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Mariusz Potocki named to Explorers Club 50 Class of 2026

Mariusz Potocki, glaciochemist and field scientist at the Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, has been selected as a member of The Explorers Club 50 (EC50) Class of 2026. The EC50 recognizes fifty individuals from around the world whose work advances scientific exploration, environmental understanding, and public engagement. Potocki’s research focuses on ice cores from […]

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Antarctic Field Work – McMurdo Ice Shelf – 2025/2026

Expedition Location: McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica Expedition Dates: Dec. 2025 – Jan. 2026 Field Team Members: Ryan Cassotto, UMaine; Allie Berry, UMaine PhD Graduate Student; Ali Banwell, U Colorado; Michela Savignano, U Colorado PhD Graduate Student Funding Support: National Science Foundation In December 2025, we started fieldwork on an NSF-funded project to study the Ice […]

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Mayewski on Maine Calling

After leading the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute for 24 years, climate scientist Paul Mayewski stepped down from his role this past September. His transition comes amidst a shift in support for climate research. Mayewski joins us to talk about his career and research as a leading glaciologist, his outlook on the future of […]

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Andrei Kurbatov – PAGES working group PaleoIMAGING

Andrei Kurbatov participated in the proposal submittedto the PAGES (Past Global Changes) Executive Committee to establish thenew working group PaleoIMAGING. It has been formally approved by the PAGES. In their acceptance letter, the PAGES leadership highlighted the strategic importance of the working group’s objectives, particularly the development of open-access data curation and sharing protocols and […]

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New PAGES PaleoIMAGING working group

The Climate Change Institute participated in the proposal submitted to the PAGES (Past Global Changes) Executive Committee to establish the new working group PaleoIMAGING. It has been formally approved by the PAGES. In their acceptance letter, the PAGES leadership highlighted the strategic importance of the working group’s objectives, particularly the development of open-access data curation […]

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