamin-burpee/
LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Defense Announcement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200121T212955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T212955Z
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SUMMARY:Spatial fingerprint of deglacial temperature change in eastern North America: More than one way to kill a spruce forest - Dr. Jack Williams
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jack Williams\, UW Madison \nThursday\, January 30\, 2020 \n4 pm\, Nutting 100 \n  \nThe last deglaciation in eastern North America offers a classic system for studying climate-driven forest range dynamics during large and abrupt climate changes\, but paleoclimate and paleofire records are surprisingly scarce. In this talk\, I will first present new reconstructions of the spatial fingerprint of deglacial temperature variations in eastern North America\, then focus on the collapse of spruce woodlands in the southern Great Lakes\, to understand how temperature rises and intensified fire regimes drove forest collapse. \n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/spatial-fingerprint-of-deglacial-temperature-change-in-eastern-north-america-more-than-one-way-to-kill-a-spruce-forest-dr-jack-williams/
LOCATION:200 Nutting Hall
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200131T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200123T133510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T133510Z
UID:10000221-1580497200-1580497200@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Ecological Responses to Climate Change; Lessons from the Past  - Jack Williams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/ecological-responses-to-climate-change-lessons-from-the-past-jack-williams/
LOCATION:Sea Dog\, 26 Front Street\, Bangor\, Maine
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200203T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200108T152557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T152737Z
UID:10000218-1580731200-1580731200@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY ON ACADIA’S MOUNTAINS  - Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie
DESCRIPTION:CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY ON ACADIA’S MOUNTAINS\nCaitlin McDonough MacKenzie\nSecond Century Stewardship Fellow\nUniversity of Maine\n\nMonday\, February 3\, 2020\, 12pm\n138 Sawyer Conference Room\n\nAbstract:  Conservation practitioners depend on accurate assessments of climate change vulnerability in allocating limited resources to protect and steward natural resources. The subalpine plants on Acadia National Park’s open granite ridges have been interpreted as post-glacial tundra relicts\, however paleoecological records above treeline are sparse and this assumption remains untested. Could subalpine plant communities in Acadia represent persistent microrefugia\, perhaps indicating high resilience in the face of regional and global climate change? Globally\, montane and alpine communities are highly vulnerable to climate change\, however there is evidence that high elevations and coastal mountains in the northeastern United States are not warming as rapidly as the rest of the region. I combine historical ecological data from a 19th century flora and paleoecological data from lake sediment cores to reconstruct vegetation assemblages on Mount Desert Island’s eponymous bare mountain tops throughout the Holocene. This ongoing work includes species-level floristic change over the past century and decadal-to-centennial vegetation dynamics from new pollen and macrofossil records collected at Sargent Mountain Pond and supports conservation management in the park.\n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/17493/
LOCATION:138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building\, 138 Sawyer Env. Res. Building\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200129T203603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T203646Z
UID:10000222-1580904000-1580904000@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:A look into the recent history of Thwaites Glacier\, West Antarctica - S. Braddock - Brown Bag Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\nScott Braddock\nA look into the recent history of Thwaites Glacier\, West Antarctica\nWednesday – 12:00 noon \nFebruary 5\, 2020 \n  \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/a-look-into-the-recent-history-of-thwaites-glacier-west-antarctica-s-braddock-brown-bag/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200129T203807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T203807Z
UID:10000223-1580904000-1580904000@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:The effect of particle shape on size distribution analysis in the South Pole Ice Core - A. Chesler- Brown Bag Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\nAaron Chesler\n\nThe effect of particle shape on size distribution analysis in the South Pole Ice Core\nWednesday – 12:00 noon \nFebruary 5\, 2020 \n  \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-effect-of-particle-shape-on-size-distribution-analysis-in-the-south-pole-ice-core-a-chesler-brown-bag-seminar/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200210T192558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200210T192558Z
