“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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The Bangor Daily News published a story by Kate Fogg, a third-year journalism student at the University of Maine, highlighting the impact of the pandemic on nursing students at UMaine and other universities.
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Award-winning science author and New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer will discuss his book “Planet of Viruses” in an online talk at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 9. The book explores “the hidden world of” viruses and unveils how they “hold sway over the biosphere, how they produce new diseases and how we can harness […]
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Ipswich Local News shared a University of Maine student profile of nursing students and roommates Emma Moulton and Nicole Despres. Moulton is from Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic can be daunting, but roommates Nicole Despres and Emma Moulton strengthen each other’s resolve. The two University of Maine nursing seniors have been volunteering to vaccinate Mainers against the virus since January alongside 200 others from UMaine and more than 450 nursing students across the University […]
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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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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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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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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine has announced its second spring seminar series, with Zoom events scheduled 3–4 p.m. on Fridays from March 12–April 16. All events are free, but registration is required. The series kicks off March 12 with “In vivo physiology of kidney development detected with genetically encoded biosensors,” presented by Ian […]
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WVII (Channel 7) talked with University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy about the University of Maine System’s efforts to encourage employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The information campaign includes sharing reminders from the UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy and campus presidents that express support for vaccination.
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