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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Marilyn Gugliucci presents on Learning by Living Nursing Home Project at Maine Science Festival

Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D., director of Geriatrics Education and Research, was an invited speaker at the inaugural Maine Science Festival, intended to be held annually, which took place at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, March 21-23, 2015.

As part of the Science of Aging Session, Gugliucci presented research associated with the Learning by Living Nursing Home Immersion Project. Nick Guidice, Ph.D., from the University of Maine, presented on technology/engineering research to assist older adults with remaining in their homes and continuing daily activities.

Gugliucci reported that the Maine Science Festival was a huge success with thousands of attendees from across the state.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.