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Amina Sadik presents MMEL applied project at annual AACOM/AODME annual meeting
Amina Sadik, Ph.D., MS (MMEL ‘11), and her student Leticia Rojas, M.S. (both educated at Touro University Nevada COM) recently presented a session titled “Assessing the Current Learning Environment and Making Suggestions for Improvement to Assist the Identified At-Risk Students: a Mixed Method” at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine/Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AACOM/AODME) annual meeting.
This study was completed as Sadik’s applied project in the UNECOM Master’s in Medical Education Leadership Program.
Posted on: 5/13/2013
Jaclyn Jankowski receives placement in Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital, University of Mississippi for clinical and research internship
Jaclyn Jankowski, OMS I, who was selected in March as one of 20 first-year medical students for the Nth Dimension Orthopaedic Fellowship, an eight-week clinical and research internship with orthopaedic surgeons nationwide, recently learned that she has been placed at the University Hospital at the University of Mississippi to work under Dr. George Russell, the chair of the Department of Orthopaedics.
The Nth Dimension Orthopaedic Fellowship is a four-year developmental program that is designed to expose medical students to the field throughout their medical school matriculation. During the student’s 2nd-4th years of matriculation, the students receive core support from their internship preceptor and are encouraged to develop relationships with other orthopaedic surgeons through interactions and mentoring activities during annual programs at the annual meeting of the AAOS, J. Robert Gladden Society and Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society meetings.
The orthopaedic surgeon preceptors are members of varying ethnic and gender minority groups who have been specifically selected because of their teaching and mentoring achievements in the field of orthopaedics.
Posted on: 5/09/2013
Pharmacy staff and students work with CEN to conduct two teaching modules for 7th grade students
College of Pharmacy students from the class of 2015 and staff, in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Neuroscience, conducted two teaching modules (sheep brain anatomy and attention cognition) with 7th graders from Lincoln Middle School in Portland on May 2, 2013.
Student participants from the College of Pharmacy volunteered to participate and completed training prior to the event. Pictured are: Ryan Warren, Amanda Foster, Vesna Kravljaca, and Natallia Chekunova.
Other participating College of Pharmacy students were Yelena Agakhanova, Renee Hall, Robin Spielmann, Greta Astrup.
Vesna Kravljaca
Karen L. Houseknecht, Ph.D., Professor, College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was the event coordinator.
Also pictured is Deb Barlow, research technician in the College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Posted on: 5/07/2013
William Douglas, Lindsay Katona and Sean Lena receive Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Summer Fellowship Award to conduct research on first-aid in Sudan
William Douglas, MSI I, Lindsay Katona, MS I, and Sean Lena, MS I, have been awarded the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Summer Fellowship Award in the amount of $9,000 for their project, “The Delivery and Evaluation of a First Aid Training Program in the River Kit Region of South Sudan.”
Douglas, Katona, and Lena will travel to Sudan this summer to conduct a pre/post research project to determine knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding first-aid training for the South Sudan village community members that participate in the training. The grant will be administered by UNECOM’s Department of Geriatric Medicine.
Posted on: 5/07/2013
Kendra Albert, Heather Hassett and Shayna Shackford make impressive showing at Annual Scientific Meeting of American Geriatrics Society
Hassett received the the 2013 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting Presidential Poster Award in the Rehabilitation Category and was recognized in the 2013 AGS Awards Session on May 5th. This is the 3rd time in 10 years that a UNECOM student has received this award.
Additionally, Hassett and Shackford, along with Kendra Albert, MSII, presented their posters in the Student Poster Session on May 5th.
Poster titles/authors are as follows:
1. Does lumbopelvic pain alter gait patterns in older adults? Findings from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging H. Hassett1, E. Simonsick2,3, S. Ko4, G. Hicks5, L. Ferrucci2 1University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME 2NIA-IRP (Intramural Research Program), Baltimore, MD 3Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore MD 4Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Jeonnam, South Korea 5Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
2. Effects of Cognitive Impairment on Rehabilitation Outcomes in a Medical Psychiatric Unit S. Shackford1, Research Mentor2 1University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford; 2Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore MD
3. Learning By Living Research: Living the Life of an Older Adult Nursing Home Resident K. Albert, OMSII; M. R. Gugliucci, Ph.D. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford ME
Posted on: 5/07/2013
Anthony Himes receives summer research fellowship from the American Physiological Society
Anthony Himes ‘14, a marine sciences major, recently received a highly prestigious summer research fellowship from the American Physiological Society (APS). Only 24 APS undergraduate research fellowships are awarded every year nationwide.
Himes will work during the summer of 2013 on a project investigating the stress physiology of the invasive green crab, Carcinus maenas. This species is highly detrimental to Maine’s clam fisheries and causes large scale economical damage worldwide.
All efforts in understanding the invasiveness of this crab species are based on studies that investigated the early life stage green morphs of this species. Later stage red morphs are typically ignored. Himes will test how the two color morphs differ in their response to temperature and salinity stress. He will apply methods of classical whole animal physiology, paired with measurements of enzyme activities and gene expression. This project will enhance the understanding of the crab’s biology and might open up strategies to prevent further invasions.
The APS award also enables Himes to present his findings in April of 2014 at the national conference of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in San Diego, California.
Himes will perform the project in the research lab of Markus Frederich, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Marine Sciences. Previous UNE undergraduate students working in Frederich’s lab who were funded by APS summer awards were: Michaela O’Rourke 2007, Stephanie Podolski 2011, and Casey Toombs 2012.
Posted on: 5/06/2013
Marine sciences students give Young School kindergarteners lessons in marine life
On May 1st 2013, 110 kindergarteners from Young School, in Saco, Maine, visited the University of New England’s Marine Science Center. James Sulikowski, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Marine Sciences, and his band of undergraduate and graduate students, engaged the youngsters in a variety of hands-on marine activities.
