Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kansas
Art exhibition at KU Medical Center highlights healthy aging, partnership with Spencer Museum
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Art exhibition at KU Medical Center highlights healthy aging, partnership with Spencer Museum
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LAWRENCE -- An art exhibition opening at the University of Kansas Medical Center this week uses visual, sound and interactive elements to explore age-friendly health care. "Asclepias in the Garden: Nature as a Model for Age Friendly Health Care with Older Adults" is organized by artist Marguerite Perret, profess
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Attorney General Hanaway Investigates Nine Additional Companies Over 7-OH Products
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 15 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Hanaway Investigates Nine Additional Companies Over 7-OH Products
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced a significant expansion of her statewide investigation into 7-OH and other synthetic kratom products sold in Missouri. Nine additional companies are now under investigation as Missourians continue to be exp
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Bombardier Solidifies Commitment to Kansas by Growing Site Capabilities Through $50 Million of Investments
MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 15 -- Bombardier, a manufacturer of aircraft and trains, issued the following news release:
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October 15, 2026
Bombardier Solidifies Commitment to Kansas by Growing Site Capabilities Through $50 Million of Investments
* As part of multiple planned investment projects in Wichita, Bombardier inaugurated its new North American Learning Center, which provides specialized skills development for newly hired aircraft technicians and mechanics who will support customers a
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Case for the Proposed New Medical School at Benedictine College
ATCHISON, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- Benedictine College issued the following news:
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The Case for the Proposed New Medical School at Benedictine College
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Deacon Kevin Tulipana, DO, has been spreading the word about the vital importance of the proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine (BSOM).
He spoke on the subject in Vatican City at a July 2026 Pontifical Academy for Life Seminar on Health Care Ethics organized by the St. Andre International Center for Ethics and Integrity.
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Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: SNAP Participation Has Dropped to Its Lowest Point in 17 Years, Even Though Economic Conditions Haven't Improved
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Oct. 14, 2026, by Joseph Llobrera, senior director of research for the Food Assistance Team, and research analyst Catlin Nchako:
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SNAP Participation Has Dropped to Its Lowest Point in 17 Years, Even Though Economic Conditions Haven't Improved
SNAP is our most effective tool in reducing food insecurity and hunger. In each of the last four recessions over the past three decades, it has expa
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Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: Argentinian Official Who Oversaw Pfizer COVID Vaccine Trials Sued for Failing to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Suzanne Burdick, senior reporter for The Defender:
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Argentinian Official Who Oversaw Pfizer COVID Vaccine Trials Sued for Failing to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths
In an exclusive interview with The Defender, Argentinian journalist Federico Dario Teijeiro revealed highlight
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Christine Martey-Ochola Represents SUNY Broome at National College Leadership Conference
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 15 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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Christine Martey-Ochola Represents SUNY Broome at National College Leadership Conference
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Christine Martey-Ochola, Ph.D., Associate Vice President and Dean of STEM and Workforce Development at SUNY Broome, was among 11 community college leaders selected for The Lakin Institute's intensive leadership program in Kansas City, Missouri.
The week-long program offers opportunities for higher-education prof
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Continuing to Serve: Army Veteran Helps UMKC Student Veterans Navigate College
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 16 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news:
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Continuing to Serve: Army Veteran Helps UMKC Student Veterans Navigate College
Trice Burkes draws on his own transition from military service to college to make At Ease Zone a home base for student veterans
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Walk into the At Ease Zone between classes and you'll find a pot of coffee brewing, a quiet place to study and a friendly face who will ask you how your day is going.
That
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Court Orders Stop to USDA Reorganization in Lawsuit Filed by Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties
HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 15 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release:
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Court Orders Stop to USDA Reorganization in Lawsuit Filed by Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties
October 14, 2026
San Francisco - A federal court has ordered the Trump-Vance administration to stop implementing an unlawful reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The lawsuit, filed by labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and cities and counties from across the country,
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Davids Demands Accountability Following ICE Sweeps in Southwest Kansas, Citing Threats to Ag Economy and Grocery Prices
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Davids Demands Accountability Following ICE Sweeps in Southwest Kansas, Citing Threats to Ag Economy and Grocery Prices
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Today, Representative Sharice Davids called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to answer for the economic fallout of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement sweeps in southwest Kansas. Davids highlighted the severe disruption to Ka
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Marshall's Corruption Scandals Stack Up - Reports Reveal He Abused Taxpayer Dollars to Boost Campaign, Benefit Personal Property
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Oct 15, 2026
Marshall's Corruption Scandals Stack Up: Reports Reveal He Abused Taxpayer Dollars to Boost Campaign, Benefit Personal Property
Following bombshell reporting that floundering GOP Sen. Roger Marshall's "office seemed to function more as a campaign arm than a taxpayer-funded Senate office," new investigations have revealed numerous instances that "appear to show the senator
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: New - Inside Elections Shifts Additional Senate Races Towards Democrats, Warn of "Embarrassing" Potential "Blowout" for GOP in Final Stretch
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Inside Elections Shifts Additional Senate Races Towards Democrats, Warn of "Embarrassing" Potential "Blowout" for GOP in Final Stretch
Inside Elections shifts Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Florida Senate races towards Democrats
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With under three weeks to go until the midterms, race raters at Inside Elections have shifted five additional Senate races toward D
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Three Weeks Out - Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Oct 14, 2026
THREE WEEKS OUT: Senate Map "Expands" For Democrats as GOP Sees "Rising Threat to the Senate Majority" on "Increasingly Shaky" Battleground
With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, coverage continues to highlight how Democrats are on offense, increasingly competing in "deep in Trump territory" as an "increasingly shaky" Republican Senate map "provide[s] little
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Federal Register: FERC Issues Environmental Assessment for Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Project Supplying Evergy Inc. Power Plant in Kansas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Viola Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Viola Project, proposed by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star)
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FTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used to Buy Millions of Tickets to Popular Live Events
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used to Buy Millions of Tickets to Popular Live Events
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The Federal Trade Commission sued REPS & Company Inc., alleging the ticket broker illegally circumvents measures designed to limit the number of tickets that can be purchased for a single event, purchasing millions of tickets to high-demand events that it later resells at a significant profit.
The c
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Historic volleyball homecoming brings together generations of Jets
WICHITA, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Newman University posted the following news:
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Historic volleyball homecoming brings together generations of Jets
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For the first time in university history, Newman University shifted its annual homecoming celebration from February's basketball season to October's volleyball season, welcoming students, alumni and families back to campus for a weekend rooted in tradition and school spirit.
The celebration, which was held Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10,
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Iowa Democratic Party: Bad News for Zach Lahn - Kim Reynolds is Still the Most Unpopular Governor in the Country
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 16 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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October 14, 2026
Bad News for Zach Lahn: Kim Reynolds is STILL the Most Unpopular Governor in the Country
DES MOINES - One day before the start of early voting, a new poll from Morning Consult finds that Kim Reynolds is still the most unpopular governor in the country for nearly three years in a row -- 11 straight quarters -- while consumer sentiment in Iowa also sits at the third lowest in the co
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K-State Awarded Two Feed the Future Innovation Labs From the U.S. Department of State
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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Tackling global food security
K-State awarded two Feed the Future Innovation Labs from the U.S. Department of State
Oct. 15, 2026
870 million people worldwide lack sufficient access to safe, nutritious food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two newly announced research labs at Kansas State University will help to address these needs.
On Thursday, Oct. 15, the U.S. Department of State anno
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Mobile cancer screening bus wraps up first summer on the road
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Oct. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- The University of Kansas Medical Center posted the following news:
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Mobile cancer screening bus wraps up first summer on the road
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The bus enables the Masonic Cancer Alliance, KU Cancer Center's outreach network, to provide cancer screenings and educational materials to people in underserved areas.
Since hitting the road this spring, a new mobile screening bus, an effort by the Masonic Cancer Alliance, the outreach network of The
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NBAA Announces 8 Scholarships Awarded at 2026 NBAA-BACE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release:
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NBAA Announces 8 Scholarships Awarded at 2026 NBAA-BACE
Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2026 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), through NBAA Charities, offers a wide range of scholarships that support young people seeking careers in business aviation. At the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), 19 students will be receiving the
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New documentary chronicles link between racial trauma, mental health experienced by Asian American communities
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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New documentary chronicles link between racial trauma, mental health experienced by Asian American communities
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LAWRENCE -- Two words are often used to capture the core emotions commonly expressed by Asian American community members to describe their sense of marginality and suffering related to racism.
Invisibility and rage.
