• Aging Well in the Pine Tree State: Lessons Learned from the Research

    Black Bear Microbrewery 19 Mill St, Orono, ME, United States

    Please join us for a conversation about aging and learn how research conducted at the 91±¬ÁÏ Center on Aging and elsewhere provides us with a proven road map for successfully addressing common age-related challenges. Ultimately, the key is making needed adaptations and that requires taking advantage of both the internal and external resources available to you.

    Free
  • Panic: The Untold Truths

    Virtual

    Speaker: Kelly R. Klein, MD, MPH, FACEP About the seminar: Panic is frequently cited for a population's presumed bad behavior or a reason for marshal law to be enacted.  Our discussion will unpack this notion and get a better back story to this myth and why it still is pervasive in disaster management, hospital preparedness, and […]

    Free
  • Cultural Competence in Nursing

    Virtual

    Speaker: Colleen Marzilli, Ph.D., DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, CNE, PHNA-BC, CCM, MedSurg-BC, FNAP About the speaker:  Dr. Marzilli is a passionate nurse educator and researcher. She is an alumna of The University of Texas at Tyler and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis. She is a professor of nursing and the […]

    Free
  • Thrive and Flourish: A Holistic Approach to Nurturing Wellness and Resilience in Nursing Students through an Immersive Bridge Week Experience

    Virtual

    Speaker: Kelley Strout, Ph.D., RN About the speaker: Kelley Strout earned her PhD in Nursing at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.. She is currently serving as the Director of the School of Nursing where she is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating the short and long-term academic and research goals to carry out the mission […]

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  • Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus in Adults in Southern Maine, USA.

    Virtual

    Speaker: Catherine Miller, Ph.D, Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Maine About the speaker: Dr. Catherine Miller joined the USM Biology faculty in 2019. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor of Biology at Western Illinois University, and she held postdoctoral research positions in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Pediatrics […]

    Free
  • Combating Antimicrobial Resistance

    Stodder Hall, Room 57

    Speaker: Scott S Walker, PhD, Sr. Principal Scientist Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ, USA About the speaker: Scott earned a B.S. in Microbiology from The 91±¬ÁÏ and […]

    Free
  • Biomedical Research and AI Nexus (BRAIN): A Cross-Campus Initiative between the University of Southern Maine and the 91±¬ÁÏ

    Virtual

    Speaker: Amir Kordijazi, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, College of Science, Technology, and Health, University of Southern Maine About the speaker: Dr. Kordijazi is an interdisciplinary scholar with a strong passion for teaching and research, specializing in the field of Industry 4.0. His expertise centers around the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics […]

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