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2023 TIDC New England Railroad Symposium (online)

Online

UMaine's Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center is hosting the 2023 New England Railroad Symposium virtually on Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. This event focuses on emerging challenges and solutions in New England rail. it will feature keynote speaker David A. Fink, Pan Am Group LLC President, and 3 panelist presentation/Q&A sessions including National Perspectives, TIDC Research […]

Browntail Moth Awareness Month: Free In-Person Workshop (Minot)

527 Center Minot Hill Rd. 30 North Maine Avenue, Minot, ME, United States

A free and in-person workshop will be hosted by the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension on Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Rain/Snow date is the following Saturday, Feb. 25. Topics include hands-on learning about how to recognize and remove BTM. This workshop is an outdoor event; weather-appropriate […]

ARCSIM Research Data Security and Management Best Practices Seminar

Stodder Hall University of Maine

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1–2:30 p.m. ○ Stodder Hall, Room 48, and via Zoom. Join UMaine ARCSIM (Advanced Research Computing, Security and Information Management) and partners in a seminar from 1–2 :30 p.m. as speakers share their experience with sensitive data. We will also provide an overview of security resources and services that are available to […]

‘Personalized nutrition and the human gut microbiome’ (online)

Online

Speaker: Dr. Merilee Brockway, Ph.D. RN IBCLC, University of Calgary About the Speaker: Brockway is a Ph.D prepared nurse and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with expertise in maternal-child health, infant feeding and patient engagement. She completed her Ph.D. in nursing at the University of Calgary, examining maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and infant feeding outcomes in moderate […]

Do Some Over-the-Counter Antimicrobials do More Harm Than Good? The Unexpected Cellular and Mitochondrial Toxicity of Triclosan and Cetylpyridinium Chloride (online)

Online

Speaker: Julie Gosse, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Maine. About the speaker: Postdoctoral training (2005–2007) Dartmouth Medical School.  Ph.D. (2005) Cornell University Gosse’s research interests include biochemical, molecular, biophysical and cellular toxicology and effects of toxicants on signal transduction pathways and mitochondria. About the seminar: A wide swath of humanity is exposed to high concentrations of […]

Introduction to R Programming Resources and High-Performance Computing at OSC (online)

Online

Friday, Feb. 24, Noon to 1 p.m. ○ Live via Zoom Join UMaine ARCSIM (Advanced Research Computing, Security and Information Management) and Ohio Supercomputing Center for an introductory webinar, as we discuss opportunities to enhance cloud-based research needs on campus. We will provide an overview of the HPC services that are available to UMS faculty, […]

Danila Cannamela, ‘Italian Trans Geographies: Retracing Trans/Cultural Narratives of People and Places’

Williams Hall, Rm 120 Orono, ME, United States

UMaine welcomes Dr. Danila Cannamela from Colby College. Cannamela has published a book on Italian Crespucular poetry, The Quiet Avant-Garde: Crepuscular Poetry and the Twilight of Modern Humanism (U Toronto Press, 2019), and is now undertaking novel work in cultural studies related to gender and sexuality, geography, and gastronomy. She will discuss her current project, […]

Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research Training Spring 2023 (online)

Online

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Wednesday, March 1, to Friday, March 31. Completion of this training is required for students participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department […]

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