First-year master’s students Ryan Knotek and Connor Capizzano taught the children about the sensory biology of sharks; third-year master’s student Bianca Prohaska and undergraduate Tara Boag ’14, gave a lesson on shark jaw and body shape; Liese Carleton ‘14 and Carolyn Wheeler ‘15 manned the intertidal touch tank; third-year master’s student Amy Carlson and Kayla Smith ‘13 played a larval fish identification game with the kids; and first-year master’s student Laura Whitefleet-Smith and Joe Langan ’15, introduced the children to the shark and skate touch tank.
The kindergarteners spent 90 minutes in small groups interacting and learning about these marine organisms. Dr. Peter Harrison, the principal of Young School, who visited the Marine Science Center as well, commented that "the experience for our kindergarten students was awesome! The UNE students were very impressive. I enjoyed talking with a Joe Langan about his work relative to the cod population in the Gulf of Maine. I was thinking to myself, as he shared his work with enthusiasm, how fortunate we are to have a new generation of scientists committed to preserving our environment.”
The Marine Science Center and the Sulikowski lab hope to continue these activities with Young School and other up-and-coming marine scientists.
Posted on: 5/02/2013
Erin Maggie Jones, Justin LeVesque and Kimberly Mulcahy chosen to attend fourth Annual IHI Open School Student Quality Leadership Academy
Erin Maggie Jones, Justin LeVesque and Kimberly Mulcahy, three College of Pharmacy students, have been selected to attend the fourth Annual Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) Open School Student Quality Leadership Academy, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The event will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 13-14, 2013.
The IHI Leadership Academy is designed to build leadership competencies within all health professions. Specifically, students will learn skills related to leading change, managing conflict, and communicating effectively. Instructing the students will be Dr. Donald M. Berwick, president emeritus and senior fellow at IHI, as well as several other expert faculty from and outside of the health care community.
Posted on: 4/30/2013
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and education students receive IPEC mini-grant
Annie Chambers, Megan Hyde and James Walrath, all second year students in the Department of Physical Therapy, recently received an IPEC mini-grant to form an interprofessional team with occupational therapy and education students to perform a consultation for a school-aged child/adolescent regarding ways to enhance participation in daily school and community activities.
This service learning project enabled the students, supervised by faculty from the Departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Education, to experience firsthand the opportunities that are created when professionals from different health care and education disciplines work together to solve problems for an individual with unique, complex and specialized needs.
Posted on: 4/25/2013
Pharmacy students present addiction module at Kennebunk High School
COP and the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences (CEN) collaborated on the event. The model, pictured at right, displayed a water-wheel, representing the dopamine supply, and a light strip, representing the brain’s reward pathway. The presentation of the module incorporated real life issues that many high school students may face, such as peer pressure and alcohol and drug use.
Mulcahy, Kuhn and Foster presented six 25 minute blocks of instruction time to approximately 20 students in each session.
Posted on: 4/22/2013
Julie Levasseur selected as fellow of Betty Ford Summer Institute for Medical Students
Julie Levasseur, MS I, was selected as a fellow of the Betty Ford Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS).
The SIMS program was designed to give medical students the opportunity to become a part of the Betty Ford Center experience instead of participating in a classroom setting. Levasseur will learn by integrating into the daily life of either the patients currently in treatment or the participants in the family program of the Center. She will travel to Palm Springs, California, to participate in this fellowship.
Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., director of geriatrics education and research, is her home institution sponsor.
Posted on: 4/11/2013
Nursing students attend National Student Nurses Association Annual Convention
A group of UNE nursing students attended the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Annual Convention, which was held April 3-7, 2013, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The group includes students from both the ABSN and BSN programs. ABSN students presented a poster titled “Guidelines for a Successful Transition from Student to Professional Registered Nurse.” Those students, pictured at right, are: Emily Farnham, Georgia Smith, Caroline Jarolimek, Danielle Landry, Caitlin Byrne, Lauren Schirmer, Jessica Hartfield, and Nadia Jaimez.
Posted on: 4/09/2013
UNE students help build homes with Habitat for Humanity during spring break
Twenty UNE students in the Habitat for Humanity club used their time over the 2013 spring break to travel to Peoria, Arizona, to help build houses for two different families with the Central Arizona Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Work at the sites primarily involved helping roof the house, but the students also worked on dry wall, brackets, caulking, spackling, painting, and making shelves.
This is the twelfth year that the Habitat for Humanity club has taken an alternative spring break trip. Previous trips have gone across the country to various locations in Washington, Texas, Louisiana, and South Carolina. This trip wouldn’t have been possible without the guidance of their two advisors, Amy Carlson, a graduate student in the Marine Science Program, and Shireen Rahman, M.S., ATC, a clinical instructor in the Exercise and Sport Performance Department, who helped make the trip a reality.
Planning, organizing, and fundraising for this trip began as soon as students arrived on campus in the fall. During the trip, the UNE students worked for six days and had one day to travel on their own, which was spent at the Grand Canyon. The students raised more than $5,000 to fund their trip, primarily through numerous bake sales and fundraisers at Family and Friends Weekend.
The participating students include: Angie Dwyer (’13), Ashley Tomaswick (’13), Erin Belanger (’14), Melissa Berndt (’14), Kaylee Dubois (’14), Angie Dupont (’14), Brendan Emanuel (’14), Kerri Grant (’14), Elisha Lacey (’14), Katlyn Schmersal (’14), Zack Verzillo (’14), Sammy Frederickson (’15), Emily Boulton (’16), Jordan DeSousa (’16), Alessia Giannozzi (’16), Jordyn LeBlanc (’16), Kayla Licata (’16) ,and Maggie Middleton (’16).
Posted on: 4/08/2013
Melanie Ripley selected as Paul Ambrose Scholar
Melanie Ripley (MS III) has been selected as a 2013 Paul Ambrose Scholar through the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). Ripley is one of 40 scholars nationwide who were selected from all U.S. medical and health professions programs.
