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Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate _Invitation To "Long Covid: A Long Way To Go" Lecture, Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the University of Maine Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate regarding the Institute of Medicine's Second Annual Distinguished Science Lecture, "Long Covid: A Long Way to Go.".

Strategies For Supporting Student Learning Needs During The Covid Pandemic In Maine And Other States, Patricia L. Lech, Jane C. Fairman, Mella R. Mccormick, Maddie P. Buxton

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Maine Educational Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) report based on a study of the strategies and challenges involved in supporting preK–12 students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strategies For Supporting Teachers’ Instructional And Mental Health Needs During The Covid Pandemic In Maine And Other States, Janet C. Fairman, Patricia L. Lech, Mella R. Mccormick, Maddie P. Buxton

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The Maine Educational Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) report based on a study of the strategies and challenges involved in supporting preK–12 students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19_Maine Campus_The Lasting Effects Of Covid-19: College Students Stuggle With Returning To In-Person Education, Sydney Jackson

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Maine Campus opinion piece regarding the effects of COVID-19 on college students.

Covid-19_Maine Campus_Covid’S Still Here. Why Isn’T Our Strategy?, Emma Vannorsdall

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Editorial by Emma Vannorsdall in the Maine Campus newspaper regarding the University of Maine's response to COVID-19.

Influence Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Amphibian Road Mortality, Gregory Leclair, Matthew H. Chatfield, Zachary Wood, Jeffrey Parmelee, Cheryle A. Frederick

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its related human activity shutdowns provide unique opportunities for biodiversity monitoring through what has been termed the “anthropause” or the “great human confinement experiment.” The pandemic caused immense disruption to human activity in the northeastern United States in the spring of 2020, with notable reductions in traffic levels. These shutdowns coincided with the seasonal migration of adult amphibians, which are typically subject to intense vehicle-impact mortality. Using data collected as part of an annual community science monitoring program in Maine from 2018 to 2021, we examined how amphibian mortality probabilities responded to reductions in traffic during …

College Of Education & Human Development _Re-Opening Schools In The Midst Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons For Leaders From The 2020-2021 School Year, Catharine Biddle, Maria Frankland

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Report highlighting the findings of the “Beyond Crisis Schooling” research project which has worked to understand how school leaders understood and responded to the evolving landscape of the COVID crisis between March 2020 and June 2021, including what factors were most important in addressing both the unique and common challenges that their districts experienced through the analysis of
over 7,000 district documents and interviews with 52 district leaders.

Included as supplemental content are screenshots of the project's webpages.

Greater Belief In Science Predicts Mask-Wearing Behavior During Covid-19, Morgan D. Stosic, Shelby Helwig, Mollie A. Ruben

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic impacted both the physical and psychological aspects of people's lives. Personality traits are one of the factors that explain the diverse responses to stressful situations. This study aimed to investigate whether five-factor and maladaptive personality traits are associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms, suicide risk, self-reported COVID-19 symptoms, and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensively.

Mechanistic Understanding Of Innate And Adaptive Immune Responses In Sars-Cov-2 Infection, Mumtaz Y. Balkhi

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have triggered global pandemic that continue to impact adversely human health. New understanding has emerged about the innate and adaptive immune responses elicited in SARS-CoV-2 infection. The understanding of innate immune responses generated in hosts early in SARS-CoV-2 infection is vital for treatment efforts. Antiviral cytokines are released by innate immune cells in response to viral infections that play a pivotal role in limiting viral replication, pathology and generating optimal adaptive immune responses alongside the long-term memory responses against reinfections. One aspect of innate immune response generated against SARS-CoV-2 in vivo …

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate _Umspacesafe Update, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the University of Maine Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate regarding the UMSpaceSafe app being decommissioned following changes to UMS COVID-19 guidelines.+

A Comparison Of Prospective Space-Time Scan Statistics And Spatiotemporal Event Sequence Based Clustering For Covid-19 Surveillance, Fuyu Xu, Kate Beard

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 disease was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Cases in the United States began appearing in late January. On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic. By mid-March COVID-19 cases were spreading across the US with several hotspots appearing by April. Health officials point to the importance of surveillance of COVID-19 to better inform decision makers at various levels and efficiently manage distribution of human and technical resources to areas of need. The prospective space-time scan statistic has been used to help identify emerging COVID-19 disease clusters, but results from …

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate_Research Continuity Update Email, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maine regarding the fact that all research activity required notification versus approval, unless it involves domestic out-of-state and international travel, which was prohibited, unless an exception was sought and granted.

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School_ Research Continuity Travel Update Email, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School to University of Maine staff regarding updated guidance on travel for research. OVID-19, University of Maine, research, University of Maine Research, Graduate School, Vice President for Research

Covid-19 And Visual Disability: Can’T Look And Now Don’T Touch, John-Ross Rizzo, Mahya Beheshti, Yi Fang, Steven Flanagan, Nicholas A. Giudice

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Article provides a scientific explanation for pandemic-related challenges blind and visually impaired (BVI) people experience. These challenges include spatial cognition, nonvisual information access, and environmental perception. Also offers promising technical solutions for the above challenges.

