The School of Nursing celebrates the life and nursing career of Marie-Claire Dubé, RN, who died peacefully on October 1, 2022, at 82 years old. Marie dedicated her professional career to mothers and babies, primarily at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. She was a devoted nursing student preceptor and instructor for numerous 91���� Nursing students. We cannot graduate the next generation of nurses without the loving dedication and commitment of nurse preceptors and instructors such as Marie. Special people in our lives never leave us after they are gone. Marie’s full obituary can be found In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Marie-Claire Dubé may be made to the School of Nursing for student support at the University of Maine at or at .

Checks may be mailed to Gift Processing, Marie-Claire Dubé Memorial Gift, 91���� Foundation, 2 Alumni Place, Orono, ME 04469-5792.

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Researchers from the University of Maine School of Nursing recently studied the obesity epidemic in Maine. You can read their article , where they discuss different approaches to addressing obesity. This news release from the University also has some interesting information about their research.

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This past semester, the University of Maine, School of Nursing initiated a pilot of their WellNurse Program as part of a to help reduce burnout among nurses. All students, faculty and staff who participated received a free Fitbit, access to massages, classes on nutritional balance and mindfulness-based stress reduction, and group exercise opportunities.

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