June 20-23, 2013, Ripley will participate in the Paul Ambrose Scholars (PAS) Program Symposium in Washington, D.C., and then begin her public health project, which will be implemented at the World Academy for Total Community Health High School (WATCH), a high school in Brooklyn, New York. She will be working for five weeks with the school children and their families to teach them about incorporating healthy food practices.
Ripley will use the food that is grown in the school community garden to teach about healthy meal preparation, cooking, and nutrition/healthy behaviors. She will employ varied instructional methods, including: demonstrations, games, hands-on activities, and lectures. Of added importance is Ripley’s work with disadvantaged families and families with varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D., is Ripley's PAS Project Mentor.
Posted on: 4/04/2013
Four UNECOM first year students receive summer research fellowships
Julianna Hoffelder (MS I) and Bridget Foley (MS I) have both been awarded the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Fellowships. The 2013 MSTAR Fellowship provides medical students with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, with the mentorship of top experts in the field.
Hoffelder will be at the University of Pittsburgh working with Steven Albert, Ph.D., on the assessment of health outcomes in aging, including physical and cognitive function, cost of care, and clinical decision making.
Foley will be working with Dr. Joanne Jordan, M.D., MPH, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, conducting research in variations in hip morphology and frequency and their impact on osteoarthritis outcomes.
These AFAR Fellows will be at their respective sites for eight weeks this summer. They will be required to present their work nationally at the American Geriatrics Society 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Jaclyn Jankowski (MS I) was awarded the Nth Dimension Orthopaedic Fellowship. After undergoing a stringent and competitive application process and interview, 20 first-year medical students were selected to participate in this eight-week clinical and research internship with orthopaedic surgeons nationwide. The orthopaedic surgeon preceptors are members of varying ethnic and gender minority groups who have been specifically selected because of their teaching and mentoring achievements in the field of orthopaedics.
This is a four-year developmental program that will expose Jankowskil to the field throughout her medical school matriculation Nth Dimension is known to be an allopathic fellowship for woman and minority students, and Jankowski is the second UNECOM woman to attain this fellowship.
Hannah Schreiber (MS I) was awarded the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addiction (IRETA) Fellowship. The program offers medical student awardees training in the field of addiction treatment and recovery incomparable to any they may have encountered in their prior medical school education or residency experience.
Schreiber is one of 12 awardees nationally and will conduct her fellowship at the IRETA Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for three weeks in July.
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D., from the UNECOM Dept of Geriatric Medicine is the home institution research sponsor.
Posted on: 4/02/2013
UNE announces winning team for Case national finals
The first annual UNE Case Competition has culminated with a winner. Held on March 30, the final round was organized by the Interprofessional Student Advisory Team (IPSAT). The competition was modeled after the University of Minnesota’s CLARION case competition where interprofessional teams of students perform a root cause analysis of a complicated patient case study, detailing what went wrong and making improvement recommendations.
The final five teams that competed on March 30 were selected March 27-28 from among the original 11 competing teams.
UNE's winning team is truly representative of UNE: Brendan P. Roggow, DPT ’13; Cody R. Lapointe, OT ‘13; Eugenia Edmonds, COM, ’15; and Kimberly B. Mulcahy, COP ‘14. They won a $3000 prize, and will now travel to the national finals in April to compete with teams from across the country.
The UNE Community will have an opportunity to see the winning presentation on April 10 at Noon in WCHP Lecture Hall.
The high quality of the presentations made judging extremely difficult for the panel: Dr. Lisa Letourneau, executive director of Maine Quality Counts; Former COM Associate Dean Dr. Meredith Tipton of Tipton Enterprizes; Leslie Brancato, CEO of Portland Community Health Center; Sylvie Demers, Regional Director of CSI; and Jacqueline Cawley COM ’89, associate chief medical officer at MaineHealth.
The winning teams’ poise, professionalism and knowledge of the complex clinical and public health challenges of the case impressed the judges. They were also impressed by the teamwork and integration of interprofessional competencies in their deliberations.
Along with the many students, the UNE community made this event a success. Faculty, staff and administrators participated as mentors, judges, support personnel and provided funding support. Numerous health care professionals from the area also volunteered as preliminary round judges.
UNE President Danielle Ripich said: “I want to congratulate our students on an excellent competition and offer a thank you to Justin Levesque COP ’14 for his initiative and to Lisa Pagnucco for the hours she dedicated to establishing what, I believe, will become an enduring tradition at UNE. I also thank our judges for doing the difficult work of analyzing the presentations. And now … the next round!”
Posted on: 4/01/2013
Michael Spear publishes in ‘Journal of Palliative Medicine’
Michael L. Spear, M.D., (MMEL ‘13) has been notified that the manuscript from his applied project for the master's in medical education leadership titled “The Use of Role Playing for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Palliative Care Communication Skills” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Palliative Medicine.
Spear is an attending neonatologist at Christiana Care Health Systems in Delaware and a professor of pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College.
Posted on: 4/01/2013
MMEL student Aaron Bernard, M.D., publishes in international medical education journal
Aaron Bernard, M.D., (MMEL '13) and his colleagues in the Emergency Medicine Department at Ohio State University College of Medicine published their qualitative study “Medical Students Self-Assessment Narratives: Perceived educational needs during 4th year emergency medicine clerkship” in the current issue of Teaching and Learning in Medicine.
Posted on: 4/01/2013
Sarah Leonard wins Undergraduate Athletic Training Student Award at MATA
Sarah Leonard (’13), a student in the Department of Athletic Training, received the Wes Jordan Undergraduate Athletic Training Student Award on March 15, 2013, at the 10th annual Maine Athletic Trainers’ Association (MATA) Awards Luncheon, held in Bangor.
The award is given each year to a deserving student from one of the four accredited athletic training programs in Maine in honor of the late Wes Jordan, former head athletic trainer at the University of Maine and member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame.
