BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://elh.umaine.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161030T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161017T140143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161017T140143Z UID:10002674-1477814400-1477846800@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Nicole's Trick or Trot 5K: Make-a-Wish Race-Walk DESCRIPTION:Two senior nursing students\, Kailey Dowd & Brianna Snedeker\, have organized a 5K Race-Walk on campus\, Sunday\, October 30th\, to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation for their NUR 452 Community Health Nursing project.\n\nIn Memory of Nicole Langlois\, former Maine swimmer who passed away in September from breast cancer. Nicole appreciated being the recipient of a Make-a-Wish experience during her illness.\nCome dressed in your Halloween Costume! \nRegistration begins at 9:00am \nRace Begins at 10:00am \nWin Prizes Donated by Local Businesses for: \n\n\nBest Costume\nFirst Place Runner in Age Group\nBest Group Costume\n\n\nCost of Participation: $20.00 per participant \nRegister at: nicolestrickortrot.racewire.com OR find our GoFundMe link here\, to make a donation: gofund.me/2sje438 \nPartners: UMaine School of Nursing\, Orono Student Nurse’s Association\, UMaine Swim team \n  \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veteran’s status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207.581.1226. \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program please call Kailey Dowd as early as possible\, at 774-236-1040 to discuss your needs. \n  URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/nicoles-trick-trot-5k-make-wish-race-walk/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Outreach Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20160915T190757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160915T190757Z UID:10000040-1478260800-1478264400@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Progress Towards Understanding the Magnitude of the Permafrost Carbon Feedback DESCRIPTION:Presented by:\nDavid McGuire | Professor of Ecology | University of Alaska Fairbanks & Senior Scientist | USGS Alaska\, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit \n\nHosted by: The Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series \n\nThe Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series seeks to recruit prominent speakers on advanced\, cutting edge research and applications of remote sensing and associated geospatial technology that relate to forestry\, conservation\, climate change\, or other areas of concern. \nThe Series is possible with generous support from the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust. \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Cindy Paschal\, School of Forest Resources\, as early as possible at 581-2841 or cpaschal@maine.edu to discuss your needs. \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information\, or veteran status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 581.1226\, eoinfo@umit.maine.edu. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/progress-towards-understanding-magnitude-permafrost-carbon-feedback/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161104T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161012T203056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161012T203737Z UID:10002661-1478272500-1478278800@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:School of Biology and Ecology Graduate Student Lightning Rounds DESCRIPTION:School of Biology and Ecology \nFall Seminar Series \npresents \nGraduate Student Lightning Rounds \n\n\nFor information:  Dr. Michelle Smith \nmichelle.k.smith@maine.edu \n207-581-2604 \nAll are Welcome! \nRefreshments served at 3:00 p.m. \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Trish Costello at 207-581-2540 to discuss your needs.  Receiving requests for accommodations at least two days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request\, however all requests will be considered. \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, natural origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veterans status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies:  Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207-581-1226. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/school-biology-ecology-graduate-student-lightning-rounds/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161107T171211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T171211Z UID:10002634-1478512800-1478516400@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:MS Defense: Characteristics of Old-growth Cedar DESCRIPTION: URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/ms-defense-characteristics-old-growth-cedar/ LOCATION:204 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Dissertation defense GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161107T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161107T170447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T170457Z UID:10002638-1478520000-1478523600@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Species distribution models: Causes\, consequences\, and potential solutions for residual spatial autocorrelation DESCRIPTION:Andrew Allyn from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute will be speaking about the dilemmas posed by spatial autocorrelation in species distribution models and some potential approaches to dealing with them. \n\nAndrew’s areas of expertise include ecological statistics and marine bird ecology. If you’d like the chance to talk to Andrew one-on-one about his work or your own\, please make arrangements with Aly McKnight (alyson.mcknight@maine.edu). URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/species-distribution-models-causes-consequences-potential-solutions-residual-spatial-autocorrelation/ LOCATION:204 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161110T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161107T171008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T171008Z UID:10002636-1478782800-1478786400@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Regeneration management procedures within an expanding-gap experimental silvicultural system in central Maine\, U.S.A. DESCRIPTION:The School of Forest Resources Presents… \nMichael Pounch \nM.F. Candidate \nRegeneration management procedures within an expanding-gap experimental silvicultural system in central Maine\, U.S.A. \nAll are welcome! \nHost: Robert Seymour \nCurtis Hutchins Professor of Silviculture URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/regeneration-management-procedures-within-expanding-gap-experimental-silvicultural-system-central-maine-u-s/ LOCATION:204 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161111T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161111T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161107T200516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T200516Z UID:10002624-1478877300-1478883600@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Ecological and evolutionary foundations of social life DESCRIPTION:School of Biology and Ecology\nFall Seminar Series\npresents\nDR. MARK LAIDRE\nDartmouth College\nHanover\, NH\n\n\nFRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 11\, 2016\n3:15 p.m.\n107 Norman Smith Hall\n\nEvent Details\n\nRefreshments will be served\nAll are welcome\nFor information:  Zach Wood\, zachary.t.wood@maine.edu\, 207-581-2574\nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Trish Costello at 207-581-2540 to discuss your needs.  Receiving requests for accommodations at least two days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request\, however all requests will be considered.\nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, natural origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veterans status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies:  Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207-581-1226. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/ecological-evolutionary-foundations-social-life/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T013000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T143000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161109T154716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161109T154716Z UID:10002625-1479087000-1479133800@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Immobilized liquids: A new approach to biomedical materials interfaces DESCRIPTION:Department of Molecular & Biomedical Sciences \nHitchner and Staples Seminar Series \nImmobilized liquids: A new approach to biomedical materials interfaces \nCaitlin Howell\, PhD Assistant Professor \nUniversity of Maine \nChemical and Biological Engineering URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/immobilized-liquids-new-approach-biomedical-materials-interfaces/ LOCATION:203 Hitchner Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.9024546;-68.6638413 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161117T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161104T150146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161104T150146Z UID:10002676-1479369600-1479488400@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:School of Food and Agriculture offering hands-on workshop to registered dietitians DESCRIPTION:A hands-on workshop in nutrition-focused physical examination (NFPE) will be offered on campus in November as an outreach effort by the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture to registered dietitians in the state. \nNFPE is a physical assessment of patients in clinical settings to help identify symptoms of malnutrition\, including fat and muscle loss. \nThe UMaine workshops\, Nov. 17–18\, will provide training for registered dietitians working in Maine health care settings. The professional development will\, in turn\, benefit UMaine and graduate-dietetic interns in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program who are supervised and mentored by the registered dietitians. \nThe training will be led by Mona Therrien\, director of UMaine’s Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics\, who was trained in NFPE in her doctoral program at Rutgers University. Therrien currently teaches a summer online graduate course in nutritional assessment\, which features NFPE. \nIn the 2017 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic practice standards\, interns must be able to conduct NFPE following 1\,200 hours of supervised practice internships. For didactic preparation\, Therrien introduces seniors to NFPE in the accredited undergraduate Human Nutrition and Dietetics Program. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/school-food-agriculture-offering-hands-workshop-registered-dietitians/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars,Outreach Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161121T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161116T183721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T183721Z UID:10000067-1479740400-1479747600@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Student Lightning Talks on Sustainability DESCRIPTION:The topics run the gamut from the reuse of material goods to building energy-saving window inserts\, to weed management on organic farms\, to engaging citizen scientists to investigate lake water quality. The tie that binds all the topics is sustainability and the State of Maine. \nEight UMaine students from a variety of disciplines will give details of these projects in their “Sustainability Lightning