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2023 Microbes and Social Equity Speaker Series Open for Registration

The series will be held over zoom beginning January 18 – May 3, 2023, every Wednesday from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST. Registration is free, and anyone is welcome. The details of the program can be found here. Overview: Microorganisms are critical to many aspects of biological life, including human health.  The human body […]

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Volunteers Needed for a Research Study on Biomechanics of Walking

Babak Hejrati, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is recruiting subjects for his NSF CAREER study, a research study on biomechanics of walking.  The purpose of this study is to study the effects of vibration feedback on walking. You may qualify if you: ● Are 65 years old or above ● Able to walk independently Experiment […]

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New associate director for archiving named for Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study

November 16, 2022 The directors of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS) announce the appointment of Susan Elias as associate director for archiving. Elias will serve as study archivist and historian for MSLS, which has data collected since 1974. Elias earned degrees in wildlife science at the University of Maine and Virginia Tech (bachelor’s and master’s, […]

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Effort to recruit, retain more UMaine clinical psychology students from diverse backgrounds earns national award

December 1, 2022 The University of Maine Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Program has received a national award for its multifaceted effort to recruit and retain more in-state students from diverse backgrounds.  The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) named UMaine the 2022 recipient of its Student Diversity Initiative Award, which includes $2,500 for the […]

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News from Arts and Humanities in Medicine

Applications are now accepted for the Maine Arts & Humanities in Medicine Certificate, part of the UMaine Intermedia Program, now in its third year. Professionals and students, from healthcare and art research backgrounds, converge over the course of one year to discuss the role of humanities in wellness practice. The program is designed to support […]

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News from Arts and Humanities in Medicine

The Maine Arts & Humanities in Medicine Certificate, part of the UMaine Intermedia Program, is in its third year. Professionals and students, from healthcare and art research backgrounds, converge over the course of one year to discuss the role of humanities in wellness practice. The program is designed to support practitioners, and the seminar is […]

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2022 Arts and Humanities in Medicine Graduating Class

The Certificate, Arts & Humanities in Medicine, is the result of an inter-organizational working group from Northern Light/Eastern Maine Medical Center (NL/EMMC) and the University of Maine. This program, focused on the intersection of arts, humanities and medicine, seeks to bring together practitioners from many fields and disciplines to explore imaginative solutions to the issue […]

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Student Spotlight: Emily Irvine, Senior in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences

Yaseen Balkhi, Ph.D., is an Institute of Medicine  external affiliate, instructor at UMaine with additional appointment as an assistant professor from Tufts University School of Medicine who serves as scientific director of IT Bio, a Boston-based firm he co-founded.  He shared that Emily Irvine, a senior in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences is doing capstone 491-Molecular and Microbiology Research at IT […]

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Summer 2022 Microbes and Social Equity symposium recordings available

Symposium description: To understand a microbiome, you must learn about the bustling community of microorganisms and the complex ecosystems they live in, because one cannot exist without the other. So, too, does microbiome research rely on understanding the lives and ecology of humans, because there is no aspect of human life which does not involve microbes […]

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