The University of Maine will partner with regional institutions to study climate change resilience of mobile home parks in the Northeast, thanks to funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). The NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships program, formerly the Regional Integrated Science and Assessments (RISA) program, awarded more than $79,000 to Sean Birkel, Maine […]
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Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Institute, will deliver the 2022 Judge Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law and Public Service hosted by the University of Maine School of Law at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 at Hannaford Hall on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus. Mayewski’s talk, titled “Climate Perspective […]
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A University of Maine-led delegation of students and faculty will witness world leaders, diplomats and experts negotiate global policies to address climate change at a United Nations summit from Nov. 7–18 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. By attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), graduate students and […]
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Expedition Team Members: Andrea Tirrell¹², Michael Cianchette¹, Charlie Cogbill³, Don Hudson⁴, Jacquelyn Gill¹² ¹School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine ²Climate Change Institute, University of Maine ³Harvard Forest, Harvard University ⁴Baxter State Park Research Committee, Maine Expedition Location: Baxter State Park, Maine Expedition Dates: Summer/Fall 2022 Funding Support: Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund […]
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Meghan Spoth, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME Cincinnati & Amherst Laboratory Visits: University of Cincinnati – Organic Geochemistry Laboratory – May 2022 University of Massachusetts at Amherst – Ronald B. Gilmore X-Ray Fluorescence Laboratory – July 2022 Funding Support: The Robert & Judith Sturgis Family Foundation, Geological Society of America […]
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CCI is saddened to announce the passing of Betty Churchill – a dear friend of CCI. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/washington-dc/betty-churchill-10972010
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Expedition Field Team Members: Elizabeth Leclerc1,2*, Heather Landázuri1,2*, Daniel Sandweiss1,2, Oswaldo Chozo Capuñay3, Alberto López 1Climate Change Institute, University of Maine 2Department of Anthropology, University of Maine 3Túcume Archaeological Site and Museum *Student grantees Field Expedition Location: Lambayeque Valley, Peru Expedition Dates: June 2022 Funding Support: The Robert & Judith Sturgis Family Foundation […]
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University of Maine paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill is one of the inaugural recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The awards recognize researchers and science journalists “who have developed creative, original work that addresses issues and advances in science, engineering and/or […]
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Expedition Field Team Members: Emma Erwin 1,2,3 Ingalise Kindstedt1, Liam Kirkpatrick4,5, Scott Braddock1,2 1University of Maine, Climate Change Institute 2University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences 3Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory 4Dartmouth College, Department of Earth Science 5University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Science Expedition Funding: The Robert and […]
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Insect herbivores have caused more damage to plant matter from leaves in recent history than millions of years ago, according to a new study led by a University of Maine postdoctoral researcher. Despite global insect decline and biodiversity loss fueled by human activity, the frequency of leaf damage by insects among forest plants in recent […]
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