WABI cites UMaine Center on Aging in hospice care report
WABI (Channel 5) mentioned the University of Maine Center on Aging in a story intended to raise awareness of local hospice care services and resources.
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WABI talks with Strout about nursing students administering COVID-19 vaccines
Kelley Strout, associate professor and director of the University of Maine School of Nursing, talked with WABI (Channel 5) about UMaine students administering COVID-19 vaccines. “We’re planning to deploy 108 senior nursing students who have already gone through our laboratory courses and had laboratory training on IM injection,” Strout said, noting that many of the […]
Read moreStrout talks with Insight Into Diversity about changes to nursing program during the pandemic
Insight Into Diversity interviewed Kelley Strout, University of Maine associate professor and director of the School of Nursing, about supporting students during the pandemic, and how COVID-19 has prompted changes in UMaine’s nursing programs.
Read moreMedia advances JAX, UMaine Alzheimer’s dementia research
ScienceDaily and News Medical advanced a media release about a Jackson Laboratory- and University of Maine-led research team discovering a connection between the gene Dlgap2 and Alzheimer’s dementia. Catherine Kaczorowski, associate professor and Evnin family chair in Alzheimer’s research at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), and adjunct professor with the UMaine Graduate School of Biomedical Science […]
Read moreMedical Xpress reports on UMaine/University of South Australia study of Mediterranean diet
Medical Xpress picked up a University of Maine new release highlighting a study by UMaine and University of South Australia researchers that found that adhering to a Mediterranean diet can lower blood pressure for older adults in the U.S. and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Among those involved in the research: Fayeza Ahmed, assistant […]
Read moreMaine Public reports UMaine exploring dry ice production
Maine Public reported that the University of Maine is exploring dry ice production and increasing cold storage capacity to support coronavirus vaccine distribution. A UMaine spokesperson indicated that the University will report their findings to the Maine CDC by the end of this week.
Read moreCUGR announces student award winners for two new fellowships
The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research has announced the first winners for two recently established fellowship programs. Supported by the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, CUGR created the UMaine Institute of Medicine and UMaine Artificial Intelligence fellowships this year with their respective program, and will welcome […]
Read moreUMaine Medicine hosting Oct. 30 webinar on impacts of pollution, climate change on human health
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues with a virtual presentation by Nishad Jayasundara, assistant professor in the School of Marine Sciences and Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 3–4 p.m. Oct. 30. In this presentation, Water Pollution, Rising Temperatures and a Mysterious Kidney Disease, Jayasundara will discuss his research examining the biochemical […]
Read moreBDN interviews Sorg for report on prevalence of fentanyl analogs in Penobscot County
Marcella Sorg, University of Maine research professor and director of the Rural Alcohol and Drug Research Program, talked with the Bangor Daily News about a recent study by Millennium Health LLC that ranked Penobscot County first in the nation for the presence of rare fentanyl copycat drugs in samples collected from patients as part of […]
Read moreInstitute of Medicine highlights October webinars
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues 3–4 p.m. Oct. 23 with a virtual presentation by Somayeh Khosroazad, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine. In this presentation, The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research from the Engineering Perspective, Khosroazad will provide […]
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