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USM Teaching Symposium 2025_27
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Queer as in...Community-engaged Politically-situated Scholarship
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Lou Giard Oral History
Get PDFTranscription of an oral history interview with Lou Giard. No recording was made, his words were transcribed as he answered the prepared questions. This interview was part of the Holy Cross Memories oral history project, 2025. Lou discusses his childhood, experiences at Holy Cross school, his work life and spirituality.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fac-interviews-and-lectures/1099/thumbnail.jp
ARGs & Chronic Disease: How Antibiotic Resistance Genes Impact the Progression of Type II Diabetes
Get PDFAntibiotics are typically offered to patients with no warning of long-term consequences, though increasing evidence suggests this may not be entirely true. When antibiotics enter the body, they kill both good and bad bacterial populations in the gut - collectively known as the human microbiome. Repeated use of these drugs encourages mutations in this bacterial population [2]. This leads to the creation of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB). The causal relationship between antibiotic use and bacterial resistance is well established. However, recent research suggests a newly discovered relationship between the presence of specific ARGs in the microbiome and the incidence of certain chronic diseases such as diabetes, liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, autism spectrum disorder, and inflammatory bowel disease [6]. This review of literature intends to illustrate a link between regional antibiotic use and the progression of Type II diabetes (T2D) in mainland China. In 2024, Zang et al. used wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) as a proxy to analyze antibiotic usage in Eastern China, finding the highest concentrations and prescriptions were associated with macrolide and quinolone antibiotics [8]. These results provide context to a 2022 study performed by Shuai et al. which showed that ARGs caused by these antibiotic classes were strongly correlated with the T2D disease state [7]. Together, this data adds to a growing body of evidence that stresses the importance of antibiotic stewardship in preventing human disease worldwide
Moving the Needle
No full textMoving the Needle: What We Know (and Don’t) About Developing Leaders examines 34 popular and cutting-edge instructional strategies that educators and trainers have employed to help others develop the capacity to lead. Some strategies have been popular for decades—such as student group projects—while others are just now emerging—such as using generative artificial intel
The book is designed to be imminently practical. Each chapter describes a different strategy for development, and includes illustrations of the strategy “in action,” examines the state of empirical evidence suggesting what scholars know about the strategy’s effectiveness, and provides resources for where readers can learn more. For strategies with a shallower pool of evidence, the chapter provides suggestions for a future research agenda targeted at scholars interested in researching the methods and outcomes related to each strategy.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/facbooks/1710/thumbnail.jp
USM Teaching Symposium 2025_34
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USM Teaching Symposium 2025_31
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USM Teaching Symposium 2025_30
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USM Teaching Symposium 2025_17
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USM Teaching Symposium 2025_08
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