Medical Xpress shared a news release about a new peer-reviewed editorial in the American Journal of Hypertension from University of Maine and University of Arkansas researchers. In the piece, they argued that using B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels is an effective means of reducing blood pressure and may be especially useful in the management […]
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Editor’s note: The family of Ann Schonberger has arranged a memorial gathering to celebrate her life on Saturday, April 9 at 2:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. A memorial service will be held in Bangor later this year to honor the life and legacy of Ann Schonberger, retired director of the University of Maine Women […]
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Maine’s research and innovation reputation takes a monumental step forward as the state’s public research university earns an R1 Carnegie Classification, UMaine joins the ranks of the nation’s top 146 doctoral research universities engaged in “very high research activity.” Orono, Maine — The University of Maine has been designated an R1 university by the prestigious […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Judith Rosenbaum, associate professor and chair of the University of Maine Department of Communication and Journalism, about book banning in schools. “When we ban books, we’re not taking information away from children,” Rosenbaum said. “We’re just taking a specific story away from them because they can still find that information somewhere […]
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The Ellsworth American reported that Margery Irvine, a University of Maine English lecturer, will lead an online book club discussion about “Silas Crockett” on March 6. The talk is sponsored by Word, the Blue Hill literary arts festival.
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The University of Maine Department of Political Science is accepting essays for the 2022 Graton Prize in Constitutional Law, which comes with a grand prize of up to $8,000. Participants must compose 2,000–5,000-word essays that answer one of five questions related to constitutional law by drawing — where appropriate — from the intent of the […]
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Ali Abedi, University of Maine associate vice president for research and professor of electrical and computer engineering, presented written testimony Feb. 1 to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business in support of a proposal to establish a Maine Space Corporation. The corporation would be governed by a board that […]
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Using B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels is an effective means of reducing blood pressure and may be especially useful in the management of drug-resistant hypertension, according to researchers at the University of Maine and University of Arkansas. UMaine emeritus professor of psychology Merrill Elias, who also is emeritus cooperating professor in the Graduate School […]
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Three interdisciplinary projects focused on meeting Maine needs have been awarded competitive seed grants through University of Maine Portland Gateway to facilitate convergent research across the University of Maine System. The grant program, CONVERGE Maine, brings together UMS experts with an interest in transdisciplinary work, developing and strengthening partnerships with other institutions and organizations […]
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Marcella Sorg, a forensic anthropologist and a University of Maine research professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the history of drug overdose tracking and prescription drug data monitoring in Maine. Sorg directs the center’s Rural Drug & Alcohol Research Program and compiles overdose data for the […]
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