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New Program Combines Medicine, Arts, Christel Peters

General University of Maine Publications

Some people consider themselves to be a numbers person, more than a creative type. Others feel drawn to the artistic side of life more than the analytical. Since the 1960s, when Nobel-prize winning research painted a picture of a human brain split straight down the middle - it is believed t hat humans are either right or left brain dominated. People associate with logic, critical thinking, and mathematics - or art, expression, and creativity.

But what if there was a way to cross that great divide?

New Umaine Program Addresses Opioid Epidemic Challenges, Chrisel Peters, University Of Maine Institute Of Medicine

General University of Maine Publications

Addressing the opioid epidemic in the United States requires expanding access to treatment and work to prevent the more than 130 deaths each day from opioid-related drug overdoses nationwide.

Maine's rate of fatal overdoses due to opioids - the class of drugs that include heroin and morphine as well as fentanyl, oxycodone, and hydrocodone - has increased significantly in t he last decade; with serious consequences for individuals, families, and communities.

Umaine Research Project Focuses On Improving Trust In Autonomous Vehicles Using Human-Vehicle Collaboration, Margaret Nagle

General University of Maine Publications

A $500,000 National Science Foundation research grant to the University of Maine to study self-driving vehicles aims to make the transportation of the future more accessible, usable and trustworthy.

2019, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications, Margaret Nagle, Beth Staples

General University of Maine Publications

This is a catalog of press releases put out by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications between January 23, 2019 and December 31, 2019.