"'Invisibility' because experiences of racism in the Asian American communitie
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NFIB Endorses Incumbent Kansas Candidates for Reelection to Congress
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release:
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NFIB Endorses Incumbent Kansas Candidates for Reelection to Congress
Endorsed candidates have a 100% NFIB voting record
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TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 15, 2026) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, endorsed the following candidates for election to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Repres
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OMRF to hold estate planning seminars in Oklahoma City, Tulsa
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 15 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF to hold estate planning seminars in Oklahoma City, Tulsa
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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will host estate planning seminars this fall for attorneys, CPAs, certified financial planners and trust officers.
The half-day seminars are anticipated to provide four hours of continuing legal education through the Oklahoma Bar Association and four hours of continuing education
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Polsinelli Represents Inspectorio in Growth Investment from Apax Digital Funds
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Polsinelli, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Polsinelli Represents Inspectorio in Growth Investment from Apax Digital Funds
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Polsinelli recently represented long-time client Inspectorio, an AI-powered supply chain quality and risk management platform, in connection with a growth investment from the Apax Digital Funds, the growth equity arm of Apax Partners LLP.
Founded in 2016, Inspectorio helps companies manage quality
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Science of Precision Supporting Safe SRS Operations
AIKEN, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release:
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The science of precision supporting safe SRS operations
October 15, 2026
AIKEN, S.C. - Since the early 1950s, the Standards Laboratory has been a quiet powerhouse behind the Savannah River Site's (SRS) success by delivering precision, protecting people, and ensuring mission readiness. For more than seven decades, this team has safeguarded the accuracy of the instrument
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Sen. Moran Announces $49 Million Federal Investment for Western Kansas Railroad
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Moran Announces $49 Million Federal Investment for Western Kansas Railroad
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development - today announced a $49.5 million investment from the Department of Transportation for Kyle Railroad's east-west corridor located in Phillips County. This funding was admini
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Sen. Moran Statement on Announcement of President Linton to Leave K-State
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Moran Statement on Announcement of President Linton to Leave K-State
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement in response to Kansas State University President Richard Linton's announcement that he plans to leave the university:
"During his four years at Kansas State University, President Linton has immersed himself in the Wildcat community and
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State Department Announces Feed the Future Innovation Labs to Support Agriculture Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release:
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State Department Announces Feed the Future Innovation Labs to Support Agriculture Research
Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
October 15, 2026
Today, the State Department announced eight Feed the Future Innovation Labs in partnership with U.S. Land Grant Universities from around the country. The Labs put American researchers to work on global threats to agriculture that do not stop at the border, such
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Textron Aviation: Cessna Citation Customers Gain New Global Connectivity Option With FAA Certification of Gogo Galileo HDX
WICHITA, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release:
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Cessna Citation customers gain new global connectivity option with FAA certification of Gogo Galileo HDX
Textron Aviation is the first OEM to offer no-charge installation of the global low-earth-orbit connectivity solution, supporting customers of factory-new Citation Longitude and Citation Latitude aircraft.
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WICHITA, Kan. (October 15, 2026) - Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron In
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The Commons announces Red Hot Research dates for fall 2026
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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The Commons announces Red Hot Research dates for fall 2026
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LAWRENCE -- The Commons at the University of Kansas will host three Red Hot Research events this fall, convening faculty scholarship under broad themes of "Materiality & Archive," "Community Care and Stewardship" and "Abolition, Uproot, Create."
At each event, researchers from different disciplines speak for six minutes -- an adapted form of Pec
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U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol: Helping America's Youth Soar, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news:
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Helping America's Youth Soar, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Civil Air Patrol's cadet programs have shaped the lives of more than 1 million youth over the past 85 years.
Oct 16, 2026 By Julia Martin (Contributing Writer)
Welcome to the Civil Air Patrol 85th Anniversary Series. Each week leading up to CAP's milestone anniversary on Dec. 1, we will be highlighting key operations and
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Whether it's combating disease or studying cognitive decline, UMaine prepares students for biomedical research internships
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 15 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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Whether it's combating disease or studying cognitive decline, UMaine prepares students for biomedical research internships
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Isabel Dauphinais of Brunswick, Maine, spent her summer helping scientists identify new treatments for Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia, in a lab at Stanford University.
Legionnaires' disease, which affects about 10,000 people annually in the United States, is ca
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