SBE GO hosts BioBlitz event at UMaine
Graduate students host BioBlitz to count species on campus
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SBE’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
Read moreBangor Daily News writes about SBE Ph.D. student Rafa Tasnim’s research
Maine’s blueberry barrens are warming faster than the rest of the state, study finds
Read moreMaine Forest Tick Survey reports first findings in nine southern and coastal counties, seeks additional citizen scientists
Maine Forest Tick Survey reports first findings in nine southern and coastal counties, seeks additional citizen scientists
Read moreEES Ph.D. student Madeleine Landrum to explore history of forests to inform today’s management
Landrum to explore history of forests to inform today’s management
Read moreRead the Report on UMaine’s Browntail Moth Research
The browntail moth has become a very serious problem for many communities in southern, midcoast and central Maine over the past several years as this insect has reached populations levels that we have not seen in 80 to 100 years. Researchers at the University of Maine have teamed up with entomologists in the Maine State […]
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