Jill Pelto, who is pursuing a master’s degree in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, is passionate about communicating science in an easily understandable and visually appealing way. To raise awareness of climate change, Pelto creates watercolor paintings of landscapes and animals that incorporate scientific data in the form […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension Food Specialist Jason Bolton works tirelessly throughout Maine advising the state’s established and budding food industries, giving them the tools they need to succeed and grow. Transcript Jason Bolton: My name is Jason Bolton, and I’m the Food Safety Specialist for Cooperative Extension. The job entails many things, but it does include […]
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Through multiple expeditions to the planet’s most remote regions, renowned explorer Paul Mayewski has gained global and personal perspective. Transcript Paul Mayewski: I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Although it’s a city, it’s a pretty remote region of Scotland. I was always excited about being outdoors, walking around, and seeing those sorts of barren landscapes. […]
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Adventure-seeking glaciochemist Mariusz Potocki documents nature’s beauty while on research excursions. Transcript Mario Potocki: This is the photo of myself that I took during my first Antarctic expedition. It was [an] amazing place that was close to the glacier. And I was investigating glacier and I found this ice cave. So it was hard not […]
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In this rapidly changing world, forward-looking Kimberley Miner wants to create solutions even before problems exist. Transcript Kimberley Miner: I look at legacy pollution in glaciers. Snow deposited these pollutants onto the glacier, and then they were stored in the glacier. And now there’s large-scale melt events happening all over the world. So we’re seeing […]
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For the past 15 years, aquacultural salmon farmers in Maine have struggled with plummeting embryo survival rates, forcing them to drastically increase the number of eggs they produce — which comes with a hefty price tag. LeeAnne Thayer, Ph.D. candidate in marine sciences at the University of Maine, is determined to find out what is […]
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Elisabeth Kilroy, a second-year Ph.D. student in the University of Maine’s Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, shares her research in muscular dystrophy and what inspires her work. To Kilroy, the science is personal. Transcript Elisabeth Kilroy: I think my interest in science began when I realized my dad was different from every […]
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The innovative Maine Track Program, a partnership between Maine Medical Center and the Tufts University School of Medicine, is building a pipeline of physicians with skills in rural Maine medicine. Learn about the program and hear from University of Maine graduates India Stewart and Kim Dao about their experiences in medical school and in community […]
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National Science Foundation Fellow Anna McGinn discuses her research on climate change adaptation projects in developing countries. Transcript Anna McGinn: I am just starting my research project for my master’s thesis. I’m working with Dr. Cindy Isenhour in the Anthropology Department. We are looking at climate change adaptation programs. Climate adaptation is basically when […]
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National Science Foundation Fellow Karen Stamiezkin discuses her research on zooplankton fecal pellet carbon export in the ocean. Transcript Karen Stamieszkin: The ocean’s full of lots of tiny living creatures. Everything in the ocean, all life, is based on carbon like all life on land. The ocean is actually a sink for carbon. As […]
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