Mitchell Jones, PhD student, University of Maine Last winter was my first Maine winter and it was certainly quite the introduction. Growing up in Virginia we still talk about the big storm when I was a kid that left us with 2-3 feet of snow that melted within a few weeks. Last [...]

Lydia Kifner, MS Student; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering What do arsenic (As), a toxic and environmentally damaging metalloid, and phosphorous (P), a required element for life, have in common? They have the same number of electrons in their outermost shell, which means they both will readily bond to the metal [...]

Jared Homola, PhD Student, University of Maine Is it possible for a geneticist to perform innovate research alongside an economist? Or for a political scientist to collaborate with an ecologist? The answer to these questions is not only a resounding “yes” but such collaborations are increasingly being expected of researchers interested [...]

Carly Eakin – PhD Researcher, University of Maine; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology Thomas P. Hastings – Undergraduate, University of Maine; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology Sure, it’s easy to find frogs in the spring and summer on rainy nights, but how do you find frogs [...]

Carly Eakin – PhD Researcher, University of Maine; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology We’ve all seen the carnage of frogs hit on roads during warm, rainy spring nights, but roads have other, not so obvious impacts on amphibians, especially in areas with cold climates. […]