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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 …

Covid-19_Umaine News_Wvii Talks With Lieberthal About Disease Superspreader Prediction, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding WVII (Channel 7) speaking with Brandon Lieberthal, a University of Maine research associate in the School of Biology and Ecology, about the development of a mathematical model that can be used to identify potential superspreader locations and to predict the efficacy of mitigation strategies.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Education Week Talks With Ferrini-Mundy About Stem Teaching During The Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Education Week report on a symposium at the American Educational Research Association's virtual annual meeting featuring Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine.

Covid-19_Umaine News_The Grand Challenge – Remote Chemistry Labs For 1,000 Students, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of UMaine News press release regarding remote learning and teaching in the University of Maine Chemistry Department for the 2021 Spring Semester.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Umaine Students Get Immersive Experience In Engineering Education, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of UMaine News press release regarding Asli Sezen-Barrie, associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development redesigning her class on Teaching Science in the Secondary School to provide more opportunities for preservice teachers at UMaine to learn about engineering concepts and meet with engineers.

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.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Boester Devises Methods To Preserve Collaborative, Learner-Focused Mathematics Instruction During Pandemic, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of Maine News release regarding Timothy Boester, an assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of Maine devises methods to preserve collaborative, learner focused mathematics instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, And Agriculture_Conservation Biology Wle 323 Covid-19 Response Email, Dianne Kopec

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Email from Dianne Kopec, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine to the Provost Office regarding the relevance of COVID-19 to the lecture topics in Conservation Biology WLE 323. Also, describes the results of an anonymous poll, asking how students were feeling after spring break during the 2020 Spring Semester.

College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences_Mt 101 & Wgs 101_Covid-19 Response, Kevin Roberge

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Email from Kevin Roberge, Adjunct Mathematics Faculty, University of Maine to the Provost Office regarding how he had incorporated the COVID-19 pandemic into his courses MAT 101 and WGS 101.

College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, And Agriculture_Eco 180 And 405 Reading Recommendations, Sharon Klein

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Email from Sharon Klein, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Maine to the Provost Office describing Professor Klein's energy classes ECO 180 and 405, she lead an optional hour-long Zoom discussion about the topic "What does the coronavirus mean for sustainable energy?" during the week of March 30. Includes list of the recommended articles students should read in advance of the discussion.

Ehd 573 Epidemic Extra Credit Videos & Cover Email, Craig A. Mason

College of Education and Human Development

Extra credit videos for the course Introduction to Education Statistics, on some of the mathematical principles involved in understanding pandemics, taught by Craig A. Mason, Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods, University of Maine. Also, includes cover email from Professor Mason to the Provost Office regarding the videos.

College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, And Agriculture_Fail, Withdrawals, And Peer Mentor Program Email, George Criner

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Email from the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture regarding the College's Fail, Withdrawals, and Peer Mentor Program for students in the 2020 Spring Semester during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Emera Astronomy Center Supports Covid-19 Research Efforts, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of Maine News release regarding the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine contributing to global scientific research efforts to fight COVID-19.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Carbon Emission Drop Amid Covid-19, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

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Screenshot of Maine News release regarding Maine Public interview with Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, and Andrew Pershing, chief scientific officer and climate change ecologist for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, for the Maine Calling piece "Climate Change & COVID-1 9: How Pandemic-Driven Changes in Behavior Might Affect Our Environment."

Mitchell Center_April Update, University Of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions

Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Email update for the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, including an update regarding the Center's activities during the COVID-19.

College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences_Covid-19 Course Content, Kristin Vekasi, Frederic Rondeau, Marcella Sorg, Derek Michaud, Ayesha Miller, Kirsten Jacobson, Lillian Herakova, Mark Brewer

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

List of COVID-19 related course content in the University of Maine's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences during the 2020 Spring Semester. Includes descriptions from:

• Kristin Vekasi, Associate Professor, Political Science for POS 349: Politics of Media and Censorship;
• Frederic Rondeau, Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Classics for Introduction to French Classics Novels of the XX-XXI century;
• Marcella Sorg (Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Climate Change Institute, and Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center for ANT 260: Forensic Anthropology;
• Derek Michaud, Lecturer, Philosophy; Coordinator of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies for PHI 105: Introduction to Religious Studies and PHI 100: Contemporary …

Mat 116 Introduction To Calculus - Course Material, Ayesha Maliwal Bundy

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Updated addendum to MAT 116 (Introduction to Calculus) syllabus, updated course timeline (both before and after the storms since many students lost power) and a contingency plan for their course team.

Processes Development Center_Alcohol Production Hospital Memo, University Of Maine Processes Development Center

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Memo response from the University of Maine Processes Development Center to Maine hospitals in response to their contact regarding a need for alcohol-based hand sanitizer products. The work was coordinated by Colleen Walker, Director of the Processes Development Center.

Processes Development Center_Alcohol Production Non-Hospital Memo, University Of Maine Processes Development Center

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Memo response from the University of Maine Processes Development Center in response to contacts regarding a need for alcohol-based hand sanitizer products. The work was coordinated by Colleen Walker, Director of the Processes Development Center.

Mat 127 (Calculus Ii) - Course Syllabus, David Bradley

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Updated syllabus of MAT 127 (Calculus II) class. The update reflects the change in course format necessitated by the mandated transition to off-campus online instruction.

Mat 426 Real Analysis Ii - Course Syllabus, David Bradley

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Updated syllabus of MAT 426 (Introduction to Real Analysis II) class. The update reflects the change in course format necessitated by the mandated transition to off-campus online instruction.

College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, And Agriculture_Covid-19 Guidance, Fred Servello

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture

Screenshot of University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture webpage with College specific guidance for during the COVID-19 pandemic.