Climate Change Institute

This year, two CCI faculty and two CCI graduate students are attending the annual UN climate negotiations as part of the first-ever UMaine/Climate Change Institute delegation. Dr. Aaron Strong (CCI/School of Marine Sciences) is studying the incorporation of ocean and coastal issues in the negotiations and is also tracking issues of climate justice in climate […]

University of Maine marine geologist Joseph Kelley and 2017 honorary doctorate recipient Donna Loring will take part in a discussion that explores connections between art, environmental concerns and people’s relationship to the natural world at 5:30 p.m. 10 . 26 in Osher Auditorium at Maine College of Art. Kelley will discuss his research about Maine’s […]

The New York Times published an article on a research project led by Alice Kelley, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Maine, that aims to assess and preserve Maine’s shell middens. “We know that there are over 2,000 shell heaps on the coast of Maine,” said Kelley, an associate research professor at UMaine’s Climate Change […]

Jacquelyn Gill is an invited speaker at the 10th International Conference on Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering in Kuwait. At the 10 . 23–25 conference, female role models will be celebrated and success stories and strategies will be shared to inspire the next generation of women. Recognizing the value of a STEM education […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will connect K–12 students in Maine and around the country to UMaine student researchers in the field as part of its Follow a Researcher® program. The program, now in its fourth year, is designed to give students a glimpse into a student scientist’s world by providing live expedition updates […]

The Working Waterfront published an article on a citizen science research project being led by Alice Kelley, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Maine. Located along Maine’s coast and islands, prehistoric shell middens are in danger of being wiped out by the rapid acceleration of rising sea levels, according to Kelley, who is helping organize […]

An analysis of ice core data and historical records conducted by scientists from Harvard University and the University of Maine Climate Change Institute was the focus of the Popular Science article, “A 14th-century plague helped reveal just how long humans have polluted the planet.” The study indicates that much less lead occurs naturally in the […]

The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer a series of three professional development workshops on using data to teach about climate and weather. The sessions will be held 4–6 p.m. 10 . 11, 10 . 26 and Nov. 16. The series will be of special interest to middle […]

Jacquelyn Gill, a professor of paleoecology at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CNET article looking at whether genetically modified hybrid animals could rehabilitate ecosystems that have been harmed by human development. By introducing ecological pressures like pollution, poaching, habitat loss, and global climate change, humans have contributed to species dying off at […]

Several University of Maine professors were quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Climate refugees could see safety in Maine.” Low-lying coastal communities in the United States face the prospect of “managed retreat” — the deliberate demolition of vulnerable properties following buyouts or abandonment following devastating storms, according to the article. “It’s hard to predict […]