• Potato virus detection training

    Aroostook Farm 59 Houlton Road, U.S. Route 1, Presque Isle, ME

    For inspectors, regulators, growers and anyone interested in learning more about detection of PVY in the field. Field identification of PVY (strains O, N-Wi and NTN) on 18 popular cultivars grown in the Northeast Talk with experts from the USDA and University of Maine Virus detection workshops will also be held in Othello, WA June […]

  • The past isn’t over: Hormone provisioning links daughters, mothers, and grandmothers in Acheta domesticus

    107 Norman Smith Hall orono, ME, United States

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents Dr. Katherine Crocker Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Katherine Crocker earned her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. There, she developed crickets as a model system to research the mechanisms and consequences of […]

  • The earliest history of eukaryotes: integrating biological and geological data.

    102 Murray Hall 102 Murray Hall, Orono

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “The earliest history of eukaryotes: integrating biological and geological data.” with Dr. Phoebe Cohen, Williams College. Hosted by Jacquelyn Gill, Associate Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access information. The University of Maine System does not discriminate on […]

  • Landscape ecology of defoliator outbreaks – unravelling the Gordian knot.

    The School of Biology and Ecology and School of Forest Resources present “Landscape ecology of defoliator outbreaks – unravelling the Gordian knot” with Dr. Brian Sturtevant, USDA Forest Service. Hosted by Andy Rominger, Assistant Professor of Ecological Bioinformatics and Aaron Weiskittel, Professor of Forest Biometrics and Modeling. Seminar will hosted through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access […]

  • Using genomics to unravel climate adaptation in forest trees — insights from the past and predictions for the future

    Online

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “Using genomics to unravel climate adaptation in forest trees — insights from the past and predictions for the future” with Dr. Stephen Keller, University of Vermont. Hosted by Jacquelyn Gill, Associate Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access […]

  • An evolutionary transition in human inheritance and individuality

    102 Murray Hall 102 Murray Hall, Orono

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “An evolutionary transition in human inheritance and individuality” with Dr. Tim Waring, University of Maine School of Economics. Hosted by Andy Rominger, Assistant Professor of Ecological Bioinformatics. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access information. The University of Maine System does not discriminate on […]

  • Integrative ecology and macroecology of invasive forest insects.

    102 Murray Hall 102 Murray Hall, Orono

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “Integrative ecology and macroecology of invasive forest insects” with Dr. Dan Gruner, University of Maryland. Hosted by Andy Rominger, Assistant Professor of Ecological Bioinformatics. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access information. The University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of […]

  • Understanding photosynthesis dynamics and its impact on terrestrial carbon cycle from remote sensing of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)

    102 Murray Hall 102 Murray Hall, Orono

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “Understanding photosynthesis dynamics and its impact on terrestrial carbon cycle from remote sensing of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)” with Dr. Ying Sun, Cornell University. Hosted by YongJiang (John) Zhang, assistant professor of plant physiology. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access information. The University of […]

  • Exploring the cause of heterogenous tick burdens on blacklegged tick hosts.

    102 Murray Hall 102 Murray Hall, Orono

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “Exploring the cause of heterogenous tick burdens on blacklegged tick hosts” with Dr. Erika Machtinger, Penn State University. Hosted by Allison Gardner, assistant professor of arthropod vector biology. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access information. The University of Maine System does not discriminate […]

  • The Integration and Interpretation of Stress in Wildlife

    102 Murray Hall 102 Murray Hall, Orono

    The School of Biology and Ecology presents “The Integration and Interpretation of Stress in Wildlife” with Dr. Michael Sheriff, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Seminar will also be shared through Zoom. Email peggy.killian@maine.edu for event access information. The University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender […]