School of Biology and Ecology

https://www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-calling/2023-09-22/turtles-in-maine 

Maine Public features Gill, Zaro in ‘Maine Calling’ show about the Anthropocene

Researchers investigate how alpine plants endured extreme climate change for millennia

Gill speaks to Scientific American about fossils in La Brea tar pits

Will Kolbenson: From the greenhouse, to the lab, to the field

https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/umaine-researchers-are-conducting-a-brown-tail-moth-survey/article_ed622b9a-24e9-11ee-be4d-03434358afbb.html To participate in a survey to help with the research: https://umaine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LF2n69TJHWQSW2   

If you’ve seen or heard some recent local news stories, such as on Bangor’s Classic Rock Station 95.7’s website, you might have heard that it’s a great idea to use buckets of water with glow sticks in them to attract the browntail moths and drown them.  Maybe friends have told you how many they see […]

Promising research at UMaine may help curtail browntail moths

UMaine Ph.D. student and Maine Big Night founder wins award from National Wildlife Federation

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New 4-H project collaboration uses ticks to teach kids about ecosystems and public health

Four UMaine Ph.D. students win top awards in 2023 BioME showcase

UMaine granted $650K to study climate change impacts on wild blueberries from USDA NIFA

LA Times highlights Gill participation in mass extinction research

Talty, Gill win 2023 Maine Literary Awards

Brian McGill has been selected to receive a Humboldt Research Award. This award is conferred in recognition of the award winner’s entire academic record to date. In addition, award winners are invited to carry out research projects of their own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors distinguished […]

Mech speaks to PPH about this year’s browntail moth outbreak

On May 15 at the UMaine President’s House, Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy honored those who have joined the ranks of permanent faculty this past year. Among them are two SBE faculty, Dr. John Zhang (promotion and tenure) and Dr. Julia McGuire (just cause). Congratulations, John and Julia!

Dill featured on Maine Public show about ticks

SBE’s table at the Windstorm Challenge Expo looks rather grand this morning! Morgan Restad, Angela Mech, and Peter Avis are all ready to talk “SBE.”