Talks” at the Mitchell Center Seminar on November 21st from 3 to 4 p.m. All of the students’ specific research is connected with a larger group project. Five of the eight students are based on the College of Natural Sciences\, Forestry\, and Agriculture’s academic units\, details of their presentation are below. \nA Window on Energy Savings\nMaster’s student Daniel Mistro is part of an ongoing effort to build simple\, inexpensive energy-saving window inserts through community-based volunteer efforts. Led by Sharon Klein of the School of Economics\, and now in its second year\, the 2015 build resulted in 315 completed inserts by 40 volunteers\, 30 customers and 10 students working on the service learning project. In addition\, a series of surveys analyzing the outcomes with respect to energy savings was done and Mistro is developing a simple model to project potential energy savings for customers who install the inserts. According to Mistro\, the inserts can be shown to save fuel and money\, and have an observable positive impact on the communities adopting them. \nVulnerable Lakes\, Engaged Citizens\nSchool of Earth and Climate Sciences master’s student Kaci Fitzgibbon’s talk “Engaging citizen scientists to evaluate potential for water quality decline in Maine lakes” details her work as part of a larger effort to understand lake vulnerability with respect to excess nutrients and loss of water quality. The project aims to identify and measure the physical and chemical characteristics that make lakes vulnerable to external stresses including regional warming and land use changes. In 2015 and 2016\, the project studied 42 lakes with assistance from volunteers in Maine’s Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program. Collaboration with volunteers allows researchers to identify the underlying factors that encourage successful collaborations among citizen scientists. \nRisky Business\nNature-based tourism is one of Maine’s most economically important industries and projected climate change is likely to impact this sector—especially vulnerable areas that rely on winter nature-based tourism. Master’s student Lydia Horne of the School of Forest Resources will talk about how perceptions of risk can influence and determine behavior\, such as a person’s travel plans and management decisions. Western Maine was selected as a study site because of its high dependence on winter outdoor recreation and the importance tourism has in supporting community resilience. \nDeep in the Weeds\nAgricultural weeds are a major production challenge on Maine vegetable farms—organic farms in particular. Labor costs required to effectively control weeds are a substantial burden to farmers\, and improved weed management can lead to increased yields and decreased costs\, contributing to economic sustainability. Ph.D. student Sonja Birthisel of the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program will highlight efforts to build a computer-based decision support tool that will allow growers to virtually “experiment” with combinations of weed management tactics\, and see the simulated impacts on their weed pressure within a growing season\, and in subsequent years. The lightning talk will highlight progress on the model to date\, and a conceptual design for the decision support tool. \nScience with Attitude\nMaine and New Hampshire rely on clean coastal waters for their tourism industry and commercial marine fisheries. Coastal residents live\, work\, play\, and harvest seafood from coastal waters\, making potential impairments to those waters both a public health and environmental concern. School of Economics and Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. student Emma Fox’s research\, part of the New England Sustainability Consortium (NEST) Safe Beaches and Shellfish Project\, explores the connection between citizens’ latent attitudes and their support of coastal water quality programs as a means of better understanding the underlying drivers of citizen attitudes about water quality: what impacts it\, who is responsible for protecting it\, and how it might be important to coastal residents. \nThe Sustainability Lightning Talks will be held in 107 Norman Smith Hall. A question and answer period will follow. \nAuthor: David Sims URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/student-lightning-talks-sustainability/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars,Outreach Events GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161128T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161128T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T195712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T195712Z UID:10000078-1480323600-1480327200@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Dissertation Defense: Waganaki Access to Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) within Coastal Maine's Diminishing Open Land Tradition DESCRIPTION:Amanda Ellis\nSchool of Forest Resources\n\nDissertation Defense:\nWaganaki Access to Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) within Coastal Maine’s Diminishing Open Land Tradition \n\nNovember 28\, 2017\n9:00 am\n107 Norman Smith Hall URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/dissertation-defense-waganaki-access-sweetgrass-hierochloe-odorata-within-coastal-maines-diminishing-open-land-tradition/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Dissertation defense GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161129T153000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T194653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T194653Z UID:10000073-1480426200-1480433400@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:WiSTEMM: Women in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Math and Medicine DESCRIPTION:Join colleagues developing a new advocacy group at UMaine: \n  Women in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Math and Medicine \nWiSTEMM\nWHAT is WiSTEMM? \nA group of women faculty seeking to engage colleagues in shaping the culture at UMaine.  