Jasper Makowski: Outstanding Graduating Student
Jasper Makowski of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences. He is majoring in microbiology and is a member of the […]
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At UMaine, NIH leader says AI could reshape medicine and expand rural care
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are reshaping medicine, with the potential to improve diagnosis, expand access to care and drive new research, a national health leader said […]
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Strout featured in ‘Maine Science Podcast’ segment on nursing student burnout
Kelley Strout, an associate professor of nursing at the University of Maine, was featured on a segment of the “Maine Science Podcast” to discuss the recent burnout in nursing students […]
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Chemical & Engineering News interviews Ishaq on microbe ‘doomsday vault’
Chemical & Engineering News interviewed Sue Ishaq, associate professor of veterinary sciences at the University of Maine, about the Microbiota Vault Initiative, a global nonprofit to preserve microbial variety. The […]
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Press Herald features UMaine alum, student on developing AI tool to improve breast cancer detection
The Portland Press Herald featured Jeremy Juybari, a recent Ph.D. graduate in electrical and computer engineering, and Josh Hamilton, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering, about developing a quicker and […]
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UMaine Ph.D. researcher seeks better ways to detect glaucoma
Temitope Olayinka, a Ph.D candidate at the University of Maine, has uncovered new information about the nature of glaucoma that could one day allow eye doctors to more effectively detect […]
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Fellowships send UMaine Ph.D. student to France to research cancer
Thousands of miles from the University of Maine in France’s second largest city, Jordan Miner is working with a global team of researchers to understand how cancer returns in patients […]
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Fatal infection risk in newborns may increase when this bacteria and fungus mix
Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that a common interaction between a bacterium and a fungus may significantly increase the risk of severe and potentially fatal infections in […]
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This tiny fish makes an outsized impact on biomedical research
Zebrafish are driving some of the University of Maine’s most advanced biomedical discoveries. The paperclip-sized fish share genetic similarities to humans and have unique traits that allow scientists to watch […]
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UMaine best positioned to start state’s first public medical school, independent study concludes
A public University of Maine medical school could strengthen the physician workforce, significantly improve health outcomes and drive economic development, but limited financial and medical residency capacity in the state […]