Leonard said, “I am thrilled and honored to have received this award. It is great to know that all my hard work and dedication to athletic training has paid off. My most sincere thanks go to the MATA and my professors for all of their support.”
Posted on: 3/26/2013
Athletic Training Club tours CancerCare of Maine in Bangor and continues support through fundraising
Members of UNE's Athletic Training (AT) Club toured CancerCare of Maine's new Lafayette Family Cancer Center in Bangor, Maine, on March 15, 2013.
The club has been recognized by CancerCare of Maine for its substantial donations in the last several years in honor of the late Kenneth Swallow, father of the Athletic Training Department's Assistant Clinical Professor Kristen Bailey, M.S., ATC, LAT. Along with the UNE Softball Team, the AT Club has raised and donated thousands of dollars to support cancer patients and their families in Maine. The students were both honored and extremely humbled by the opportunity to tour the facility and speak with staff.
The Athletic Training Club's next fundraising event is the 2nd Annual Foolish 5K Running Race, scheduled for Saturday, April 6th, at 10:00 AM, at Rotary Park in Biddeford. All proceeds will go to CancerCare of Maine. Runners can register here.
Posted on: 3/21/2013
Psychology Club sponsors performance of Add Verb Productions’ ‘The Thin Line’
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, the Psychology Club sponsored a performance of “The Thin Line,” which was attended by a standing room only audience of approximately 200 UNE students.
“The Thin Line,” written by Cathy Plourde and produced by Add Verb Productions, is a one woman show designed to break the silence around eating disorders and examine the impact of this dangerous and increasingly prevalent mental health issue from multiple perspectives.
The performance was followed by a lively panel discussion, and students had the opportunity to ask questions as well as share their reactions to the play.
Posted on: 3/11/2013
Beth Giguere awarded the EPA Regional Travel grant from the international honor society in psychology
Beth Giguere (’14), a psychology major, was awarded the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Regional Travel grant for 2012-13 from Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. As the top scoring applicant, Beth was awarded the full grant amount of $400.
This grant has allowed Beth to travel to the annual EPA conference and present research she is currently conducting with Julie Longua Peterson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Beth’s research focuses on the effect of conflict on implicit (automatic, relatively unconscious) evaluations of relationship partners.
Posted on: 3/07/2013
Thomas Klak's environmental studies class returns from trip to Dominica
Students in Dr. Thomas Klak’s environmental studies class ENV 376 “Caribbean Sustainable Development” recently returned from a two-week trip to Dominica, where they experienced first-hand the challenges of – and progress toward — sustainable development in the self-proclaimed "Nature Island."
The class, which also fulfills UNE’s Citizenship core requirements, included classroom studies during the fall semester. During their time in Dominica, students explored tropical island ecosystems, engaged with Dominican partners who are working to achieve sustainable development, and participated in hands-on development projects.
Some of their experiences included working on a fair trade banana farm and learning about Dominica’s economic mainstay crop; visiting a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs; hiking to the world’s only Boiling Lake; and bird-watching for the beautiful Imperial Parrot, Dominica’s national bird and an endangered species. Students also taught about environmental protection at a local schools and connected with pen pals, with whom they had corresponded during the fall. View a Facebook photo album
Posted on: 3/05/2013
Pender Makin named Maine’s High School Principal of the Year
Pender Makin, who received her teacher certification from UNE’s Department of Education in 1996, has been named 2013’s Maine High school Principal of the Year.
Makin is the principal of the REAL School, which is funded and operated by the Windham-Raymond Regional School Unit 14. The name of the school is short for Regional Educational Alternative Learning. The REAL School is an alternative, adventure- and service-based high school for students who have struggled in traditional school settings. REAL School students are from several school districts.
Makin was presented with the award by the Maine Principals’ Association on March 4th during a school assembly.
Of her award, Makin said, “I accept it with grateful and humble appreciation on behalf of our wonderful school. And anything to do with my honor is simply a reflection of everything that everyone else is doing.”
Makin is now contending for the national High School Principal of the Year Award to be named by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Posted on: 3/04/2013
Elizabeth Eddy to compete at Irish Dancing World Championships
Elizabeth Eddy, a freshman medical biology major from Saco, will be competing at the Irish Dancing World Championships March 28 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Eddy is the only Maine female in her age category to qualify for the 2013 Worlds. She will compete against about 125 other dancers who qualified in competitions around the world.
Eddy placed 5th in the under-18 Solo Championships at the 2012 New England Oireachtas held in Providence, Rhode Island, in November, qualifying her for the World Championships.
Eddy was introduced to Irish dancing when she was 5 years old and began training more competitively at the age of 9. She now dances with the elite Murray Irish Dance Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, where she trains about 10-12 hours per week in addition to the 8-12 hours she trains at home. She works on technique, stamina and presentation, as well as strength building.
Eddy’s rigorous academic studies combined with her dancing require tremendous time management, but she says, “I am really enjoying UNE and I love what I am learning.” She also credits her dance teachers, adding, “They've helped me reach this goal and I am grateful to both them and my family for supporting me.”
The World Irish Dancing Championship is the largest and most prestigious Feis in the world, attracting competitors from as far away as Ireland, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Dancers compete in age-grouped solo competitions, from age 11 to the 21-plus senior level.
This is just the second time the World Championships have been hosted in North America; the last time was 2009 in Philadelphia. The event is expected to draw in 6,500 dancers, families and spectators.
Posted on: 3/04/2013
Jeff Duplisea and Ethan Wells recognized as ‘Outstanding Future Professionals’
Jeff Duplisea ’13 and Ethan Wells ’13, both sport management majors, were recently recognized as “Outstanding Future Professionals” (OFP) by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MAHPERD).
The Recognition took place at MAHPERD’s annual conference in Rockport, Maine, on Monday, November 5, 2012. Each year the colleges and universities of Maine, with academic programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and sport-related professional fields, are encouraged to nominate two OFSs from their institutions. UNE has participated in this program since 2006, identifying outstanding future professionals from both sport management and exercise and sport performance; and, more recently sport management.
