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 more
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 more
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 more
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 […]
Read more
“What is philosophy’s role in medical care?” Find out on the fifth episode of Season Three of “The Maine Question” podcast. Some may imagine that people who major in and pursue careers in philosophy are relegated to poring through old dusty books about Plato and Socrates and other historic thinkers. But in reality, students who […]
Read more
A new Institute of Medicine at the University of Maine will coordinate and support the research and public outreach efforts of some of the state’s leading experts whose research and scholarly work at UMaine advances rural health care, diagnostic medicine, immune system diseases and disorders, and medical humanities. The newly formed institute will serve as […]
Read more
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues Oct. 9 with a virtual presentation by Melissa Maginnis, University of Maine associate professor of microbiology, associate director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and member of the University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board. In this presentation, Cellular and Molecular Determinants of a […]
Read more
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine fall seminar series continues with a presentation by Ph.D. candidate and National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow Wilson Adams of Vanderbilt University. In this virtual presentation, scheduled for 3-4 p.m. Oct. 2, Adams will provide an overview of the latest developments in optical imaging and neuromodulation for […]
Read more
The Bangor Daily News advanced the University of Maine Institute of Medicine’s upcoming webinar series, with each Zoom event slated for 3–4 p.m. Fridays from Sept. 25 through Nov. 13. All events are free, but registration is required. To register or learn more about the fall seminar series, visit the UMaine Institute of Medicine website. […]
Read more
The University of Maine Center on Aging and UMaine Medicine are promoting an online chat series to help Maine citizens 60 and older and particularly high-risk populations stay healthy, active and safe during the pandemic. Sessions from UMaine Health Connection Chats run from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays. The series includes: Sept. 23: The […]
Read more