Help us delineate the role of this new group to effectively serve our campus. \nWe are currently recruiting volunteers to participate by serving as faculty officers for  WiSTEMM (President\, Vice President\, Secretary). \nWHAT can members expect? \nWiSTEMM\, in partnership with the Rising Tide Center\, will participate with AWIS\, the Association  for Women in Science. On campus\, we seek to provide networking opportunities\, professional development resources\, seminars and other relevant events\, and a unified voice for issues affecting women in STEMM fields across UMaine. \nHOW can I learn more? \nThis semester we will conduct two public meeting to discuss initiation of this group\, and to solicit input from the UMaine community. \nWHEN:      Tuesday November 29   ·   1:30 to 3:30 pm \nWednesday December 7   ·   10 am to 12 noon \nWHERE:    Memorial Union BUMPS Room (Nov. & Dec. meetings) \nAll are welcome. \nPlease register online for the November 29 meeting using this link: http://umaine.edu/advancerisingtide/events/ \nQUESTIONS:  Please inquire\, via e-mail\, to kristy.townsend@maine.edu \nOur thanks to the College of Natural Sciences\, Forestry & Agriculture for supporting WiSTEMM initiatives. \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual  orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veteran status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207.581.1226\, eoinfo@umit.maine.edu \nADVANCE Rising Tide Center \n5728 Fernald Hall\n581-3439 \numaine.edu/advancerisingtide \nrisingtide@maine.edu URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/wistemm-women-science-technology-engineering-math-medicine/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Outreach Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20160915T191052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T171530Z UID:10002617-1480507200-1480510800@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Lidar-based Forest Inventory: From the Stand Level to the Globe DESCRIPTION:Presented by:  Sean Healey | Research Ecologist | USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station \n\nHosted by: The Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series \n\nThe Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series seeks to recruit prominent speakers on advanced\, cutting edge research and applications of remote sensing and associated geospatial technology that relate to forestry\, conservation\, climate change\, or other areas of concern. \nThe Series is possible with generous support from the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust. \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Cindy Paschal\, School of Forest Resources\, as early as possible at 581-2841 or cpaschal@maine.edu to discuss your needs. \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information\, or veteran status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 581.1226\, eoinfo@umit.maine.edu. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/lidar-based-forest-inventory-stand-level-globe/ LOCATION:204 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T193905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T193905Z UID:10000069-1480507200-1480510800@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Lidar-based Forest Inventory: From the Stand Level to the Globe DESCRIPTION:Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series \nLidar-based Forest Inventory: From the Stand Level to the Globe \nSean Healey\nResearch Ecologist\,USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station \nWednesday November 30\, 2016\n12:00 pm\nPlum Creek Room (RM 204)\nNutting Hall \nThe Barbara Wheatland Seminar Series seeks to recruit prominent speakers on advanced\, cutting edge research and applications of remote sensing and associated geospatial technology that relate to forestry\, conservation\, climate change\, or other areas of concern.\nMade possible with generous support from the Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Cindy Paschal\, School of Forest Resources\, as early as possible at 581-2841 or cpaschal@maine.edu to discuss your needs. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/lidar-based-forest-inventory-stand-level-globe-2/ LOCATION:204 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T195952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T195952Z UID:10000079-1480510800-1480514400@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Understanding and Predicting Impacts of Commercial Harvest on White Suckers in Maine DESCRIPTION:M.S. Defense Notice\nUnderstanding and Predicting Impacts of Commercial Harvest on White Suckers in Maine\nMeg Begley\nDepartment of Wildlife\, Fisheries\, and Conservation Biology URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/understanding-predicting-impacts-commercial-harvest-white-suckers-maine/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Thesis Defense GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T151500 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T194327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T194327Z UID:10000071-1480515300-1480518900@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Thesis Defense: Production and Characterization of Laminates of Paper and Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF) DESCRIPTION:Niloofar Yousefi Shivyari\nSchool of Forest Resources\nUniversity of Maine\nMS Candidate \nAdvisor: Mehdi Tajvidi\, PhD\nAssistant Professor of Renewable Nanomaterials URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/thesis-defense-production-characterization-laminates-paper-cellulose-nanofibrils-cnf/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Thesis