Climate Change Institute

Thesis Defense Announcement MODELING RESPONSE OF WATER QUALITY TO LAND-USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN LAKE AUBURN, MAINE Nick Messina Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 4 pm 307 Bryand Global Sciences Center Abstract Lake Auburn, Maine, USA, is a historically unproductive lake that has experienced multiple algal blooms since 2011. The lake is the water supply […]

Brown Bag Seminar Kristin Schild Melting Icebergs: the other unruly creature in the Arctic   November 13, 2019 Wednesday - 12:00 noon   100 Bryand Global Sciences Center  

CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE LECTURE SERIES MODELING MOUNTAIN GLACIERS TO INFER PAST CLIMATE CHANGES Alice Doughty Visiting Assistant Professor in Geology Bates College   Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 1 PM 307 Bryand Global Science Center Abstract:  Glaciers advance in response to cooling temperatures and retreat in response to warming temperatures.  In addition to this general relationship, […]

Jennifer Frist, MSW, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Social Work University of Southern Maine   Thursday, November 14, 2019, 11am 138 Sawyer Conference Room Abstract:  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 […]

Six University of Maine explorers will talk about their experiences participating in the most comprehensive scientific expedition ever conducted on Mount Everest. A 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 […]

Disaster, Climate, and Sustainable Development - An Interdisciplinary Approach Masa Haraguchi, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University   Friday, November 15, 2019 - 3:00 PM 309 Boardman Hall