Climate Change Institute

Prof. Langway’s distinguished career in glaciology started in1956 and included government service, academia and visionary contributions to the physical and chemical interpretations retrievable from glaciers. Paul Andrew Mayewski. https://www.chapmanfuneral.com/obituaries/Chester-Charles-Langway-Jr?obId=42323867#/obituaryInfo Obituary Chester Charles Langway, Jr. of Harwich, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, April 29, 2025. He was 95 […]

April 11, 2025 Jacquelyn Gill, professor of terrestrial paleoecology, was featured in reports from Science.org, Scientific American, Science News, The Next Web and Cyber News on Colossal Biosciences’s genetic modification of gray wolf pups to resemble the dire wolf, an extinct species. “[The pups] don’t have any traits that would allow us to understand the […]

Cosmos reported that geologists at the University of Maine collaborated with other researchers studying the migrations of southern elephant seals and its impact on ecosystem change.

March 19, 2025 The Page Farm and Home Museum has released a new virtual tour developed in collaboration with Matthew Magnani, assistant professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, and his students. In consultation with museum Director Patricia Henner, students in Magnani’s Museum Anthropology course helped create a high-quality digital copy […]

Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change, spoke with The Seattle Times for an article titled “Do Seattle-area thrift stores still offer treasures at bargain prices?” Isenhour said that thrift stores traditionally see higher demand during periods of high cost of living. “When we see the price of new goods rise, and they […]

Three University of Maine faculty — Heather Leslie, Sydne Record and Brenda Hall — spoke at the annual meeting for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Feb. 14. AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research.  Leslie, professor of marine science who was named […]

https://www.jonaa.org/content/as-greenland-decides OPINON Authors: Charles H. Norchi, Amanda H. LynchPhotograph: Angu Motzfeldt February 2025 This March Greenland will hold a national election. Likely on the minds of the voters is the Greenland saying, “nothing about us, without us.” Since US President Donald Trump stated his ambition to acquire Greenland by sale or by force, the election […]

Potocki, M., Mayewski, P.A., Casassa, G., Handley, M., Introne, D., Hooper, J., Novak, S. and Maasch, K., 2024, Surface Melting and Chemical Analysis of a firn core from South Georgia: Implications for Future Drilling Sites and Paleoenvironmental Records, Journal of Glaciology, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2024.110