Defense END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161202T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T195140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T195140Z UID:10000076-1480683600-1480687200@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Thesis Defense: Environmental DNA Detection of Invasive Species DESCRIPTION:Geneva York \nIn partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for the degree of M.S. in Marine Biology \nEnvironmental DNA Detection of Invasive Species \nAdvisory Committee:\nDr. Michael Kinnison\, Chair\nDr. Rebecca Van Beneden\nDr. Joseph Zydlewski URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/thesis-defense-environmental-dna-detection-invasive-species/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Thesis Defense GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161207T120000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161122T194918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T194918Z UID:10000074-1481104800-1481112000@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:WiSTEMM: Women in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Math and Medicine DESCRIPTION:Join colleagues developing a new advocacy group at UMaine: \nWomen in Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Math and Medicine (WiSTEMM)\nWHAT is WiSTEMM? \nA group of women faculty seeking to engage colleagues in shaping the culture at UMaine.  Help us delineate the role of this new group to effectively serve our campus. \nWe are currently recruiting volunteers to participate by serving as faculty officers for  WiSTEMM (President\, Vice President\, Secretary). \nWHAT can members expect? \nWiSTEMM\, in partnership with the Rising Tide Center\, will participate with AWIS\, the Association  for Women in Science. On campus\, we seek to provide networking opportunities\, professional development resources\, seminars and other relevant events\, and a unified voice for issues affecting women in STEMM fields across UMaine. \nHOW can I learn more? \nThis semester we will conduct two public meeting to discuss initiation of this group\, and to solicit input from the UMaine community. \nWHEN:      Tuesday November 29   ·   1:30 to 3:30 pm \nWednesday December 7   ·   10 am to 12 noon \nWHERE:    Memorial Union BUMPS Room (Nov. & Dec. meetings) \nAll are welcome. \nPlease register online for the November 29 meeting using this link: http://umaine.edu/advancerisingtide/events/ \nQUESTIONS:  Please inquire\, via e-mail\, to kristy.townsend@maine.edu \nOur thanks to the College of Natural Sciences\, Forestry & Agriculture for supporting WiSTEMM initiatives. \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual  orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veteran status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207.581.1226\, eoinfo@umit.maine.edu \nADVANCE Rising Tide Center \n5728 Fernald Hall\n581-3439 \numaine.edu/advancerisingtide \nrisingtide@maine.edu URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/wistemm-women-science-technology-engineering-math-medicine-2/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Outreach Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161208T121500 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161208T154446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T154446Z UID:10002657-1481194800-1481199300@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Critical Issues in Environmental Policy Final Presentations – Acadia National Park DESCRIPTION:Come support students from the University of Maine as they present their research projects that will be used in the management of Cromwell Brook Watershed in Acadia National Park as part of the Ecology and Environmental Sciences capstone class. \nTopics will include:\n– Impact of Humans on Cromwell Brook\n– Climate Change & Atmospheric Trends\n– Terrestrial Ecosystems of Cromwell Brook\n– Biota of Cromwell Brook\n– Freshwaters in Cromwell Brook \nWhere:\n12/6/16 – Fireside Room: Estabrooke hall\n12/8/16 – Nutting 204 \nWhen:\nTuesday December 6th\n– 11:00-12:15\nThursday December 8th\n– 11:00-12:15 \nAlso available via Live Stream through Adobe Connect. Please email Julie Eubanks at julie.eubanks@maine.edu to set this up ahead of time. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/critical-issues-environmental-policy-final-presentations-acadia-national-park/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161210 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161207T204610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T204610Z UID:10000081-1481241600-1481327999@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Last Day of Classes DESCRIPTION: URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/last-day-classes/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161209T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161209T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161109T203704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161109T203704Z UID:10002626-1481302800-1481310000@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:School of Biology and Ecology Holiday Gathering DESCRIPTION:Holiday Greetings to All! \nIt’s that time of year again!  We have picked the date for our School of Biology & Ecology Annual Holiday Gathering. \nPlease mark your calendars for Friday\, December 09\, 2016 from 5pm – 7pm in the Murray Hall Lobby. \nWe will have a bartender serving beer and wine and will have an assortment of potluck dishes\, punch and water. \nWe are looking for ideas for a contest to do for our gathering.  