UID:10000236-1581508800-1581508800@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Episodic Saharan dust events to the European Alps over the past 2000 years - H. Clifford
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n\nEpisodic Saharan dust events to the European Alps over the past 2000 years\nHeather Clifford\n  \n February 12\, 2020\nWednesday – 12:00 noon\n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/episodic-saharan-dust-events-to-the-european-alps-over-the-past-2000-years-h-clifford/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Semniar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200219T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200213T204137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T204148Z
UID:10000252-1582113600-1582113600@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Analysis of the Historical Incidence of Mid-Autumn Wind Storms in New England - J. Simonson
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n Julia Simonson\nAnalysis of the Historical Incidence of Mid-Autumn Wind Storms in New England\n\nWednesday – 12:00 noon\nFebruary 19\, 2020\n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\n \n  \n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/analysis-of-the-historical-incidence-of-mid-autumn-wind-storms-in-new-england-j-simonson/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Semniar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200302T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200213T145329Z
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SUMMARY:USDA FIELD STAFF USE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESOURCES:  PERSPECTIVES ON RESPONDING TO CHANGE - Dr. Rachel Schattman
DESCRIPTION:USDA FIELD STAFF USE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER RESOURCES:  PERSPECTIVES ON RESPONDING TO CHANGE \n  \nDr. Rachel Schattman \nAssistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture \nUniversity of Maine School of Food and Agriculture \n  \nMonday\, March 2\, 2020\, 12pm \n307 Bryand Global Science Center \n  \nAbstract:  Agricultural service providers often work closely with producers\, and are well positioned to include weather and climate change information in the services they provide. By doing so\, they can help producers reduce risks due to climate variability and change. A national survey of United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) field staff (n = 4621) was conducted in 2016\, accompanied by a similar survey of field staff from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS\, n = 1893).  The survey was designed to assess FSA and NRCS employees’ use of climate and weather-related data and explore their perspectives on climate change\, attitudes toward adaptation and concerns regarding climate- and weather-driven risks. Findings suggest that there are opportunities to increase employee exposure and proficiency with weather and climate information to meet the needs of American farmers by helping them to reduce risk.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/usda-field-staff-use-of-climate-and-weather-resources-perspectives-on-responding-to-change-dr-rachel-schattman/
LOCATION:Bryand Global Sciences Center – Room 307
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200303T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200303T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200225T141947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T142147Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring New Children and Camelid Sacrificial Sites in Huanchaco Bay: The Peak of the Iceberg? - Gabriel Prieto
DESCRIPTION:Gabriel Prieto \nAnthropology Department\, University of Florida\nExploring New Children and Camelid Sacrificial Sites in Huanchaco Bay: The Peak of the Iceberg? \nTuesday\, March 3\, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.\nFree and open to the public\nIn the Bodwell Area\, Collins Center for the Arts\n\nIn 2019\, archaeologists announced the discovery of a mass sacrifice of children and camelids at Huanchaquito\, on the North Coast of Peru as a response to a mega ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation Event) occurred around 1400-1450 AD. Subsequent excavations revealed three new sites with evidence of human and animal sacrificial practices during the Chimu period (1100-1450 AD) and even during the Inca presence in this region (1450/1470 – 1532 AD). Recent C14 dates confirm that some mass sacrificial events of children and camelids started around 1200 cal AD\, suggesting that this practice is significantly earlier than previously thought. This discovery challenges the crisis-driven response theory for mass sacrifices of children and camelids and opens a new scenario in which the Chimu society used ritual violence as part of their religious and political agenda. Moreover\, current data suggests that potentially the Chimu society may have had a coastal version of Capacocha\, an Inca ceremony in which children and young adolescents were sacrificed on behalf of the Inca emperor under different circumstances.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/anthropology-department-university-of-florida-exploring-new-children-and-camelid-sacrificial-sites-in-huanchaco-bay-the-peak-of-the-iceberg-gabriel-prieto/