How Students With Iep’S And Their Teachers Are Faring In Maine Schools During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Patricia Leech, Amy Johnson

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The goal of study was to better understand how instruction to students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) was delivered during remote learning this past spring and during the fall semester of the 2020-21school year, and how these vulnerable students have been impacted. Research questions looked at special education teacher impressions of what was effective, the challenges in delivery of remote education, and how student academic progress was affected. Special education teachers and special education directors were also asked how to best help students who fell behind and what additional resources or supports they needed.

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School_ Important Human Subjects Research Update Email, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School to University of Maine staff regarding updated guidance on Human Subjects Research effective February 10, 2021.

The guidance is included as supplementary content.

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School_Umspacesafe Reminder For Research And Scholarship Email, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the UMSpaceSafe Reminder for Research and Scholarship regarding the UMSpaceSafe app developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19_Maine Campus_Letter To The Editor, Sean Mcguire

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Letter to the Editor by Sean McGuire submitted to the Maine Campus Newspaper regarding the employment of students in the University of Maine's front line response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19_School Of Economics_Malacarne And Colleagues Address The Impacts Of Covid- 19 On Maine's Food System, University Of Maine School Of Economics

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Screenshot of a University of Maine School of Economics news release webpage regarding Jonathan Malacarne (SOE Assistant Professor), Jason Lilley (University of Maine Cooperative Extension Professional), and Tora Jackson (Maine Farmer Resource Network) presenting a summary of the impacts of COVID-19 on Maine's food system at the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's (DACF) 2021 virtual Maine Ag Trades Show.

Covid-19_Um Resources In Support Of Teaching In Spring 2021 Webpages, University Of Maine Center For Innovation In Teaching And Learning

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Screenshots of the University of Maine Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning's Resources in Support of Teaching in Spring 2021 webpages.

Covid-19_Ums Covid-19 Scientific Advisory Board_Library Presentation, Melissa Maginnis

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Slides from Melissa Maginnis' workshop at the 2021 Raymond H. Fogler Professional Development Day regarding the work of the Advisory Board.

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate_Research Continuity Update Email, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the Office of Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maine regarding an update on COVID-19 testing for Return to Campus research facilities.

New Media_New Media Seniors Win Seven University Research Awards, University Of Maine New Media

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Screenshot of a University of Maine New Media webpage detailing New Media seniors being honored with a record-setting seven university awards for 2020-2021. The projects included COVID-19 related apps.

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate_Research Continuity Update Email, Kody Varahramyan

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Email from Kody Varahramyan, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maine regarding an update to the Plan for Phased Continuity of the Research Enterprise due to the announcements by the State of Maine in response to the surging cases of COVID-19 in Maine and the nation.

Undergraduate And Graduate Students Option To Convert Fall 2020 Classes From Graded To Pass/Fail, Or To Withdraw From Classes Without Academic Penalty Email, John C. C. Volin

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Email from John C. Volin, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Maine to University of Maine employees regarding undergraduate and graduate students option to convert fall 2020 classes from graded to pass/fail, or to withdraw from classes without academic penalty.

Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate _Umspacesafe Update Email, University Of Maine Office Of The Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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Email from the University of Maine Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate regarding updates to the UMSpaceSafe tool.

Ensuring A Post-Covid Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss, Pamela Mcelwee, Esther Turnout, Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline, Jennifer Clapp, Cindy Isenhour, Tim Jackson, Eszter Kelemen, Daniel C. Miller, Graciela Rusch, Joachim H. Spangenberg, Anthony Waldron, Rupert J. Baumgartner, Brent Bleys, Michael W. Howard, Eric Mungatana, Hien Ngo, Irene Ring, Rui Santos

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Report that explores how governments can help mitigate ecosystem and species loss through their COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans.

University Of Maine Research_Umspacesafe Webpages, University Of Maine Research

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Screenshots of the University of Maine Research's UMSpaceSafe webpages. UMSpaceSafe was a tool to document research space use for the purpose of managing and mitigating hazards, including potential COVID-19 exposure. All UMaine/UMM personnel and students conducting institutionally associated research were required to use this tool when accessing and departing research associated spaces on and off-campus, including campus labs, research common areas, field sites, farms, and non-UMaine/UMM research centers.

Also included as supplementary content is information regarding an update to the site in October, 2020.

Covid-19_Jack Pine Project Webpage, University Of Maine

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Screenshot of the webpage of the University of Maine Jack Pine Project which sought to connect artists, art educators, and art therapists with residents from around Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jack Pine Project was a collaboration of the Maine Folklife Center and Maine Studies Program at the University of Maine, and the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

The Impact Of A Six‐Year Climate Anomaly On The “Spanish Flu” Pandemic And Wwi, Alexander F. More, Christopher P. Loveluck, Heather Clifford, Michael J. Handley, Andrei V. Kurbatov, Michael Mccormick, Paul A. Mayewski

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Research study on the links between climate change and the 1918 flu pandemic.