In the past\, we have done an ornament decorating contest that seems to have lost interest over the years. \nTo share our contest ideas\, or your planned contribution to the potluck\, please email Sandy Cousins at sandra.cousins@maine.edu. \nHope to see you there! URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/school-biology-ecology-holiday-gathering/ LOCATION:Murray Hall\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Outreach Events GEO:44.897732;-68.6687076 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Murray Hall University of Maine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=University of Maine:geo:-68.6687076,44.897732 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161217 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161207T204649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T204649Z UID:10000083-1481500800-1481932799@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Final Exams DESCRIPTION: URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/final-exams/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170104T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170104T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20170104T140838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T140838Z UID:10002648-1483520400-1483524000@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:The Biogeographic Origins and Trophic Ecology of Maine’s Island Red-Backed Salamanders DESCRIPTION:Nikko-Ideen Shaidani\nM.S. Defense\nThe Biogeographic Origins and Trophic Ecology of Maine’s Island Red-Backed Salamanders\n\nJanuary 4th\n9:00 AM– 10 AM\n106 Murray Hall URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/biogeographic-origins-trophic-ecology-maines-island-red-backed-salamanders/ LOCATION:106 Murray Hall\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Thesis Defense END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170118 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161207T205201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T205201Z UID:10002627-1484611200-1484697599@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Classes Begin DESCRIPTION: URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/classes-begin/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170120T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170120T120000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20170118T170544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T170544Z UID:10002653-1484910000-1484913600@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Seminar: Seek and Ye Shall Find: Cautionary Tales From a Prehistoric Fish DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gayle Zydlewski\nSchool of Marine Sciences\nUMaine\nA decade of research with students and colleagues has yielded numerous insights on the biology of sturgeon in the Penobscot River along with enlightenment regarding the approach and prospects the research has enabled. The biology of the two East coast species of sturgeon will be described from the perspective of original assumptions\, questioning those assumptions and embracing the opportunities afforded for conservation of the two species.\nPolycom availability with Darling Marine Center\, Gulf of Maine Research Institute\, and Bigelow Laboratories \nHost: Becky Van Beneden\nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national\norigin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veteran’s status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has\nbeen designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 581-1226. If you are a person\nwith a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Dr. Lee Karp-Boss\, as early as possible\, at 207-581-2563 to discuss your needs. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/seminar-seek-ye-shall-find-cautionary-tales-prehistoric-fish/ LOCATION:354 Aubert Hall\, 354 Aubert Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.9012912;-68.6707296 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=354 Aubert Hall 354 Aubert Hall Orono ME United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=354 Aubert Hall:geo:-68.6707296,44.9012912 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170120T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20170118T170147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T170147Z UID:10002652-1484924400-1484931600@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:School of Biology and Ecology Faculty Research Showcase 2017 DESCRIPTION:School of Biology and Ecology \nSpring Seminar Series \npresents \nSBE FACULTY RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2017 \nFriday\, January 20\, 2017 \n3:15 p.m. \n107 Norman Smith Hall \nfor information:  Dr. Danielle Levesque \ndanielle.l.levesque@maine.edu\, 207-581-2511 \nAll are welcome! \nRefreshments served at 3:00 p.m. \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Trish Costello at 207-581-2540 to discuss your needs.  Receiving requests for accommodations at least two days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request\, however all requests will be considered. \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, natural origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veterans status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies:  Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207-581-1226. