Speakers: Dr. Leonard Brennan, Denise O’Connell and Dr. Jennifer Crittenden. About the speakers: Dr. Leonard Brennan, DMD, serves as a faculty member in Harvard's Department of Oral Health Policy and […]
Join MDIBL Science Café to discuss the challenges we face in the age of misinformation and discover ways we can equip our children and ourselves with the tools to better navigate these complex issues. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to support children and adults alike in becoming more resilient against misinformation and pseudoscience […]
Speaker: Zhao Xuan, Ph.D., Assistant professor of neurobiology, School of Biology and Ecology, UMaine About the speaker: Dr. Zhao Xuan is an assistant professor of Neurobiology at the University of Maine, specializing in cellular and molecular biology of neurons, synapse development, and invertebrate genetics. She earned her Ph.D. from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount […]
Speaker: Dr. Adriana Romero-Olivares, PhD. About the Speaker: Dr. Adriana Romero-Olivares, PhD., is an Assistant Professor at New Mexico State University. She is a soil microbiologist who works at the intersection of ecosystem ecology and evolution with an emphasis on fungi. She did her bachelor’s degree in Biology and master’s degree in Molecular Ecology at […]
Groundbreaking research from MDI Biological Laboratory Scientists Dr. Jane Disney and Dr. Richard Hilliard has uncovered a surprising source of PFAS contamination in the environment—rural schools. Everyday items like floor wax and toilet paper used in rural schools may be leaching dangerous “forever chemicals” into wastewater, ultimately contaminating groundwater that supply private wells on nearby properties. MDIBL […]
Maine Public Health Association, the University of Maine Career Center, the UMaine Health Professions Club and the Institute of Medicine will host a career panel and networking event on April 17, 5:30 – 7:30pm in room 300, Memorial Union. Join us to discuss careers in public health and learn more about various aspects of public health (e.g., global […]
Please join the Maine Wasted Food Solution Summit and invite others to learn why and how to stop wasting food in Maine. Friday, April 18, 2025 10am – 12pm Zoom […]
Please join the Maine Land and Sea Farmer Wellness Forum to network with others about the physical, psychological, and behavioral healthcare needs of Maine's land and sea farming and fishing communities. Spend a day of learning and dialogue. Who: Please attend if you care about the well-being of Maine’s fishing and farming communities and are a […]
THE MAINE RURAL DEMENTIA CARE TRAINING PROJECT, funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and administered by Northern Light Mood & Memory at Acadia Hospital, is pleased to present […]
