TITLE: Tangled up in blue: Understanding carbon movement in trees during water stress ABSTRACT: Plants take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and convert it into sugars through photosynthesis. Once […]
TITLE: Building Quantitative Skills in Biology Students ABSTRACT: Quantitative skills are an essential core competency for undergraduate life science students. As part of their undergraduate curriculum, students should be learning […]
Speaker: Zhao Xuan, Ph.D., Assistant professor of neurobiology, School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine About the speaker: Dr. Zhao Xuan is an assistant professor of Neurobiology at the University of […]
TITLE: Avian migration, physiology, and speciation at elevational extremes ABSTRACT: Dr. Williamson will discuss her research on birds that make extreme seasonal shifts in elevation during migration, and will talk […]
Dr. Stephanie Miller, UMaine SBE and Mitchell Center for Sustainable Solutions: Understanding Conservation through the Lens of Quantitative Ecology Growing threats to ecological systems from climate and land-use changes have led to increased public interest in environmental conservation efforts. However, the process by which conservation actions are formulated and informed by scientific research may be […]
Dr. Jasmine Saros, UMaine SBE and CCI: Lakes in the cryosphere: ecological consequences of melting glaciers and thawing permafrost Accelerated glacial recession and permafrost thaw in the Arctic have substantially altered the distribution and characteristics of associated lake ecosystems. The changing cryosphere not only affects the hydrologic cycle, it also alters physical (e.g., turbidity from […]
Dr. Allison Gardner, UMaine SBE: Decision-making under risk and uncertainty at the human-environmental health nexus. In this seminar, Allie will share the highlights of her sabbatical during the 2023-2024 academic year, which she spent as a Master's student in Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics. First, she will discuss how her professional path […]