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/school-biology-ecology-faculty-research-showcase-2017/ LOCATION:107 Norman Smith Hall\, orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170124 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161207T205243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T205243Z UID:10002628-1485129600-1485215999@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Last Day to Add a Class DESCRIPTION: URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/last-day-add-class/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170127T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170127T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20170104T180808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170104T180923Z UID:10002649-1485518400-1485522000@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Seminar: Forest Management and the Expanding Global Forest Carbon Sink DESCRIPTION:The School of Forest Resources Presents…. \nDr. Brent Sohngen \nProfessor\, Environmental & Resource Economics \nThe Ohio State University \nForest Management and the Expanding Global Forest Carbon Sink \nAll are welcome! \nJanuary 27\, 2017 \nRoom 204 Nutting Hall \n12:00-1:00 PM \nAbstract: Despite deforestation and the conversion of forests to agricultural uses globally\, the IPCC suggests that the net carbon sink globally amounts to around 1.5-2.0 Pg C per year.  In the US\, forests sequester around 0.2 Pg C per year.  Much of this increase in forest carbon storage is attributed to forest regrowth\, aging forests\, and carbon fertilization. The role of management is less well understood. This talk will present a model of historical global forest management over the period 1900-2010 with a dynamic optimization model.  The results illustrate how forest management has contributed to the current global carbon sink\, accounting for around 30% of the global sink capacity. Also assessed is how the demand for forest products\, including biofuels and carbon capture and storage\, could encourage significantly larger investments in forest management in the future.  Tradeoffs between market driven scenarios that favor biofuels\, and policy scenarios that encourage carbon sequestration and storage in forested ecosystems are examined. \nHost: Dr. Adam Daigneault\, Assistant Professor of Forest\, Recreation and Conservation Policy \nIf you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program\, please call Cindy Paschal\, School of Forest Resources\, as early as possible at 581-2841 or cpaschal@maine.edu to discuss your needs. \n  URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/seminar-forest-management-expanding-global-forest-carbon-sink/ LOCATION:204 Nutting Hall\, Orono\, ME\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8831125;-68.6719411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170127T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170127T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20170117T150621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170117T150621Z UID:10002650-1485525600-1485529200@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:CARBON OF CONVENIENCE AND ACCOUNTING TRANSPARENCY: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE OF CLIMATE POLICY DESCRIPTION:CARBON OF CONVENIENCE AND ACCOUNTING TRANSPARENCY: CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE OF CLIMATE POLICY \n  \nAaron Strong \nAssistant Professor of Marine Policy\, University of Maine \n Climate Change Institute Lecture Series \n\nFriday\, January 27\, 2017 at 2 PM \n138 Sawyer Conference Room \nAbstract: As humanity has entered the Anthropocene\, the challenges posed by rapid anthropogenic global change have resulted in the emergence of new governance approaches for managing the disruption of the carbon cycle\, from carbon and sustainability accounting to the valuation of ecosystem carbon storage in decision-making. Institutionally\, the construction of these approaches is taking place globally across scales\, from the creation of a new international climate regime in the wake of the Paris Agreement\, to the federal government’s greenhouse gas accounting practices\, to states and local municipalities engaged in planning for the impacts of climate change. Yet our understanding of what makes such new governance approaches successful and what kinds of scientific information are needed to inform them is still nascent\, and the implications of approaches to carbon accounting and ecological valuation for environmental justice are only just being assessed. In this talk\, I first assess the current treatment of carbon cycle science in federal environmental impact statements. Based on the empirical analysis of thousands of policy documents\, I argue that our current agency environmental management practices have made normative an approach to ecosystem carbon that invokes implicit offsetting  — something I term carbon of convenience. Second\, I analyze the evolution of carbon accounting in the international climate policy regime\, with an eye toward future challenges in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. At the core of the challenges highlighted in these two case studies is a central focus on the ways in which climate change science information and climate change feedbacks are incorporated into both new and existing governance frameworks\, through both top-down and bottom-up approaches. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~­­­­­~~~~~~~~~~ \nThe University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, including transgender status and gender expression\, national origin\, citizenship status\, age\, disability\, genetic information or veteran’s status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director\, Office of Equal Opportunity\, 101 North Stevens Hall\, 207.581.1226. URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/carbon-convenience-accounting-transparency-challenges-future-climate-policy/ LOCATION:138 Sawyer Conference Room\, Sawyer Environmental Research Center\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170131 DTSTAMP:20260418T070646 CREATED:20161207T205723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161207T205735Z UID:10002631-1485734400-1485820799@elh.umaine.edu SUMMARY:Last day to drop class DESCRIPTION: URL:https://elh.umaine.edu/event/last-day-drop-class/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR