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Research Security And Foreign Influence, Office Of The Vice President For Research

General University of Maine Publications

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University Of Maine Research Productivity At All-Time High, Despite The Pandemic, Office Of The Vice President For Research

General University of Maine Publications

While fiscal year 2021 will be marked by COVID-19 and the considerable challenges that come with a global pandemic, it will also be marked by the great accomplishments and the inspiring collaborations, teamwork, and resilience that have taken place at the University of Maine.

2021 Student Symposium Research And Creative Activity Book Of Abstracts, Melinda (Mindy) Pelletier, Vice President For Research And Dean Of The Graduate School

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The UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS) is an annual event that celebrates undergraduate and graduate student research and creative work. Students from a variety of disciplines present their achievements with video presentations. It’s the ideal occasion for the community to see how UMaine students’ work impacts locally – and beyond.

The 2021 Student Symposium Research and Creative Activity Book of Abstracts includes a complete list of student presenters as well as abstracts related to their works.

Umaine Receives Patent For Composite Laminates Bound With Cellulose Nanofibers, Ashley Forbes

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The University of Maine has been issued a patent for a process to create strong composite laminates that are bound with cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). This technology, called Cellubound™, is part of UMaine's widening patent portfolio of strong, environmentally friendly products bound with CNF.

The process developed by UMaine researchers involves soaking sheets of paper in a CNF slurry, then layering the soaked sheets together and using a heated press to remove the water and bond the layers. The resulting product, made entirely of paper and uniquely impregnated with CNF, is strong, stiff and board-like, with the potential to replace plastics …

An Indigenous Micro - To Meta-Narrative: Microbes And Social Equity With Dr. Nicole Redvers, University Of Maine Institute Of Medicine, The Ishaq Lab, University Of Maine

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Indigenous Peoples have scientific narratives and traditions that span thousands of years rooted within concepts of relationship. The microbial microcosm itself is a lens of relationship that situates us as humans within our own communities and in the biome of the planet. How these relationships intersect and how we view them as an evolution of knowledge in theory and practice impacts how we view equity and its applications in the scientific process. This seminar will seek to bridge Indigenous knowledge traditions and scientific discourse with the intent of situating microbes and social equity within a larger relationship within research and …

Ishaq Links Gut Health To Social Equity, Advocates For Policy Discussion, University Of Maine Research

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Gut microbial communities are found throughout the digestive tract of all humans, animals and insects. As a human host to these living microbes, our diets, lifestyles, and environmental factors recruit different microbes into our gut and retain them, or make circumstances hospitable. The lack of consistent access to fresh and nutrient-dense foods can compound unhealthy gut microbiomes over time, impacting long term health, according to Dr. Sue Ishaq, an Assistant Professor of Animal and Veterinary Science in the School of Food and Agriculture at the University of Maine.

Umaine Graduate School Records All-Time High Student Enrollment, University Of Maine Graduate School

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For the first time in its history, the University of Maine graduate student enrollment has exceeded 2,400 students following a record-breaking year of admissions.

Scott Delcourt, Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, noted that "spring enrollment is usually about 10% less than the previous fall's enrollment, so to set an all-time high graduate enrollment in the spring is a good sign for graduate enrollment in the fall 2021 semester."

A Piece Of The Puzzle: Lydia Horne's Contribution To Mitchell Center's Community-Based Climate Planning Project, Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions

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Lydia Horne recently graduated from the Ecology and Environmental Sciences program advised by Dr. Sandra De Urioste-Stone. She has since become a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Northern Colorado, but is continuing to collaboratively lead a project with fellow NRT students funded by the Mitchell Center, entitled "Developing a Transdisciplinary Participatory Framework as a Tool for Community-Based Climate Change Planning."

App From Vemi Lab Group Will Help People With Visual Impairments, Seniors Enjoy Ride-Sharing With Self-Driving Cars, Marus Wolf

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Self-driving cars will offer access to r ide-sharing and ride-hailing with their suite of modern conveniences. However, many people with visual impairments who use these services rely on a human driver to safely locate their vehicle.

A research group led by the Virtual Environments and Multimodal Interaction Laboratory (VEMI Lab) at the University of Maine is developing a smart phone app that provides the navigational assistance needed for people with disabilities and seniors to enjoy ride-sharing and ride-hailing, collectively termed mobility-as-a-service, with the latest in automotive technology. The app, known as the Autonomous Vehicle Assistant (AVA), can also be used …

Umaine Awarded $2.8 Million To Accelerate Wind Blade Development Through Additive Manufacturing, Meghan Collins

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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been awarded $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop a rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing - 3D printing - solution for fabricating large, segmented wind blade molds. In addition, the UMaine Composites Center will collaborate on a $4 million award to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to apply robotic deposition of continuous reinforcing fibers in wind blades.