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We also have an extended trial to another citation index, Scopus, produced by Elsevier. This is available until the end of 2006 and may be accessed at: /library/database/dbalpha.asp#S

Please compare these two databases and let us know your opinion by emailing us at library@une.edu.

This month Soak Gallery at 30 City Center, Portland, exhibits "Reflections; Past and Present," a variety of recent and past paintings by Sarah Gorham, assistant professor in the Creative and Fine Arts Department. The works depict reflections in water from coastal Maine to Nova Scotia. Her work explores painting as a means to discover a new way of looking at landscapes. It interests her to challenge the viewer to interpret the landscape based on an abstract perspective.

David Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, was quoted in a story on "What's hiding in your family tree? Medical history can uncover risks," written by Connie Midey of Gannett New Service and published by the New Brunswick Home News Tribune, New Brunswick, N.J. In the story, Johnson calls waiting for symptoms to appear "an ineffective way to practice medicine. By that time," he says, "the disease is winning." Family history, the strongest risk factor for many health conditions, is the best way to identify people with underlying problems early enough to intervene, he says. Johnson is co-author with David Sandmire, M.D., associate professor of biology, of Medical Tests That Can Save Your Life. Home News Tribune Online, Jan. 31, 2006

David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies was interviewed on the topic of lying on the BBC Radio 4 program "Jon Ronson on...." broadcast on Jan 31.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/jonronson_on.shtml

Lisa A. Dufour, professor of dental hygiene, has recently had a paper entitled "White Coat Hypertension: Reassessing its Significance" accepted for the Journal of Practical Hygiene.

Several new staff members have joined the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center.

Leading the cast in the role of senior animal care technician/ volunteer supervisor is Kristen Patchett. Kristen, a registered veterinary technician with a degree in applied animal science, brings 13 years experience both in rehabilitation and stranding work. She started her experience at the Cape Cod Aquarium, moved onto the New England Aquarium Stranding Program and for the past five years has been the stranding coordinator at the Cape Cod Stranding Network (CCSN). She played a key role in making CCSN what it is today. She is very experienced in mass strandings, outreach, personnel management (helping in the training and supervising of a core of 450 field volunteers). She is also experienced in grant writing and managing grants, is OSHA-trained in oil bird rehabilitation with the Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, and in her spare time is a published author of scientific papers and spear-headed the Monomoy Seal Observation and Disentanglement Program. She was also awarded the Humane Award from the Animal Rescue League of Boston in 2002.

In a critical supporting role is Shannon Prendiville. Shannon has a B.S. degree in marine biology from UCSC and brings five years to us from The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) in Sausalito, Calif., the Alaska SeaLife Center and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She was a member of the Pinniped Water Rescue/Whale Disentanglement Team and a night shift supervisor at TMMC; she also worked with staff on the Sea Otter Research and Conservation Program at The Monterey Aquarium. Shannon brings with her a great deal of “west coast” experience - yes; rehabilitation on the west coast is different from rehabilitation practices on the east coast.

Due to being awarded a Prescott Grant, MARC also able to add two grant-funded positions to the Center.

In the role of volunteer coordinator, a person that is greatly respected and widely known in the University System, and who has been handling the volunteer program for the past three years (on a volunteer basis - so she was the volunteer, volunteer coordinator) is Anne Watson. Anne brings to us a great deal of knowledge of the University system, great organizational skills and it is great to have her here full time. She will be organizing the volunteer program, enhancing the volunteer program at MARC by attracting and retaining more general public and student volunteers, and she will be helping to attract more people to help with our Cetacean rescue and response program.

Finally, but certainly not last, is our final position, filled by one of our own general public volunteers - Anne Sleeman. Anne will be filling the position of ½-time animal care technician and ½-time water auality technician. Anne, having permitting experience, management experience of a Fortune 500 company, and sales experience will be helping not only to raise the bar at the Center but will also be starting a basic water quality study on the lower end of the Saco River.

We are extremely excited by the arrival of all of the new hires and look forward to developing new ideas while giving the students new great experiences while volunteering at the center. I am sure that you will be seeing Anne W, Anne S, Kristen and Shannon around campus if you do; please take a moment to talk with them, as they are quite the intriguing bunch of people. If you get a chance, please drop them an email and welcome them to the UNE family - their emails are Kpatchett@une.edu, Sprendiville@une.edu, asleeman@une.edu and Awatson@une.edu.