The University Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) at the University of Maine has been awarded the “Striving for Excellence in Campus EMS” recognition by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF). UVAC is one of three organizations nationwide to receive this honor, chosen from a pool of 103 applicants. This recognition highlights exceptional performance in […]
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Aging can impair people’s ability to maintain their balance while walking, increasing the risk for falls and injuries. One method for improving motor skills for walking is through training or rehabilitating gait — a person’s walking pattern. With the population of Maine — the oldest in the nation — growing older, a team of University […]
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Maine Impact Week, an annual celebration of the University of Maine’s community and contributions to the scientific, creative and economic advancement of the state, officially kicks off on April 7. More than 25 events will highlight the impact of research and creativity produced by Maine’s only R1 research university, a distinction held by 187 top-tier […]
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For undergraduate student Chantelle Flores of Oakland, Maine, using art to alleviate others’ suffering and advocating for change inspires her coursework at the University of Maine. She is tackling a project for the UMaine Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) that explores medical trauma through the lens of documentary poetics. This project will combine […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) highlighted the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce program through the University of Maine School of Nursing. The program helps fund the education of family nurse practitioners and is aimed at addressing gaps in rural healthcare.
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The Institute of Medicine (IoM) at the University of Maine and VA Maine Healthcare System (VA Maine) have partnered to enhance health and medical research, education and clinical care across the state. The collaboration brings together world-class researchers, clinicians and educators, from one of the nation’s top research universities and one of the leading health […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on research underway in the University of Maine’s Hess Lab to find a universal treatment for the flu virus. Samuel Hess, UMaine professor with the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is working on the project with graduate and undergraduate physics students. “The idea is, can we come up with something more […]
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Spectrum News interviewed University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy on a feasibility study that will give detailed guidance about what it would take to bring a public medical school to Maine. The University of Maine System (UMS) will partner with the nation’s leading medical education consultant, Tripp Umbach, to […]
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Ask anyone who frequents the forests of New England and they will likely speak of unwelcome companions — ticks. Blacklegged ticks are expanding their range and rising in numbers, infecting people with pathogens that cause conditions like Lyme disease and babesiosis. Climate change is frequently blamed, but researchers have noticed another man-made problem may be […]
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The National Institutes of Health awarded University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Amanda Ignacz the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award for her work with neuromuscular disease. This nationally competitive award honors and invests in pre-doctoral students by helping them obtain research training while conducting their dissertation research. Enrolled in the Graduate School […]
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