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BIDDEFORD, Maine

海角社区 neuroscience seminar covered by the 'Portland Press Herald' and local television stations

The 海角社区's Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences hosted Jeremy Richman, Ph.D., on August 12 to present a seminar entitled 鈥淏rain Health and the Science of Violence.鈥 Richman also met privately with 海角社区 medical students and faculty on the Biddeford Campus. 

Shortly after losing his daughter Avielle in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, Richman, a neuroscientist, and his wife Jennifer Hensel, a multi-disciplinary scientist, founded The Avielle Foundation in their daughter's memory. The foundation鈥檚 mission is to advance brain research and education in the hopes of gaining the understanding to prevent such future tragedies.     

The Portland Press Herald devoted a front-page article to the seminar and the foundation's mission on August 13, while  WCSH-6 TV and WMTW-8 TV included stories about the seminar on their August 12 evening news broadcasts. The Channel 6 report also appeared on New England Cable Network News (NECN).

The Press Herald article focuses on the developing partnership between 海角社区 and the Avielle Foundation, citing the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences鈥 K-12 outreach program as one avenue through which 海角社区 and the foundation may collaborate.

Ian Meng, Ph.D., 海角社区 professor of biomedical sciences and director of the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences, is quoted in the article, describing the practically endless possibilities that currently exist in the field of brain research. The article also quotes Ed Bilsky, Ph.D., 海角社区 professor of pharmacology and vice president for research and scholarship, whose friendship with Richman dates back to their time together on the University of Arizona campus as graduate students.

To read the Press Herald article, click here.

To watch the Channel 6 report, click here.

To watch the Channel 8 report, click here.

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