/research University of Maine Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /research/wp-content/uploads/sites/281/2016/12/cropped-MAINE_crest_4c-32x32.jpg /research 32 32 /research/2025/04/30/umaine-announces-2025-student-symposium-award-winners/ /research/2025/04/30/umaine-announces-2025-student-symposium-award-winners/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:19:00 +0000 /research/?p=50726 91福利 announced the winners of the 2025 91福利 Student Symposium for Research and Creative Activity, a signature event that highlights student research and creative work across disciplines. Organized by the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), the Symposium drew more than 1,500 attendees to the New Balance Field House on April 11, showcasing […]]]> /research/2025/04/30/umaine-announces-2025-student-symposium-award-winners/feed/ 0 /research/2022/07/29/peary-studies-changes-in-physical-activity-strategies-in-schools-during-the-pandemic/ /research/2022/07/29/peary-studies-changes-in-physical-activity-strategies-in-schools-during-the-pandemic/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:47:59 +0000 /research/?p=47138 Winning a fellowship award from the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) led to the “defining moment of my undergraduate career,” says Alexandra Peary, a senior nursing student at the University of Maine. Peary, a Cumberland, Maine native, is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle. She decided to use her fellowship to research how physical activity […]]]> /research/2022/07/29/peary-studies-changes-in-physical-activity-strategies-in-schools-during-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 /research/2020/03/16/covid19-faq/ /research/2020/03/16/covid19-faq/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:39:20 +0000 /research/?p=43903 /research/2020/03/16/covid19-faq/feed/ 0 /research/2019/05/06/2019-maine-impact-week-umss/ /research/2019/05/06/2019-maine-impact-week-umss/#respond Mon, 06 May 2019 12:04:17 +0000 /research/?p=42531 Maine Impact Week celebrated the depth and breadth of University of Maine research and creative work with multiple events held April 8 鈥� 13, 2019. Two of the featured events, the 91福利 Student Symposium (UMSS) and the Marine Science Research and Education Open House, invited the community to interact with students and faculty as they […]]]> /research/2019/05/06/2019-maine-impact-week-umss/feed/ 0 /research/2019/04/01/faculty-student-team-develop-device-to-detect-imbalance-prevent-falls/ /research/2019/04/01/faculty-student-team-develop-device-to-detect-imbalance-prevent-falls/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:44:38 +0000 /research/?p=42380 For older adults, falling can be fatal. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among people 65 and older in the United States. As the number of older adults increases, the problem could continue to worsen. Undergraduate researchers in the University of Maine WiSe-Net […]]]> /research/2019/04/01/faculty-student-team-develop-device-to-detect-imbalance-prevent-falls/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/29/graduate-students-wow-crowd-with-3mt-presentations/ /research/2019/03/29/graduate-students-wow-crowd-with-3mt-presentations/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:02:09 +0000 /research/?p=42411 鈥淎n 80,000 word Ph.D. thesis would take 9 hours to present. Their time limit… 3 minutes.鈥� Graduate students at the University of Maine competed in the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) event on March 25. Participants follow guidelines set by the University of Queensland, the founders of the competition. The rules are simple: present research […]]]> /research/2019/03/29/graduate-students-wow-crowd-with-3mt-presentations/feed/ 0 /research/2019/03/04/maginnis-lab-supports-student-research/ /research/2019/03/04/maginnis-lab-supports-student-research/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:43:49 +0000 /research/?p=42147 Maginnis Lab supports student research from undergraduate through graduate careers More undergraduate students at the University of Maine have the opportunity to take part in innovative research. This experience carries through into their graduate studies and careers. The Maginnis Lab has students who started their research as first-years and continue it as graduate students. Melissa […]]]> /research/2019/03/04/maginnis-lab-supports-student-research/feed/ 0 /research/2019/02/04/jon-bomar-puts-his-heart-into-cardiac-research/ /research/2019/02/04/jon-bomar-puts-his-heart-into-cardiac-research/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:42:55 +0000 /research/?p=41950 Putting heart into cardiac research Jonathan Bomar joined the University of Maine聽Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering聽(GSBSE) in the fall of 2014 after earning undergraduate degrees in geological sciences and psychology at Michigan State University. From Geological Sciences to Psychology to Biomedical Engineering 鈥� it鈥檚 safe to say Bomar鈥檚 curiosity is vast and diverse. […]]]> /research/2019/02/04/jon-bomar-puts-his-heart-into-cardiac-research/feed/ 0 /research/2018/04/27/2018-umaine-student-symposium-event-photo-gallery/ /research/2018/04/27/2018-umaine-student-symposium-event-photo-gallery/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:29:44 +0000 /research/?p=39737 The 2018 91福利 Student Symposium filled the arena at the Cross Insurance Center on April 17 in Bangor. Here are some photos from the day. You can also visit this gallery for downloadable images.]]> /research/2018/04/27/2018-umaine-student-symposium-event-photo-gallery/feed/ 0 /research/2018/04/24/2018-umaine-student-symposium-award-ceremony-photos/ /research/2018/04/24/2018-umaine-student-symposium-award-ceremony-photos/#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:31:23 +0000 /research/?p=39669 Photos from the 2018 91福利 Student Symposium’s ceremonies are here. Congratulations to all of the #UMSS18 award winners!]]> /research/2018/04/24/2018-umaine-student-symposium-award-ceremony-photos/feed/ 0