School of Biology and Ecology

Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect ecology, was quoted in the NPR report, “Asian countries have Nordic berry fever, and Finland can’t keep up.” Every day, about 7,000 Thai workers search the woods of Finland and Sweden for bilberries, lingonberries and cloudberries. Using […]

What: A weekly seminar-style, semi-formal gathering of ecologists (broadly defined). Students can take the class for credit (EES 590), but everyone — students, staff, faculty, and postdocs — are welcome to attend. We discuss papers, share data, do stats throwdowns, practice talks, etc. Who: Hosted by Jacquelyn Gill, Brian Olsen (SBE), Brian McGill (SBE), Tim […]

School of Biology and Ecology professor, Jacquelyn Gill, is featured on the PBS series, First Peoples. The series premieres June 24th at 9pm. More information can be found here.

Alison Dibble, Lois Stack, Megan Leech, and Frank Drummond are featured in a UMaine News story about their efforts to plant pollinator demonstration gardens that will be used for educating farmers and the communities. Read the full story here.

Edith Patch, head of the University of Maine entomology in the early 1900s, was profiled recently by the UMaine News. Jennifer Lund, a recipient of the School of Biology and Ecology 2015 Edith Patch Award, was interviewed for the article. “I am so very honored to win an award that is named after such a […]

School of Biology and Ecology professor Jacquelyn Gill led a team from the University of Maine on a hunt for fossils in Wind Cave National Park. See the full story here.

Congratulations to Dr. Frank Drummond, professor of Insect Ecology and Insect Pest Management, on receiving the UMaine Cooperative Extension Faculty Research Award. Drummond is recognized for over 25 years of applied research in agriculture and natural resource management and 15 years with a Cooperative Extension appointment.  His integration of teaching, service and research has created […]

Graduate students from all disciplines presented their work and competed for thousands of dollars at the 2015 Grad-Expo on April 2nd & 3rd in the University of Maine’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC).Many graduate students from The School of Biology & Ecology participated in the event and emerged as winners. Maureen Correll, a […]

The School of Biology & Ecology recognized distinguished undergraduate and graduate students at the Seventh Annual Recognition Ceremony on April 22 in Murray Hall.  Congratulations to all award winners!   School of Biology & Ecology Student Awards, Prizes, and Scholarships 2015   SBE Academic Awards Highest GPA in a major within the School First Year […]

The public recently gathered in Stodder Hall to attend the Graduate Student Research Awards Competition, where selected graduate students from different majors at the University of Maine in the School of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture presented their own research on topics varying from the role of zooplankton in the biological carbon pump to eco-friendly […]

Seanna Annis, associate professor of mycology, has been awarded the 2015 Outstanding Public Service Award from the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. Her research laboratory examines the genetic diversity, physiology and molecular biology of various fungal pathogens and applied aspects of control of fungi that attack low-bush blueberry plants. Annis maintains a network […]

Congratulations to  School of Biology and Ecology faculty members that have been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees for promotion and/or tenure.  The faculty were nominated by President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their teaching, research and public service.   Brian J. McGill has been […]

The University of Maine Neuroscience community celebrated Brain Awareness Week this Thursday, an international celebration of brain research, by tabling in the student union distributing educational pamphlets, stickers, pencils and other materials to anyone who wished to learn more about the brain. Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign, which aims to increase public awareness […]

A core facility at The University of Maine, widely known for its accumulation of specimen that are decades older than the university and represent a great deal of the natural world, has recently changed locations on campus. Previously located in Hannibal Hamlin Hall, The University of Maine Herbarium can now be found in room two […]

Hurricane Sandy, the most deadly storm of the 2012 hurricane season, not only left a lingering path of destruction for our human populations…but also dramatically impacted tidal marsh habitats of birds along the east coastline. Brian Olsen, assistant professor of biology and ecology, has begun gauging restoration of these habitats that was devastated by the […]

Four faculty positions available in the emerging focus area of Changing Ecosystems and Climate: Impact on Animal, Plant, and Human Health

Seminars will occur Mondays from 12- 1 PM in 107 Norman Smith Hall Date Speaker Affiliation Title 1/19 No Seminar – – 1/26 Olaf Jensen Rutgers University “The River Wolf and the Blue Pearl: Conservation of Endangered Salmonids in Northern Mongolia.”   2/2 Bill Sutton Tennessee State University “Vulnerability Assessments of Amphibian and Reptile Hotspots.” […]

Looking for experience in the field this summer? Summer Internships available for the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge!  Internships last 12-weeks (40 hr/week) beginning mid-May through September.  Starting dates are negotiable.  See descriptions below:   Natural Resource Management Botany Intern Description: Work with refuge staff on identifying and removing invasive plants and restoring shrub-land habitats […]