WABI (Channel 5), WMTW in Portland and WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine has been issued a patent for technology that could aid in the early detection of breast cancer by identifying dormant, potentially cancerous tissue before it progresses to an aggressive metastatic cancer. “Right now, radiology is based on reactive medicine. Meaning, let’s […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8) reported on Dorothy Klimis-Zacas’ discovery that wild blueberries have properties that significantly promote cell migration and speed of wound closure. The University of Maine professor of clinical nutrition will work to develop a topical cream with embedded bioactive compounds for the commercial marketplace. The CBS affiliate in Denver shared […]
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Editor’s note: A video of the Roux Institute announcement is online. Maine native and entrepreneur David Roux joined Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun today to announce the formation of the Roux Institute at Northeastern University in Portland. University of Maine System Trustee Gregory Johnson and University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy attended the announcement event […]
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The University of Maine was included in a SeafoodSource story about Gov. Janet Mills’ 10-year strategic economic development plan to grow the state’s economy. Kingfish Zeeland, which is seeking to build a recirculating aquaculture system facility in Jonesport, Maine, recently announced a partnership with the state’s flagship University of Maine campus, according to the story. Kingfish […]
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The Courier in Dundee, Scotland interviewed Walter Golet, a research assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, about a swordfish recently spotted in Scottish waters by members of an aerial surveying crew. It’s reportedly only the second time a swordfish has been confirmed in the area. “Swordfish have a huge latitudinal […]
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Turner Publishing advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s wild blueberry conference Feb. 22 at Hollywood Casino in Bangor. For more information, contact Mary Michaud, 207.581.3175; mary.j.michaud@maine.edu, visit the conference website or contact UMaine Extension blueberry specialist Lily Calderwood, 207.581.3193; lily.calderwood@maine.edu.
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Fiddlehead Focus posted information about a Feb. 19 healthy soil workshop for farmers coordinated by Maine Farmland Trust, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District and farmers at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. A number of UMaine-affiliated experts will take part. […]
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The University of Maine has been issued a patent for a computational approach that has the potential to assist in the early detection of breast cancer. With further validation, the recently patented technology could help identify dormant potentially cancerous tissue before it progresses to an aggressive metastatic cancer, allowing clinicians to take a proactive treatment […]
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University of Maine professor of clinical nutrition Dorothy Klimis-Zacas has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to support research into the wound-healing properties of bioactive compounds found in Maine wild blueberries. Klimis-Zacas has been researching the favorable effects of wild blueberries on human health for more than 20 years. Her […]
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The Associated Press and WVII (Channel 7) quoted Marcella Sorg, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, in reports on a slight increase in Maine drug overdose deaths for the first three quarters of 2019. Sorg has compiled the state’s drug death data for the Maine Attorney General’s office […]
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