Duplisea, from Wayne, Maine, has achieved Dean’s List status every semester (seven) at UNE. In addition to his major in sport management, Duplisea is earning minors in business and communications. Committed to his career preparation, he has completed a six-credit internship (minimum 240 hours) with the Maine Red Claws, and he is currently completing another six-credit internship with UNE’s Recreational Sports Department. Jeff has played three seasons as a member of the Men’s Varsity Basketball Team. In both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, Jeffrey was chosen for the TCCC Academic All-Conference Teams.
Wells, from Franconia, New Hampshire, has achieved Dean’s List status every semester (seven) at UNE. In addition to his major in sport management, Ethan is earning minors in business and communications. As a sport management major, Wells has completed a six-credit internship (minimum 240 hours) with the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tides, and he is currently completing another six credits in internship, between hours earned with the UNE Athletics Department and with the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tides. Ethan is active on the UNE Activity Programming Board (APB) and he has played on the UNE Men’s Soccer team four seasons, serving as a Team Captain his final season (fall 2012).
Following the MAHPERD Conference in November, Wells was chosen as one of two OFPs to represent MAHPERD at the Eastern District Conference (EDA) of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). While attending the EDA Conference in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (February 21st-23rd) he had an opportunity to attend OFP sessions with Outstanding Future Professionals from 13 other states. He and these other OFPs from the Northeast, were each recognized at a special event on Saturday, February 23rd.
Wells will also be recognized by NASPE at the AAHPERD National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, at a special event to be held on Thursday, April 25th.
Posted on: 3/01/2013
Beth Giguere presents at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological Association
Beth Giguere (’14), a psychology major, recently presented at the annual conference for the Eastern Psychological Association, held in New York City, on research that she is currently conducting with Julie Longua Peterson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology.
Beth’s presentation, titled “Including Others in the Self Predicts Stable Implicit Evaluations Following Conflict” reveals that conflict in the roommate relationship influences implicit (automatic, unconscious) evaluations of roommates. Her research suggests that people who do not include their roommates in their sense of self will unconsciously and automatically devalue their roommate following a conflict. However, people who include their roommates in their sense of self are able to maintain positive implicit evaluations of their roommate, suggesting that including others in the self may help assure people that their relationships can endure a moderate amount of conflict.
Posted on: 3/01/2013
Allison Chepke finishes practicum experience at the American Cancer Society
Allison Chepke, a student working towards her master’s in public health in the College of Graduate Studies, recently completed a practicum with the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Chepke based her capstone project on her experiences at ACS. She noted: “My capstone project helped me research cancer preventive care measures and how they are being impacted by new health care systems such as the health care reform, accountable care organizations, medical homes, and the Affordable Care Act.”
As part of her practicum experience, Chepke attended trainings such as “Health Care Systems” and “Advocacy and Leadership.”
“The knowledge and motivation from this experience has been significant,” said Chepke.
Posted on: 3/01/2013
Susan Rowe chosen as commercial recycling compliance coordinator in Hingham, Massachusetts
Susan Rowe, MPH candidate in the Graduate Programs of Public Health and health agent for Hingham, Massachusetts’ Board of Health, was recently chosen as the recipient for a grant that was awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for a Commercial Recycling Compliance Coordinator.
The goal of this project is to provide education and technical assistance to waste haulers and local businesses. The work will include developing educational materials and educating businesses on waste separation and recycling requirements. In her role as the health agent, Rowe was part of the team that developed the regulations for recycling for the Hingham. This grant will help promulgate these new recycling regulations within the town.
Rowe reports that she will use her knowledge from several classes she has taken at UNE, such as Environmental Health and Health Literacy and Plain Language. Rowe’s goal is to have Hingham businesses understand what items must be recycled and separated from their general business waste. She also wants Hingham’s businesses to understand how recycling will affect their natural environment and community’s health.
Posted on: 2/28/2013
Animal behavior major Lindsay Forrette co-authors published article
Lindsay Forrette (’13), an animal behavior major, co-authored an article with Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology, that was recently published in the current issue of the journal Acta Ethologica. The article is titled, "Reproductive state but not recent aggressive experience influences behavioral consistency in male Siamese fighting fish."
The article is a component of Dzieweczynski's main research line addressing the causes, mechanisms and consequences of individual variation in behavior in male Siamese fighting fish. The current study found that recent, short-term aggressive altercations did not affect behavioral consistency and demonstrates that these behavioral differences may be innate in this species.
Posted on: 2/18/2013
Holly Laird selected for Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine in Boston
Holly Laird, MS I, vice president of the American Geriatrics Society/UNECOM Student Chapter, has been selected to participate in the 2013 Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine at Boston University Medical Center, May 20 to May 25, 2013. The Institute is funded by the National Institute on Aging and is co-sponsored by the American Geriatrics Society.
The Summer Institute will provide a unique opportunity for Laird to learn about geriatric medicine and research from an expert faculty of academic geriatricians. The program is designed to assist students who have demonstrated interest in geriatrics in solidifying their commitment to a career in academic geriatric medicine.
Laird is the first to attain this award as a prospective second year medical student; previously the award has been limited to third and fourth year students.
Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., director of geriatric education and research, is Laird's UNECOM sponsor.
Posted on: 2/13/2013
Olivia Hebert co-authors article in 'Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology'
Olivia Hebert ('13), a medical biology major, co-authored an article with.Teresa Dzieweczynski, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology, that was published in the most recent issue of the peer-reviewed journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. The article is titled, "The effects of short-term exposure to an endocrine disrupter on behavioral consistency in juvenile and adult male Siamese fighting fish."
The research examined the effects of the estrogen mimic, ethinyl-estradiol (EE2) on decision-making behavior when males encounter models of male and female conspecifics simultaneously. EE2 affected both overall level of response to both models as well as individual consistency of response. Most importantly, juveniles and adults were differentially impacted, with juveniles experiencing more severe effects of short-term exposure.
