Research

Doctor Tipster Cites Klimis-Zacas’ Blueberry Research

Doctor Tipster reported on research by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine, that found eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and lower LDL cholesterol. She also found a diet enriched with the fruit can normalize gene […]

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Klimis-Zacas’ Blueberry Research Cited in Medical Xpress

Medical Xpress reported on research by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a clinical nutritionist and professor at the University of Maine. Klimis-Zacas’ latest research found eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and lower LDL cholesterol. She also found a diet enriched with the fruit can […]

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Fenceviewer Reports on iCook Study Recruitment

Fenceviewer, the community news and information website for Hancock County, Maine, included an article on the need for participants in a University of Maine-led child food and fitness study called iCook. The five-state, $2.5 million USDA study is designed to prevent childhood obesity by improving culinary skills and promoting family meals. Researchers are seeking 100 children […]

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Equine Center Dedicated to Professor Chute

The Harold L. Chute DVM Center for Equine Research and Education was dedicated at its official opening Aug. 19 at the J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center at the University of Maine. Harold Chute was a UMaine professor of animal and veterinary sciences for more than 22 years. Chute, who died in 2008, also wrote […]

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History Professor Awarded Fulbright Canada Fellowship

Scott See, the Libra professor of history at the University of Maine, has been awarded a Fulbright Canada fellowship for research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the 2013–2014 academic year. He will study the emergence of written Canadian history that portrays the country in a peaceful light. See’s research project, “Public Memory […]

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Campground Surveys Focus on Firewood, Invasive Pests

In an effort to raise awareness about invasive forest pests, two University of Maine students will survey campers about their firewood use at Lamoine State Park and several private campgrounds on Mount Desert Island Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 22–24. Laura Brehm, an ecology and environmental sciences student, and Sally Peckenham, a nursing student, have been […]

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