LOCATION:Bodwell Area\, Collins Center for the Arts\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200227T165655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200227T165911Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Summer Temperatures in the North Pacific Region - Igna Kindstedt - Brown Bag Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n\nUnderstanding Summer Temperatures in the North Pacific Region\nInga Kindstedt\n \nWednesday – 12:00 noon\nMarch 4\, 2020\n  \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/understanding-summer-temperatures-in-the-north-pacific-region-igna-kindstedt-brown-bag-seminar/
LOCATION:100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\, University of Maine
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Semniar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200213T192539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T192539Z
UID:10000251-1583515800-1583519400@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition - Dr. Paul A. Mayewski
DESCRIPTION:World-renowned climate scientist\, explorer Mayewski to talk about Everest expedition March 6  \n  \nWorld-renowned climate scientist and explorer Paul Mayewski will give a free\, public talk titled “The National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition\,” 5:30–6:30 p.m. Friday\, March 6\, in the auditorium at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. \n  \nThe goal of the two-month multinational\, multidisciplinary National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt. Everest Expedition was to document people’s impacts on one of the planet’s most severe environments. \n  \nMayewski\, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute\, was the expedition leader and lead scientist for the international project that involved 55 science partners\, National Geographic staff\, journalists\, Sherpas and porters. \n  \nFrom Base Camp at an altitude of 17\,514 feet\, he directed the biological\, geological\, glaciological\, meteorological\, mapping and multimedia enterprise which took place all over the mountain\, both at lower elevations and nearly to the 29\,029-foot summit. \n  \nWater flowing from Himalayan glaciers is a resource for energy\, food and consumption for about 20% of the world’s population. One billion people living in the watershed will be stressed due to the shrinking of the glaciers\, Mayewski says. Initially from flooding and landslides\, and later due to drought. \n  \nThis marked Mayewski’s fourth scientific expedition on Everest\, which Tibetans call Chomolungma and Nepalis call Sagarmatha for “mother of the sky.” Mayewski has led nearly 60 research expeditions around the globe\, many in Antarctica\, where he was the first person to explore large tracts of the continent. “Mayewski Peak\,” a summit in Antarctica’s Saint Johns Range\, is named in his honor. \n  \nA video\, a summit suit\, a drill used to secure the highest ice core in the world\, and other items from the expedition will be displayed. For additional information\, read the National Geographic and UMaine Today stories. \n  \nAbout the Hutchinson Center: \nThe Hutchinson Center is an outreach center for the University of Maine in Orono\, that serves as an educational and cultural center for the midcoast area. It is named for University of Maine President Emeritus Frederick E. Hutchinson. The mission of the Hutchinson Center is to broaden access to University of Maine academic and non-degree programs and services\, lifelong learning opportunities\, and professional and career development experiences using innovative approaches that increase synergy among University of Maine System entities\, University of Maine departments and divisions\, and that engage a wider Maine community. This is accomplished by providing (1) University of Maine System degree and non-degree programming in a variety of live\, online\, distance\, and hybrid formats\, including professional and career development opportunities\, and academic counseling and support services for students\, especially for non-traditional students\, (2) conference and meeting facilities and services\, and (3) by partnering with the local community to promote education\, lifelong learning\, cultural\, and economic development opportunities that serve local communities and the University of Maine. \n  \nAbout the University of Maine:  \nThe University of Maine\, founded in Orono in 1865\, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university. As Maine’s flagship public university\, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching\, research and economic development\, and community institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states\, and 67 countries. It currently enrolls 11\,240 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world- class scholars. The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral programs and master’s degrees in 85 fields; more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship\, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy\, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine\, visit umaine.edu.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-national-geographic-and-rolex-perpetual-planet-extreme-mt-everest-expedition-dr-paul-a-mayewski/
LOCATION:Hutchinson Center\, 80 Belmont Ave.\, Belfast\, Maine
