39th Annual Riser Lecture: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, University of Maine

Date

November 5, 2026 @ 4:00 pm ET

Location

Virtual | Join Virtually

Marine Science Center

Nahant Campus

Department

From mammoths to muskox: Large herbivores as keys to resilience in a warming world 

About the Riser Lecture

This annual series celebrates the legacy of founding director Nathan “Doc” Riser, and connects our community with innovative voices in the environmental sciences. 

Speakers

  • Dr. Jacquelyn Gill

    Professor, Paleoecology & Plant Ecology
    University of Maine

    Dr. Gill's research focuses on ecological responses to climate change and ice age extinctions. She directs the BEAST Lab at UMaine which investigates biotic drivers of large-scale landscape change; plant range shifts under climate change; and paleoecology/Indigenous knowledge on past human-environment interactions.

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