This study stresses the importance of examining endocrine disrupter exposure on multiple time scales and at different life span points and suggests that individuals may vary in their sensitivity to exposure.
The article is based on research that Hebert conducted while on a College of Arts and Sciences summer undergraduate research fellowship. It is her fourth publication.
Posted on: 2/12/2013
MMEL student Patty Myers presents at International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare
Patty Myers '13, a student in the master of science in medical education leadership program, presented at the recent International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Orlando, Jan. 27, 2013. Her presentation was titled: Standardized Patient Assessment of Interpersonal Communication Skills of Medical Students. Myers is the associate director of the Simulation Laboratory at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Posted on: 2/11/2013
MMEL student Jared Kutzin presents at International Meeting of Simulation in HealthCare
Jared Kutzin DNP MPH (MMEL 2013) served as co-chair of podium presentations at the recent International Meeting of Simulation in HealthCare in Orlando, Jan. 26 – Jan 31, 2013. During the conference he taught an immersive course on “Using Simulation to Teach and Conduct a Root Cause Analysis” with colleagues.
Dr. Kutzin also presented a session at IMSH titled "Can you hear me now? Engaging Patients in Medical Care as well as SimWARS". Dr. Kutzin is the director of simulation at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. Previously he was director of Nursing & Clinical Simulation at IMSAL (The Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning).
Kutzin received a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in community health education, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia University, a master of public health degree in health policy and management from Boston University, and his doctor of nursing practice degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he focused on using simulation to improve the nursing graduates transition to practice. And now he will graduate with a master of science in medical education leadership from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in May 2013.
Posted on: 2/08/2013
Athletic training major Brianna Bisesti to present research at American College of Sports Medicine Conference
Brianna's abstract will also be published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (MSSE), Volume 45:5 Supplement 2013. Brianna was recently the recipient of the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) Undergraduate Student Investigator Award this past fall in Providence, RI. Additionally, she was also awarded the NEACSM Undergraduate Research Experience Grant for this project.
Lara Carlson, Ph.D., FACSM, assistant professor of applied exercise science, and Michael Lawrence, M.S., UNE Biomechanics Laboratory manager, were her faculty advisors for the project.
Posted on: 2/06/2013
Meghan Sullivan and Academy of Student Pharmacists awarded grant for health fairs
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation in partnership with the Million Hearts initiative, which was started by the US Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded Assistant Professor Meghan Sullivan, Pharm.D., and the UNE Academy of Student Pharmacists $1,000 for "Heart to Heart Community Health Fairs."
The aim of these community events is to educate people about heart health, including blood pressure screening, cholesterol education, and smoking cessation. These events enable student pharmacists at UNE to make a meaningful impact in our community through preventative care. The UNE College of Pharmacy was among 15 award recipients who were selected from nearly 70 applicants.
Posted on: 2/04/2013
Robin Hetzler, MPH '09, to coordinate Healthy Maine Streets
Robin Hetzler, MPH (UNE 2009), who has been working in the Worksite Wellness realm in Maine, was recently appointed by MCD Public Health as project coordinator for a new Community Transformation Grant project called Healthy Maine Streets. See press release.
Posted on: 2/04/2013
Kelly Pennoyer presents at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Kelly Pennoyer, former graduate student in the Marine Sciences Masters program, presented her research at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in San Francisco, California. Her talk was titled “Differential physiological tolerance to low salinity exposure in two color morphs of Carcinus maenas.” The talk was coauthored by her research advisor, Markus Frederich, Ph.D., associate professor in marine sciences.
In her presentation, Pennoyer showed that the salinity tolerance of the highly invasive green crab changes throughout its life cycle and is potentially different between different populations. These findings can have major implications in understanding the invasiveness of this species.
Pennoyer recently moved to Corpus Christy, Texas, to attend the Ph.D. program at Texas A&M University.
Posted on: 1/22/2013
Sarah Belden publishes article in 'Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine'
Sarah Belden (OMS III) is the first author of an article that was published in the October 2012 issue of Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine.
The article, “MEK and RAF inhibitors for BRAF-mutated cancers,” describes the relationship between the MAPK pathway and the pathophysiology of BRAF+ melanomas. Specifically, the article discusses how the molecular inhibition of mutations in the MAPK pathway has offered much advancement in the area of clinical melanoma research while providing a direction for future novel therapeutic approaches not only within the melanoma field, but also beyond.
Posted on: 1/15/2013
Sean Naughton, Robyn Gaudet, and Annie Leslie co-author article in Chemical Physics Letters
Three UNE undergraduate students, Sean Naughton (Biochemistry and Medical Biology ’13), Robyn Gaudet (Chemistry ’11) and Annie Leslie (Neuroscience ’13), are co-authors on an article recently published in the journal Chemical Physics Letters. The article “Direct Observation of Spiropyran Phosphorescence in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids” is the result of work carried out in the laboratory of Amy Keirstead, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics.
The study describes the luminescence behavior of a novel “on-off” molecular switch (the spiropyran) in a series of ionic liquids, which are thought to be “green” alternatives to conventional solvents. Specifically, the spiropyran was shown to emit both red fluorescence and blue-green phosphorescence in the ionic liquids compared to only fluorescence in molecular solvents, and it is the first reported example of spiropyran phosphorescence in ionic liquids. This type of system could be used to form a robust two-state-two-color emitting “switch” device for future nanotechnology applications.
(Complete citation: Sean P. Naughton, Robyn M. Gaudet, Anne A. Leslie, Amy E. Keirstead. Chemical Physics Letters 556 (2013) 102-107.)
Posted on: 1/15/2013
Athletic training and applied exercise science students and faculty tour Cirque du Soleil International Training Center
Athletic Training Education Program Director and Associate Clinical Professor Wayne Lamarre, M.Ed., ATC, LAT, and 11 students from the Department of Exercise and Sport Performance traveled to Montreal, Quebec, last month to tour the Cirque du Soleil International Training Center and to meet with performance medicine staff. Also included in their trip was a tour of Olympic Park, site of the 1976 Summer Olympics.
