The 40th annual Maine Public Health Association conference was hosted this year in collaboration with the UMaine Institute of Medicine at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on October 2, 2024. This year’s theme focused on innovations in public health, showcasing a broad array of programs, projects, and initiatives – both formal and […]
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The U.S. biomedical research enterprise contributes significantly to the nation’s health and economy. An NAM committee conducted a thorough review to determine whether the enterprise can continue to lead globally and address our population’s health needs in the face of complex challenges. This report presents the results of that review and lays out strategies to […]
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Please join us on Zoom on Wednesday, October 2, from 1:00-2:00 PM for a presentation on the NSF Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) Program by Dr. Jason Borenstein of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The ER2 program supports projects that examine what constitutes or promotes responsible and ethical research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The ER2 program encourages […]
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C U R R E N T R E S O U R C E S UMaine Age-Friendly Resources in One Place The University of Maine is a designated Age-Friendly University. Visit umaine.edu/afuresources to get a complete listing of programs and services at UMaine that promote the wellbeing of older Mainers and inclusion in campus […]
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May 2, 2024 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Orono, Maine Judy Tupper, DHEd, MCHES, CPPS, Director, Population Health, Catherine Cutler Institute, and a faculty affiliated with the Institute of Medicine invites you to an event organized by the Maine Patient Safety Academy. Register today for the 2024 Maine Patient Safety Academy! Anyone interested or […]
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May 2, 2024 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Orono, Maine Judy Tupper, DHEd, MCHES, CPPS, Director, Population Health, Catherine Cutler Institute, and a faculty affiliated with the Institute of Medicine invites you to an event organized by the Maine Patient Safety Academy. Register today for the 2024 Maine Patient Safety Academy! Anyone interested or […]
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We continue with our series featuring the nine graduate students who received research fellowships to focus on research last summer. Joshua David Hamilton, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student advised by Andre Khalil, received funding for a project titled “Breast cancer case-control pilot study on patient-matched mammograms and histological tissue slides for NCI grant renewal proposal.” […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2023-24 CUGR and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) academic year fellowship winners. The Institute of Medicine will fund one fellowship, awarded to Sydney Brown, Molecular and Cellular Biology, “Evaluation of calcium inhibitor drugs in JC Polyomavirus infection,” advised by Melissa Maginnis The CUGR […]
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We continue with our series featuring the nine graduate students who received research fellowships to focus on research last summer. Sean Sibley, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, Clinical Assistant Faculty & FNP Program Coordinator in the University of Maine School of Nursing and a Ph.D. candidate in Nursing Education took time to answer a few questions […]
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Katie Patenaude is one of the nine graduate students who received a research fellowship to focus on research this summer. She took time to answer a few questions about the impact of the award, her experience at UMaine and plans for the future. We wish her the best as she defends her dissertation on September […]
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