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200306T204158Z
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SUMMARY:Holocene Variations in the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies Developed from Lake Records in the Falkland Islands - Meghan Spoth - Brown Bag Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n\nHolocene Variations in the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies Developed from Lake Records in the Falkland Islands\nMeghan Spoth\n\nWednesday – 12:00 noon\nMarch 11\, 2020\n \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/holocene-variations-in-the-southern-hemisphere-westerlies-developed-from-lake-records-in-the-falkland-islands-meghan-spoth-brown-bag/
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200311T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200306T204454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T204454Z
UID:10000256-1583928000-1583928000@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Interactions between the land-terminating Walcott and Howchin Glaciers and adjacent Ross Sea ice since the Last Glacial Maximum in the Royal Society Range\, Antarctica - Mariana Miles - Brown Bag Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Brown Bag Seminar\n\nInteractions between the land-terminating Walcott and Howchin Glaciers and adjacent Ross Sea ice since the Last Glacial Maximum in the Royal Society Range\, Antarctica\nMaraina Miles\n\n\nWednesday – 12:00 noon\nMarch 11\, 2020\n \n100 Bryand Global Sciences Center\n 
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/interactions-between-the-land-terminating-walcott-and-howchin-glaciers-and-adjacent-ross-sea-ice-since-the-last-glacial-maximum-in-the-royal-society-range-antarctica-mariana-miles-brown-bag-semin/
CATEGORIES:Brown Bag Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200603T182553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200603T182753Z
UID:10000257-1591714800-1591718400@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:Matthew Farragher  - Master's Thesis Proposal
DESCRIPTION:Effects of changing dissolved organic carbon concentrations on vertical habitat gradients in lakes of Acadia National Park\nMatthew Farragher\, M.S. Thesis Proposal\nSchool of Biology and Ecology\, Climate Change Institute\nTuesday\, June 9th – 3:00pm EST\n\nJoin via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/98281396006 Phone: +1 646 876 9923 Meeting ID: 982 8139 6006
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/matthew-farragher-masters-thesis-proposal/
CATEGORIES:Master's Thesis Proposal Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200810T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200810T100000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200803T125351Z
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SUMMARY:Master's Defense - Simona Lukasik
DESCRIPTION:DEVELOPING A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE ON THE SENSITIVITY OF LAKE TROPHIC STATE CHANGES IN MAINE \nSimona Lukasik \nMonday\, Aug. 10 at 9:00 AM \nJoin from PC\, Mac\, Linux\, iOS or Android \nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/7083679268?pwd=QS9HRWZ1Ykh4SnFQSFpabU0xaXZDdz09 \nPassword: 371806\nMeeting ID: 708 367 9268
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/masters-defense-simona-lukasik/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T072625
CREATED:20200828T202921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T203850Z
UID:10000259-1600689600-1600693200@climatechange.umaine.edu
SUMMARY:THE DEVIL’S HEAD SITE AND THE LATE WOODLAND(CERAMIC) TO CONTACT PERIOD TRANSITION IN DOWNEAST MAINE - Dr. Gabe Hrynick
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gabe Hrynick\nAssociate Professor of Anthropology\nUniversity of New Brunswick\, Fredericton\nMonday\, September 21\, 2020\, 12noon\nZOOM – Join from PC\, Mac\, Linux\, iOS or Android:\nhttps://maine.zoom.us/j/94915919868?pwd=VWhrQzVZQmkvV3E0bTJOczl0UnB6QT09\nPassword: 558487\n  \nAbstract: The Far Northeast of North America experienced some of the earliest contact by Europeans of anywhere in the Americas\, making this period crucial to understanding the history of subsequent Indigenous and European interactions. Despite the period’s significance to Wabanaki people and scholars\, there are relatively few historical records from this Protohistoric period\, and archaeological understanding of the region has focused primarily on highly visible elaborate burials\, especially from Mi’kmaw territory. In contrast\, the Devil’s Head site in Calais\, Maine\, is an example of a Late Woodland and Protohistoric period habitation site. In this talk I offer it as an example of some of the changes that may have been underway at and just before contact. I also will discuss the sea level rise\, bioturbation\, and visibility problems that may have obscured Protohistoric habitation sites in the region’s archaeological record. I conclude with some thoughts on next research steps for understanding the contact period in the Far Northeast\, emphasizing Indigenous interactions in response to Contact.
URL:https://climatechange.umaine.edu/event/the-devils-head-site-and-the-late-woodlandceramic-to-cotact-period-transition-in-downeast-maine-affiliation-presentation-dr-gabe-hrynick/
CATEGORIES:Research Lecture
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