"Performance medicine is an area of expected growth for athletic trainers and exercise specialists," reports Lamarre, "and we at UNE are working with groups like the Portland Ballet Company here in Maine and Cirque du Soleil in Montreal to create opportunities for interested students to gain valuable experience before they even graduate. We look forward to continued collaboration with both entities."
Posted on: 1/11/2013
Athletic training students participate in EATA Conference
Exercise and Sport Performance Clinical Instructor Shireen Rahman, M.S., ATC, accompanied a group of 21 students in UNE’s Athletic Training Education Program to the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association Meeting and Clinical Symposium, which was recently held in Buffalo, New York.
Seniors Ashley Tomaswick, Jordan Cuddy, Katelyn Yerardi and Ashley McNamara were selected to present their poster titled "Concussion and Return to Play Protocols in New England Division I, Division III, and High School Football Programs," and senior Matthew Marcoux was one of the finalists in the District One (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut) Student Quiz Bowl.UNE’s group was one of the largest contingencies from any university at the conference.
Posted on: 1/07/2013
Timothy Harder and Margaret Meserve present at NEERS Annual Symposium
Harder, working with Assistant Professor of Marine Science Charles Tilburg, Ph.D., spoke about the Saco River and the effects of human activities on the shape and characteristics of the channel in the estuary.
During the last 20 years, a significant amount of sediment has been removed from the system in an attempt to not only combat infilling for navigational purposes but also to nourish the adjacent beaches at Camp Ellis and Ferry Beach in Saco. Using a variety of techniques and equipment, including side scan sonar, an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), and laboratory examination of sediment samples, Harder has been able to note the long term changes within the estuary as a result of human activity, in an attempt to guide further engineering practices related to this activity.
Meserve, working with Associate Professor of Marine Science Kathryn Ono, Ph.D., spoke about some of her preliminary results surrounding her research with Maine’s great blue herons.
In 2007, Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife listed great blue herons as a Species of Special Concern in Maine because of its apparent decline along the coast. Meserve's project focuses on the breeding behavior of great blue herons in Maine, and, more specifically, on possible differences in brood provisioning rate in a coastal versus inland great blue heron colony. She has been working with biologists and citizen science volunteers with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for this project and plans to use her research to add to the knowledge of the condition of Maine’s great blue herons.
Both Harder and Meserve are graduate students in UNE’s National Science Foundation’s Grades K-12 Fellowship Program called SPARTACUS (a Systematic PARTnership Aimed at Connecting University and School). SPARTACUS is part of the NSF’s GK-12 Program, which forms linkages among researchers and their graduate students at UNE with the area’s K-12 community.
The project does not just expose K-12 students to researchers at UNE; it engages K-12 students and teachers in authentic inquiry-based learning in their local environment. Place-based inquiry projects are used to engage students in active learning. Schools benefit from professional development of teachers and enrichment of the learning environment, while communities gain greater scientific and technical literacy. The schools encompass rural to urban settings, including the two largest and most ethnically diverse districts in Maine.
New England Estuarine Research Society is a non-profit organization which includes members from educational institutions, non-profit, federal, state, and municipal agencies. The organization works toward the formal exchange of ideas to assist persons actively engaged in coastal and estuarine research and management. The NEERS conference was sponsored by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, and included graduate students, professionals, and researchers from all around New England.
Posted on: 12/18/2012
Physical Therapy students present at poster symposium and WCHP Research and Scholarship Symposium
The poster symposium provides a forum for the third year physical therapy students to disseminate their scholarship project to peers and for first and second year students to learn about the different forms of scholarship performed by students and faculty in the department. The event also serves as a time for UNE’s physical therapy community to celebrate scholarship and the achievements of students.
In addition to their presentations at the Physical Therapy Department’s poster symposium, four student research groups and one faculty member from the department presented at the WCHP Research and Scholarship Symposium on December 7, 2012
J. Adrienne McAuley PT, DPT, MEd, OCS, FAAOMPT presented her study: “Concurrent Validity of Caliper and Ultrasound Imaging to Measure Inter-Recti Distance.”
DPT student presentations included:
Hannah Ehrenhardt, Jay Mizuta, Christina Murphy
“Functional Outcomes of Persons with Parkinson’s Disease Participating in a Community-based Wellness Program: a Pilot Study” (Advisor Jim Cavanaugh, PT, Ph.D.)
Katelyn Provencher, Jenna Weitzman, Bethany Boutin
“ The Test-retest Reliability of the Self Paced Step Test as a Predictor of VO2 max in Young to Middle Aged Adults” (Advisor Mike Fillyaw, PT, M.S.)
Brian Bisson, Eric Torgerson, Ryan Knight
“The Functional Movement Screen In-Line Lunge: Relationship to Balance, a Known Predictor of Knee Injury, Power, and Speed” (Advisor Erin Hartigan, PT, DPT, Ph.D., OCS, ATC)
Kariann Gaudette, Amy Campbell, Cassie Dorval
“Transitioning Models of Health Care Delivery: Implications for Physical Therapy Practice” (Advisor Michael Sheldon, PT, Ph.D.)
Posted on: 12/12/2012
Pharmacy students present research at American Society of Health-System Pharmacists meeting
The students and their research posters were:
Amin P, Sherwood D. Sleep duration in psychiatric patients administered diphenhydramine at an acute psychiatric care facility.
Bhaskar S, Li E. An Alternate Categorization and Codification of Anti-Cancer Agents Based on Mechanism of Action.
Barker J, Li E. Patterns of Care with Anticancer Therapies for Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in Maine.
Mathew S, Li E. Hospital Management of Outpatient Oncology Treatment Decisions: 2011-2012.
