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Media report on efforts involving UMaine to help Maine’s wild blueberry producers adapt to climate change

Acadia’s lakes inform harmful algal bloom risk predictions statewide

Emma Perry featured on ‘Maine Calling’ tardigrade segment

Griffin Dill, EES/SBE Ph.D. candidate and integrated pest management specialist and director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, discusses mosquito-borne illnesses with WGME

CBS News interviews Gardner on EEE virus

The Talbot Lab finds strength in collaborative research

Pest predictor identifies ingredients for ecological recipe for destruction

Improving blueberry yield in a challenging climate

Earth.com highlights study on trees co-authored by Brian McGill

Earth.com covered a study on how trees respond to climate change that was co-authored by Brian McGill, a professor of ecological modeling at the University of Maine, and Daniel Laughlin, a professor at the University of Wyoming. By researching how 188 North American tree species respond to temperature changes, the study found that species could grow […]

Pest predictor identifies ingredients for ecological recipe for destruction

Andrei Alyokhin and research on using RNA interference in pest management featured in Science magazine

https://www.science.org/content/article/perfect-pesticide-rna-kills-crop-destroying-beetles-unprecedented-accuracy

Vendy Hazuková: Diving deep into Arctic lake ecology

Times Record highlights how UMaine students help protect amphibians

Swikar Karki, SBE/SFR Ph.D. student, awarded national scholarship by the Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF).

Scholarships Awarded to University Students for Compost Research Projects: July 10, 2024…Raleigh, NC- The Compost Research & Education Foundation’s (CREF) Board of Trustees has announced the winners of this year’s University Compost Research Scholarships. Two students were awarded national scholarships. The Foundation received numerous excellent applications; however, these two applications were superior to the rest. […]

Jacquelyn Gill awarded the AMQUA Award for Leadership in Quaternary Sciences

Dr. Jacquelyn Gill has been awarded the AMQUA Award for Leadership in Quaternary Sciences. This award recognizes “a North American mid-career Quaternary scientist for combining an outstanding track record of scientific discovery with exceptional broader impacts within our profession and society at large.” https://www.amqua.org/leadership-in-quaternary-sciences.html

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