School of Biology and Ecology

Talk – The Maine Forest Tick Survey: Cross-disciplinary and community-engaged science for public health

Listen to the episode of “Maine Calling” on Maine Public Radio, featuring Greg LeClair discussing the project “Maine Big Night.”  

UMaine MARINE Initiative seed grant awardees announced  

                      This course provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of insect diversity and classification. Lectures will discuss systematics, use of identification tools, nomenclature, history of insect classification, and biology and evolutionary history of hexapod orders. Labs will cover the key taxonomic characteristics of […]

Study of algae in Acadia National Park lakes shows recovery from acidification

Rachel Fowler: “In our latest article using paleolimnology techniques to compare recovery from acid deposition in Jordan Pond and Seal Cove Pond, we suggest that light plays an important role in driving algal biomass in Jordan Pond, especially deeper in the water column where there are often greater concentrations of nutrients.”             […]

Aldous Hofmann, a senior undergraduate in the Botany BS program, has been named an Ambassador by the American Society of Plant Biologists.  ASPB ambassadors engage in outreach and education to both aspiring plant scientists and the general public.  There are only 20 ASPB ambassadors nationwide.  Aldous is an accomplished plant physiology researcher already with three […]

UMaine researchers connect a warming climate to worsening browntail moth infestations  

Research shows importance of proper soil moisture for wild blueberries  

Local radio stations highlight UMaine browntail moth research effort

Yu-Ying Chen, Pratima Pahadi, Lily Calderwood (School of Food and Agriculture), Seanna Annis, Francis Drummond, and Yong-Jiang Zhang published “Will Climate Warming Alter Biotic Stresses in Wild Lowbush Blueberries?” in the February 2022 issue of the journal Agronomy. Abstract: As global temperatures rise, a growing need exists for understanding the impacts of warming on crop […]

UMaine ascends to highest tier of national research universities

  https://calendar.umaine.edu/event/nsfa-graduate-student-research-awards-competition/  

UMaine-led workshop sets stage for expansion of Research Learning Experiences statewide this year

Congratulations to UMaine SBE alums Dr. Kim Dao and Jay Knowlton, MPH on receiving the Rising Star Award, and congratulations to all the 2022 Alumni Achievement Award Winners! https://www.umainealumni.com/category-alumni/meet-the-2022-alumni-achievement-award-winners/      

UMaine celebrates highest number of NSF CAREER Award Recipients in 2021

SBE Assistant Professor Danielle Levesque will be giving a lecture, “Mammal Hibernation: It’s not all about the cold,” on Thursday, January 13, at 7 pm, as part of the Versant Astronomy Center’s Science Lecture Series: https://bit.ly/3eMFDmQ

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/jan-1-our-annual-holiday-listener-question-show-1.6295556 

Mercury exposure in tidal marshes affecting breeding success of two sparrow species 

https://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituary/howard-forsythe-jr-1083396419