Bourret E, Tu C, McCall K, Holt C. Predictors of prescription drug overdose death in Maine Prescription Monitoring Program data from 2005
– 2010.
Dionne B, Malinowski A, Lakoma LD, Allen GP. In vitro evaluation of monotherapy vs combination antimicrobial therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Foster TJ, Cha J, Allen GP. Assessment of the recommended dosing regimens of polymyxins in multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using the mutant prevention concentration (MPC) and an in vitro pharmacodynamic model.
Malinowski A, Lakoma LD, Ogbueze J, Paplaskas AM, Allen GP. Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance selection in multidrug resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Ofodile CC, Allen GP. Evaluation of azithromycin, ceftriaxone, and fluoroquinolone resistance selection in Salmonella Choleraesuis, S. Paratyphi, and S. Typhimurium.
Paplaskas AM, Malinowski A, Allen GP. Evaluation of colistin, doxycycline, tigecycline, polymyxin B, and fosfomycin resistance selection in carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Ragonesi MB, Allen GP. Comparative activities of azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, and moxifloxacin against mutant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model.
Abdirhmon N, Smith S. Adherence to a specified montelukast criteria for use within the Maine Veterans Affairs Medical Center: a medication utilization evaluation.
Nguyen V, Smith S. Appropriateness of ketorolac administration to veterans in the emergency department: a retrospective medication utilization evaluation.
Lee C, Parsons P, Ochs L, Koepf E. Review of claims data to assess medication use patterns for pediatric asthma patients in Maine.
Nguyen D, Redwanski J. Prevalence and trends of pharmacy robberies in Maine.
Evans A, Dornblaser E. A retrospective review of incidence of nephrotoxicity in patients receiving standard infusion vs extended infusion pipercillin-tazobactam with and without vancomycin therapy.
Patel V, Flash G, Zemrak W. Evaluation of IV acetaminophen as the primary analgesic strategy following cardiac surgery.
Williams N, Teter C. Mercy hospital recovery center virtual alcohol and drug abuse treatment program: a novel approach to the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD).
Posted on: 12/10/2012
Ann Lisa Ferrante receives research grant from the Department of History
Anna Lisa Ferrante '14, a history major, has been awarded a research grant from the Department of History. Ferrante will use the funds to buy archival folders and an archival storage box to preserve and house a collection of Maine newspapers from the World War II period.
Ferrante discovered the newspapers at a local thrift store and recognized their value for research and classroom use. Once the newspapers are in stable archival folders, they will be available for student and faculty use.
Posted on: 12/07/2012
Michaela Moran receives Liebster Award for 'Vegan Life' blog
Freshman Michaela Moran recently received a Liebster Award for her “Vegan Life” blog in which she writes about her life as a vegan cross-country runner. She began the blog earlier this fall as an assignment in her English Composition course, taught by Associate Professor Michael Cripps, Ph.D.
The Liebster Award is an honor given to impressive, newer bloggers who have followings of fewer than 200 people, as a way to encourage their continued blogging. Nominations come from former Liebster Award winners.
Moran, an applied exercise science major, has a following of vegans and vegetarians from all over the world. She was nominated by another vegan blogger from New Zealand.
“Vegan Life” covers the basics of what a vegan is and the benefits of adopting a vegan diet. Moran also delves into specific vegan recipes, and she promotes other healthful activities that complement veganism, such as drinking herbal teas and practicing yoga.
According to Moran, what she presumed to be a rather unconventional assignment turned out to be one of the most interesting projects that she has undertaken. She remarked, “Thanks to Professor Cripps, my eyes have been opened to the world of blogging. I look forward to posting each week and trying to share with other people just how much I value my health through what I write. Knowing that other people read my blog makes me feel like I can inspire them in regards to their own health and well being.”
Cripps, too, is excited that Moran’s accomplishment stemmed from his class assignment. He noted, “While many students treat the assignment as just a requirement, a small percentage of students take me at my word when I tell them they can be blogging for an audience much larger than their teacher and classmates.”
Since winning the award on November 28th, traffic on Moran’s blog has nearly doubled.
Posted on: 12/07/2012
College of Pharmacy’s Lambda Sigma National Pharmacy Leadership Society holds initiation dinner
The College of Pharmacy’s Phi Lambda Sigma National Pharmacy Leadership Society held its initiation dinner on November 16, 2012, at the Portland Regency Hotel.
Five new honorary members were inducted into the chapter: Professor Karen Houseknecht, Ph.D.; Lynn Kopack, Coordinator of Experiential Education; Lori McKeown; Associate Dean and Associate Professor Glenn Rosenthal; and Denali Wright.
Posted on: 12/06/2012
UNE recognized by Maine Tobacco-Free College Network
The University of New England was recognized on November 15, 2012, by the Maine Tobacco-Free College Network for meeting eight of the ten Gold Star policy standards for their efforts to reduce tobacco use on campus.
All Maine institutions of higher education, including colleges, universities, and technical schools were invited to participate in the Gold Star Standards of Excellence program. Award levels are based on best practice criteria such as tobacco-free campus policy, tobacco treatment information availability for students, faculty and staff, prohibiting tobacco product distribution on campus, and divestment of all tobacco investments.
Nine Maine schools and two campus champions were recognized for their achievements in advancing their campus tobacco-free policies and promoting tobacco-free lifestyles for their communities.
“Colleges and universities seek to create a healthy and safe environment to learn, live and work. Addressing tobacco use on campus is an example of this commitment and benefits students, faculty, staff and visitors. We are pleased to be able to recognize the achievements of these schools through the Gold Star Standards of Excellence program,” said Sarah Mayberry of the Maine Tobacco-Free College Network.
The awards ceremony provided an opportunity for each school to share successes and challenges of their efforts to create a tobacco-free campus environment and promote tobacco-free lifestyles. While many acknowledged challenges faced when first adopting new campus policies and initiatives, all shared that addressing tobacco use on campus is an important health and environmental strategy for their schools.
Posted on: 11/28/2012
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