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 […]
Cornelius Nichodemus, Ph.D. student is SBE, will be presenting his Ph.D. thesis proposal, "Integrating biogeography, functional evolution, and phylogeography to understand the distribution of tropical plant diversity," at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 6 in 204 Nutting Hall. To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/87821668052?pwd=sZL1Fug55JUKmtrBi2yRYFsbUambmv.1 Thesis advisor: Dr. José (Dudu) Meireles
Nikhil Brocchini, Master's student in CCI/SBE, will be defending his thesis, "Global Spatiotemporal Patterns of Pleistocene Large Mammal Extinction: Integrating the Evidence and Resolving the Contradictions," at noon on Thursday, December 5, in the Bryand Global Sciences Center room 300. Thesis advisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86915555390
Trina Wantman, Master's student in EES/SBE, will be defending her thesis, "Nest site selection and nest success of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Central Maine," on December 5th, 2024 at 9 am, in the Mitchell Center in 107 Norman Smith Hall. Thesis advisor: Dr. Matt Chatfield. All are welcome! To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/82404019198
Parker Bausman, Master's student in EES/SBE, will be defending his thesis, "Reciprocal subsidies in sub-alpine ponds and the influence of a range-shifting caddisfly," at noon on December 4th in the Mitchell Center, 107 Norman Smith Hall. Zoom link for those who cannot attend in person: maine.zoom.us/s/84579219857 Thesis advisor: Dr. Amanda Klemmer.
Alexander Mereghetti, Ph.D. candidate in EES/SBE, will be defending his dissertation, "Reconstructing Megafauna-Vegetation Interactions across Spatial and Temporal Scales," on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. in 300 Bryand Global Sciences Center. To attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/86418500294 Advisor: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Salem Ermish, Ph.D. candidate in Plant Sciences, will be presenting their thesis proposal, "Using UAV data to predict PVY infection status in potato and for high-throughput phenomic selection in potato breeding trials," on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 9 am in 202 Rogers Hall. For those who would like to attend via Zoom: https://maine.zoom.us/j/83624779936 Advisor: […]
Dr. April Delaurier, University of South Carolina-Aiken: Investigating the roles of Hdacs during zebrafish craniofacial development Tuesday Nov 26, 2-3pm, Staples Conference room (171 Hitchner Hall) hosted by Dr. Jared […]
Dr. Isaac Shepard, Maine DEP: An overview of PFAS contamination in Maine freshwater fishes. Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), colloquially known as ‘forever chemicals’, have known adverse effects on human health. One way that humans can be exposed to these chemicals is by ingesting contaminated fish. Given the cultural and economic importance of fishing in Maine, it […]
One Health as an InterdisciplinaryResearch Framework: Graduate Student Lightning Talks One Health is a research framework that addresses the interconnectedness of ecosystem health, integrating human, animal, environmental, and policy perspectives. Through a collaborative NSF-funded National Research Traineeship (NRT) program at UMaine, graduate students are co-advised by faculty from both biophysical and social sciences to explore […]
Dr. Eric Post, UC Davis. Reason for hope? Rapid recovery of arctic tundra diversity following experimental re-introduction of mammalian herbivores and reversal of warming. Earth is facing two inter-related crises: climate change and biodiversity loss. The intersection between these crises is prominent in the Arctic, where warming is occurring 2-3 times faster than the rest […]
