SBE Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology Angela Mech interviewed on The Maine Question
S5E1: How do we protect our forests from invasive species?
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2022 MSF – Call for Ideas!
We’re happy to share that our friends at the Maine Science Festival are planning the return of the Festival in 2022. See below for more details: 2022 MSF – Call for Ideas! We have begun planning for the in-person return of the Maine Science Festival in March 16-20, 2022, as long as it is […]
Read moreWABI’s Owen Kingsley airs coverage of last weekend’s SBE BioBlitz
View the video at https://www.wabi.tv/2021/09/18/umaine-students-host-bioblitz-campus-discover-animal-plant-life/ UMaine students host BioBlitz on campus to discover animal and plant life By Owen Kingsley Published: Sep. 18, 2021 at 7:29 PM EDT|Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 7:33 PM EDT ORONO, Maine (WABI) – Did you know many different species live on the UMaine campus? Students and members of the community have […]
Read moreSBE Lecturer Dr. Julia McGuire receives Davis Educational Foundation funding in recognition of her innovative work in coordinating and teaching BIO 100 labs
The University of Maine was awarded a $25,000 Presidential Grant by the Davis Educational Foundation in the summer of 2021 to support initiatives in preparation for fall teaching — Teaching Labs Remotely and a Faculty Ambassador Program. Dr. McGuire’s hard work to develop innovative approaches to teaching the BIO 100 lab remotely this fall was […]
Read moreSBE GO hosts BioBlitz event at UMaine
Graduate students host BioBlitz to count species on campus
Read moreSBE’s Fall 2021 Seminar Series starts on Friday, September 3
After a year of Zoom-only seminars, for Fall 2021 we are returning to in-person seminars in 102 Murray Hall. Join us at 2 pm on Friday, September 3, for Newbie Faculty Narratives! SBE’s newer faculty members (those who’ve joined us since 2019) will give brief talks. Featuring Angela Mech, Dudu Meireles, Matt Chatfield, Erin Grey, […]
Read moreSBE Assistant Professor Danielle Levesque’s NSF CAREER award supports study of small mammal thermoregulation, energy use in changing climate
Levesque’s NSF CAREER award supports study of small mammal thermoregulation, energy use in changing climate
Read moreDoctoral student Václava “Vendy” Hazuková to examine whether West Greenland lakes emit or capture carbon
Hazuková to examine whether West Greenland lakes emit or capture carbon
Read moreSBE Assistant Professor Han Tan leads new UMaine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y
New UMaine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y
Read moreSBE Researcher and STEM Professional Development Coordinator Erin Vinson collaborates on evaluating benefits of open educational resources on biology education
Researchers assess whether open educational resources improved biology instruction
Read moreSBE Associate Professor Jacquelyn Gill co-authors editorial on mandating vaccines at UMaine
https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/08/02/scholars-strategy-network-umaine-must-mandate-vaccination/?fbclid=IwAR2hWtMdSRg13ZU2uIt2spxqxcbsOyq5ievYvV-QqqwIQ5j8mVEdxGum1s0
Read moreStudy by SBE Assistant Professor Allison Gardner, SFA Professor Jessica Leahy, and EES Master’s alum Christine Conte links active forest management to reduced tick populations
Study links active forest management to reduced tick populations
Read moreSBE Professor Emeritus Eleanor Groden and UMaine colleagues publish research on using bacteria from nematodes to kill fire ants
Bacteria from nematodes could be used to kill fire ants, UMaine research reveals
Read moreSBE Assistant Professor Yongjiang “John” Zhang part of UMaine-led study on predicting water stress in wild blueberry fields
Imaging spectroscopy can predict water stress in wild blueberry fields, UMaine-led study reveals
Read moreBangor Daily News features SBE Assistant Professor Angela Mech’s research on combatting browntail moth outbreaks
Scientists want to try confusing browntail moths with arousing chemicals to end future outbreaks
Read moreProfessor Mike Kinnison leads effort to develop app for recording research lab use during the pandemic
Kinnison leads effort to develop app for recording research lab use during the pandemic
Read moreAnn Dieffenbacher-Krall named Associate Director for SBE
https://nsfa.umaine.edu/blog/2021/05/12/dieffenbacher-krall-named-associate-director/
Read moreUMaine recognizes SBE Associate Professor Len Kass and Assistant Scientist Judy Collins for 35 years of service
Among the people that UMaine is recognizing this year for 35 years of service are Associate Professor Len Kass and Assistant Scientist Judy Collins. Congratulations to them both – we are happy to have them on our SBE team!
Read moreLynn Atkins receives 2021 Outstanding Teaching Award
Lynn Atkins: Outstanding Teaching Award
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