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Dr. David Neivandt is awarded the 2013-2014 Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

Dr. David Neivandt was awarded the Graduate Faculty Mentor Award at the 2013-2014 Graduate Student Recognition (Hooding) Ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2014. The awards are given each year to outstanding mentors of graduate students in each of the University of Maine’s five colleges: Business, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and […]

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Congratulations 2014 GSBSE Graduates

(right to left) Justin Guay, PhD in Biomedical Science with a concentration in Cell and Molecular BiologyRachel Kennedy-Smith, PhD in Biomedical ScienceKira Young, IPhD in Functional GenomicsMelanie Ufkin, PhD in Biomedical Science with a concentration in Cell and Molecular Biology Karen Dowell, PhD in Biomedical Science (not pictured)

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Wise Lab Receives 5-year R01 Grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Services

The Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology has received a 5-year, $1,628,180 Research Project Grant (R01) from that National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The research will focus on how hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) causes lung cancer. Cr(VI) is a known human lung carcinogen with widespread occupational and environmental exposure. http://usm.maine.edu/toxicology/wise-laboratory-earns-major-research-grant

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Dr. Kate Beard-Tisdale is awarded the 2014 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award

Kate Beard-Tisdale, Professor, School of Computing and Information Science and Director of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis at the University of Maine is awarded the 2014 Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. This award is presented annually to a faculty member whose internationally-recognized research, scholarship, and creative activity distinguish the University of Maine as […]

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GSBSE Director David Neivandt wins Genco Award

On April 9th, 2014, at the Annual Banquet of the Pulp and Paper Foundation, Dr. David Neivandt received the Joseph M. Genco Award for his stellar research, teaching, and service. Dr. Neivandt is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of UMaine’s Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering. The Joseph M. Genco Award for […]

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Demers and Weatherly are Awarded Fellowships

Congratulations to CJ Demers and Lisa Weatherly.  Lisa was awarded the Chase Distinguished Research Assistantship (CDRA) and CJ was awarded the Michael J. Eckardt Dissertation Fellowship Award for 2014-2015.

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The Whole Scientist Course Offered at The Jackson Lab

The Whole ScientistThe course directly targets post docs and advanced graduate students providing: science communication, entrepreneurism, mentoring and lab management training. May 27, 2014 – May 30, 2014Event Schedule The Jackson Laboratory – Highseas Conference Center, Bar Harbor ME Preparing for science careers? Join us as we assist in expanding your professional skills leading to […]

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GSBSE Faculty Members Promoted

Congratulations to UMaine GSBSE faculty members Sam Hess for promotion to the rank of Professor, and Julie Gosse and Rob Wheeler for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure. http://umaine.edu/news/blog/2014/03/25/thirty-two-umaine-faculty-members-receive-tenure-andor-promotion/

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