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Increasing Efficiency of UMaine Research Infrastructure

by Stefania Irene Marthakis The Office of Research Administration (ORA) at the University of Maine (UMaine) recently launched a new grant management system called Kuali Research. Kuali Research is an electronic Research Administration (eRA) system for proposal submission, research compliance, and grants management. It streamlines proposal submission and award administration and provides a central, online […]

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ARCSIM Travel Guidance

Travel Guidance

While traveling, there can be no expectation of physical or technical privacy or security. All information sent electronically can be intercepted and in some countries hotel rooms are often searched (National Counterintelligence and Security Center). To limit risk, travelers must take actions before they leave, while traveling, and upon returning.  In 2010, Intel sponsored a […]

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Data Security Best Practices

Data Security Best Practices

If you are curious about the top actions that can be taken to secure your research data, then the following best practices guide is a good place to start. The most security bang for your buck can be achieved by implementing the following best practices: UMS:IT Managed Device Update or Isolate! Antivirus Protection Multi-Factor Authentication […]

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Leveraging Data to Understand Gray Seal Health

By Iris May-Fleming, Media Intern As part of the University of Maine’s (UMaine) Initiative for One Health and the Environment, third-year Ph.D. candidate Christina McCosker works to delve into the complexities of marine mammal health. The initiative furthers research that advances the intersection between climate change and emerging issues in animal, plant, and human health. […]

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Meet Melissa Kimble, ARCSIM’s Research Data Security Analyst

By Iris May-Fleming, Media Intern In an age where cybersecurity threats are increasing at an alarming rate, the importance of securing sensitive data within research institutions has never been more critical. One individual dedicated to this cause is Melissa Kimble, a Research Data Security Analyst at the University of Maine (UMaine). As the data security […]

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Is Your Research Data Secure?

By Iris May-Fleming, Media Intern Researchers put a substantial amount of time, money, and effort into the data that they produce, so keeping that data safe and secure is important for maintaining research integrity, and making sure that valuable resources are not lost. ARCSIM’s data security analyst Melissa Kimble urges researchers to take simple and […]

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Using Data and Machine Learning to Understand Biodiversity

By Iris May-Fleming, Media Intern It may seem obvious that everything in our world is interconnected, but we often underestimate to what degree and struggle to draw the connecting lines between all of the different forces at play in our environment. A team of researchers at the University of Maine (UMaine) are working on the […]

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Preserving Research Progress Through Proper Data Management

By Iris May-Fleming, Media Intern University of Maine (UMaine) researchers are using zebrafish at Pr ofessor of Biological Sciences Clarissa Henry’s lab to model human muscle development, specifically focusing on muscular dystrophies, a group of diseases characterized by progressive muscle wasting. UMaine’s Zebrafish Facility, part of the Coordinated Operating Research Entities (CORE), hosts up to […]

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ARCSIM Research Data Security & Management Best Practices Seminar

Tuesday, February 21, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ○ Stodder Hall, Room 48, and via Zoom. Join UMaine ARCSIM (Advanced Research Computing, Security & Information Management) and partners in a seminar from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. as speakers share their experience with sensitive data. We will also provide an overview of security resources and […]

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