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Graduate School Reaches Record-High Enrollment, University Of Maine Graduate School

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine Graduate School reports its highest enrollment numbers since 2010. In 2020, the total number of graduate students enrolled is 2,276 with a doctoral headcount of 517. This is the first time doctoral enrollment has ever exceeded 500, and tops the previous high mark of 463 in 2012.

Researchers Find Possible Link Between Drinking Water And Mysterious Kidney Disease, Christel Peters

General University of Maine Publications

UMaine researchers contributed to a March 2020 article that studies the effects of chemicals found in drinking water - and how the combination of certain chemicals could be the cause of a mysterious, chronic kidney disease impacting millions of people around the world.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Physiology, Nishad Jayasundara, and doctoral candidate Remy Babich, report that the consumption of chemicals and exposure to other environmental stressors could lead to kidney dysfunction. Their findings have implications for kidney development in children who may consume this water.

Harold Alfond Foundation Investing $240 Million To Bring Transformative Change To The University Of Maine System, University Of Maine System

General University of Maine Publications

The Harold Alfond Foundation’s historic investment in Maine and its people includes a $240 million commitment to the University of Maine System to bring transformative change to the state’s largest educational, research, innovation and talent development asset.

The Alfond investment in the University of Maine System is the largest ever to a public institution of higher education in New England and the 8th largest gift ever made to a U.S. institution of public higher education.

Institute Of Medicine Advancing Human Health And Wellbeing In Maine And Beyond, Kody Varahramyan, David Harder

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Emergence of a transformative and coordinated community of collaborating researchers and educators, who in partnership with health care providers and other stakeholders are dedicated to the advancement of human health and wellbeing in the state of Maine and beyond, through discovery and learning in health and life sciences, from basic and translational research, to clinical practices and healthcare workforce development.

Umaine Medicine Initiative Now The Institute Of Medicine, Tammy Crosby

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Launched in Fall 2018, the UMaine Medicine initiative was intended to support in a coordinated and synergistic manner the growth and development of research and scholarly activity in health and life sciences, and to better position the university with related community outreach and engagement efforts. Through the contribution of many faculty and other participants, and guided by a steering committee with broad faculty representation, significant progress has been made towards the realization of this goal.

Umaine Receives Patent For Composite Building Products Made With Cellulose Nanofibers, Ashley Forbes

General University of Maine Publications

The University of Maine has been issued a patent for a process to create construction materials that are bound with cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and offer increased durability and environmental friendliness.

While the technology can be used to create a variety of commonly used building materials, the primary application for this patent focuses on a replacement for particle board, which is used widely in furniture and countertops.

Umaine Holds Virtual Groundbreaking For $78 Million Ferland Engineering Education And Design Center, Dana Humphrey, Jeffery N. Mills, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

General University of Maine Publications

A virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the $78 million Engineering Education and Design Center (EEDC) took place April 28, 2020 on the University of Maine campus.

Click on the download link for a machine-generated English-language transcript.

2020, Umaine News Press Releases, Division Of Marketing And Communications

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 2, 2020 and December 15, 2020.