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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Republican Journal reported the University of Maine still has spots available in two professional development courses: a new aquaculture systems workshop at the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research in Franklin, and a three-day certificate program in project management at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The aquaculture workshop runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays […]
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VillageSoup reported Suzanne Greenlaw, a doctoral student at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, will lead a presentation on Native American access to traditional plants at noon on Feb. 4 at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. In 2016, the National Park Service Code of Federal Regulations was changed to allow opportunities for […]
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Jacquelyn Gill’s “Warm Regards” was one of five nominees for “Best Green Podcast” at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2020 on Friday, Jan. 17 in Los Angeles. And the University of Maine paleoecologist expects this coming season’s podcast will be even better. When the podcast began in 2016, it was the only one about climate change. […]
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The J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center’s herd of Holsteins tied for third place for the Holstein Association’s 2019 Top Breed Age Average for Colleges and Universities in the U.S. Breed Age Average provides a means to compare a given animal’s or herd’s characteristics to the breed’s average for an animal with a similar age […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the fifth annual Rapid Research Week at the University of Maine’s Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab). Students and faculty collaborate on research, from idea conception to final presentation, the report states. Each group conducted an experiment based on their research question, and presented […]
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Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies and head of the Parenting Relationships Research Lab at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The topic of the show was co-parenting, which can include divorced couples sharing parenting duties, grandparents raising their grandchildren, and other blended family situations.
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Daniel Puhlman, University of Maine assistant professor of family studies who heads the Parenting Relationships Research Lab, will be a guest on the Maine Public show “Maine Calling” 1–2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. The topic is co-parenting, which can include divorced couples sharing parenting duties, grandparents raising their grandchildren, and other blended family situations. Puhlman […]
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