University of Maine ecology professor Brian McGill helped discover that the average body sizes of fish are shrinking as part of an international project with 16 other researchers. The team, led by University of York macroecologist Inês Martins, analyzed the body size trends of numerous plants and animals worldwide from 1960–2020 using data from the […]
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The Maine Council on Aging announced that Clifford Singer, research professor at the University of Maine, has received the 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award, and Patricia Oh, senior program manager at the UMaine Center on Aging, received the Douglas O. Wilson Rising Tide Leadership Award. The 2023 Trailblazing Advocate Award recognizes the sustained contributions of trailblazers […]
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In an article about record global temperatures and flooding, the Washington Post cited data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charted by the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer showing that global average sea surface temperatures, excluding polar regions, have been hovering at or around record highs for six weeks.
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In an article about visualizations of climate change data, USA Today highlighted the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer, which gathers data from the National Weather Service and elsewhere to generate visualizations to show changes in the planet’s climate.
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In an article about a Japanese company that 3D-printed a 530-square-foot concrete tiny home, Business Insider noted that the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has 3D-printed a fully recyclable tiny home using wood waste.
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In reporting about how El Niño has pushed global monthly mean ocean temperatures to all-time high, Hindustan Times cited information from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Change Reanalyzer demonstrating that sea surface temperatures observed since April show a far sharper spike than the warming over land, especially when compared with the long-term […]
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Brady Kaelin combines his passion for fungi and knowledge of the sciences to protect the mushrooms he loves. The senior majoring in botany with a professional writing minor is working alongside mentor Pete Avis, adjunct professor and cooperating faculty at the School of Biology and Ecology, to study fungal populations in southern Maine. Kaelin grew […]
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Molly Hale is using pediatric medical data to learn how brain injuries in children can be anticipated and prevented. The senior at the University of Maine was given a grant by the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) to compare national data sets to find the connection between adverse experiences and brain injuries in children 12 […]
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Yale Environment 360 featured research by University of Maine Ph.D. students Václava Hazuková and Ashley Grider looking at how frozen north lakes in the Arctic, which over millennia, locked up huge stores of carbon in their sediments, may unleash emissions that will accelerate climate change as they melt with rising temperatures. Undark and Mother Jones […]
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In an article about road salt impacting Maine salamanders, The Maine Monitor cited a 2022 assessment of statewide road salt practices done by researchers at the University of Maine which shows that while the Maine Department of Transportation pre-wets its salt, most municipalities don’t, even though simply wetting the mixture before it’s applied dramatically reduces […]
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