Welcome to the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine! Read the welcome from Ellie Groden, Director of the School of Biology and Ecology.
Researchers in SBE as well as the Engineering Department are taking advantage of radio-controlled planes to solve the mysteries of bird migration. Brian Barainca, a mechanical engineering student, has been building radio-controlled (RC) planes ever since he was in high … Continue reading
It is not often you get to watch your passion fly above your head on a daily basis. But for Brian Olsen, SBE Avian Biology professor, this is precisely the case. On many occasion, fellow colleagues can find Brian standing … Continue reading
Graduate student Jenny Shrum is as excited as ever to start her new project on maple trees this spring. She is interested in the role of sugar maples in the Northeast and is examining how climate change may shape this … Continue reading
The University of Maine Herbarium is the most comprehensive collection of plants, fungi, lichens, and mosses in Maine. Records concerning the establishment of the herbarium are unclear, but it is likely that it began when UMaine was created as the … Continue reading
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About SBE
The School of Biology and Ecology was formed in 2007 as a central home for research and teaching programs in organismal biology and ecology at the University of Maine. Our programs span biology in both scale (cellular to global) and discipline (developmental biology to ecology and biogeochemistry).
The School of Biology and Ecology serves the following goals:
Goal 1: Enhance Integrative Studies in Biology; Goal 2: Serve a Central Mission of Biology: the Study of Organisms; Goal 3: Serve as a Center of Excellence in Ecology.Click here to read more about the school of Biology and Ecology.
