The University of Maine Institute of Medicine will host a free webinar, “Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy and Maternal/Child Health,” from noon–1 p.m. on March 25. The webinar will feature Abby Fleisch, associate professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine, attending physician of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Maine Medical Center and researcher […]
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Centralmaine.com and the Sun Journal shared information about a free, live webinar about early detection of psychosis hosted by the University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Training Program, from 10:30 a.m.–noon on April 1. A certificate of attendance will be provided to participants. Register here.
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The Bangor Daily News, Lab Roots, Daily Bulldog, Medical Xpress, News Azi, News Medical, Cystic Fibrosis News Today and RT Magazine reported on a UMaine study that found pathogens don’t always work against drug treatments. Sometimes, they can strengthen them. The researchers found that a pathogen called Pseudomonas aeruginosa works with a drug called fluconazole to […]
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Pathogens don’t always work against drug treatments. Sometimes, they can strengthen them, according to a new University of Maine study. Diseases caused by a combination of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites — also known as polymicrobial infections — are challenging to treat because scientists don’t fully understand how pathogens interact during infection and how these […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been an isolating and lonely time for almost everyone. For adolescents especially, the loneliness accompanied by pandemic-related school closures and the like has led to an increase in mental health issues like depression and self-destructive behavior, according to a University of Maine-led study. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical […]
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Four faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program. The 2022 projects will develop research innovations in accessibility education, aquaculture, computer-aided breast cancer detection and marine sciences. MIRTA, coordinated by UMaine’s Foster Center for Innovation, assists teams from […]
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For his research using robots to aid mobility, Babak Hejrati, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. The annual CAREER awards are one of the organization’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty and include a federal […]
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UMaine Nursing was awarded a $1.7 million award from HRSA to diversify the nursing workforce. The grant provides funding to reform admission standards in the school and implement an evidence-based holistic admission process; support inclusive communities and student support in the Nursing Living Learning Community; modify curriculum across the school to include concepts and behaviors […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Eastport Health Care Inc. now has two locations in Machias with a new pediatric clinic located on the first floor of Sennett Hall at the University of Maine at Machias.
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The Portland Press Herald reported that enrollment at the University of Maine School of Nursing has increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelley Strout, director of the nursing school, said “we have not lost any students due to fears of the pandemic. We’ve seen the opposite. They’ve risen to the occasion.” The first-year class consists of […]
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