Medicine

Media cite Ferrini-Mundy, Doughty in announcing vaccine campaign

News Center Maine cited University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a story about the system’s campaign to encourage vaccinations. WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and Maine Public cited UMaine nursing student Candace Doughty in reporting on the campaign. WVII (Channel 7) also covered the announcement of the […]

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Media promote April 9 nursing conference

The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com and the Sun Journal advanced the University of Maine School of Nursing’s annual evidence-based practice conference, “Our Environment: Nurses Taking Action on Sustainable Health Solutions,” from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. April 9. The event features keynote presentations by Paul Mayewski, director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, and Katie Huffling, the executive director of Alliance […]

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Omicron Xi announces agenda for April 9 conference

“Our Environment: Nurses Taking Action on Sustainable Health Solutions” is the focus of the annual evidence-based practice conference of the Omicron Xi at-Large Chapter of the global nursing honor society Sigma Theta Tau International at the University of Maine on April 9. The virtual event, which is open to the public, will be held from […]

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VillageSoup promotes Klimis-Zacas talk about benefits of wild blueberries

VillageSoup advanced a talk by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a University of Maine professor of clinical nutrition, on the health benefits of consuming wild blueberries at noon on March 30. This Zoom event is part of Merryspring’s Online Winter Talk Series. Request more information and a Zoom link by emailing info@merryspring.org.

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Shelia Edalatpour

Edalatpour receives NSF CAREER Award to study thermal radiation in quantum materials and quantum-sized distances

Components the size of a few atoms, known as quantum materials, can enhance how technology functions and manages its heat. However, little is known about how heat is emitted and exchanged in quantum materials in contrast with their more common counterparts, three-dimensional bulk materials. Sheila Edalatpour, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University […]

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BDN notes UMaine as benefactor of remote learning, telehealth services grant

The Bangor Daily News noted that the University of Maine will benefit from a $3.6 million grant to “expand access to remote learning and telehealth services for rural Mainers.” The University of Maine System was one of four educational organizations to receive the joint grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and will invest its […]

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