Maine Impact Week UMaine Center on Aging – Older Adult Health and Wellness Fair
University of Maine Older Adult Health and Wellness Fair – April 12
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Maine Impact Week IOM Rural Health Webinar
The event took place on April 11 during Impact Week. Watch a recording of the event. UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will offer opening remarks when the UMaine Institute of Medicine brings together a panel of leaders from the state to discuss rural health in Maine. Moderated by Dr. Kelley Strout, Director of the UMaine School […]
Read moreMicrobes and Social Equity speaker series, Jan 19 – April 27, 2022
Registration is now open for the Microbes and Social Equity speaker series, which is in its second year this spring. Hurry, the first seminar is on Wednesday, Jan 19th! The seminars are free and open for anyone to attend, but require registration to Zoom for each of the talks. You can find the full speaker list […]
Read moreFellowships award winners announced by CUGR
CUGR Awards The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the winners of Academic Year fellowship programs. Supported by the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, CUGR provides several fellowship programs including the UMaine Institute of Medicine, UMaine Artificial Intelligence, and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) […]
Read moreOnline resources from the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium June 14 – 18, 2021
The Microbes and Social Equity working group and The University of Maine Institute of Medicine presented an inaugural symposium on: “Microbes, Social Equity, and Rural Health” Summary: This meeting highlights recent investigations into beneficial and detrimental instances of microbial exposure, in the context of how social policy may mediate or deepen disparities between and within […]
Read moreMental Health in Times of COVID-19 Symposium, April 5th, 2021
Thank you all for attending the Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Symposium on April 5th, 2021. If you missed the event, please use the links below to revisit the Symposium Symposium program Recording, morning sessions Recording, afternoon session Mindfulness Tools Home and Community Based Treatment in the time of a pandemic – Powerpoint Presentation […]
Read moreGrace Smith: Molecular and Cellular Biology Major
Grace Smith: Molecular and cellular biology major, Outstanding Graduating Student and salutatorian
Read moreWVII, WABI report on biomedical engineering capstone projects
WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on senior capstone projects created by biomedical engineering students at the University of Maine. The students showed off their projects ahead of the 2018 UMaine Student Symposium. One group worked with mechanical engineering technology students to develop a soft, wearable robotic system to assist older adults or […]
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Students’ biomedical engineering spinoff company receives VentureWell funding
A group of biomedical engineering graduate students at the University of Maine has been selected by nonprofit VentureWell to receive funding and training to develop their medical simulation startup. The students are receiving a $5,000 grant to help build their spinoff company, Zephyrus Simulation LLC. As part of their senior capstone, the students developed a […]
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UMaine School of Nursing to celebrate largest first-year class in decades with White Coat Ceremony
Maine will be one step closer to closing the gap in its health care workforce when 115 University of Maine School of Nursing students — the largest first-year class in recent history — take an oath of compassionate care on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. Nearly 300 parents, teachers, alumni and students will gather […]
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