AP, WABI Report on Stormwater Research Institute for High Schoolers

The Associated Press and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the five-day Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) Institute at the University of Maine. About 70 high school students and teachers and representatives of tribal communities are gathering to come up with ideas for solutions related to stormwater management. UMaine scientists and students, city water planners, and representatives from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and businesses including Woodard & Curran and IDEXX will also take part in the institute. At the end of the week, participants will install wireless sensors at the Arctic Brook watershed in Bangor and collect data as citizen scientists. Mohamad Musavi, associate dean of the College of Engineering, told WABI he hopes students who participate can focus on their education, get into a STEM field, and spread the word in their community about their work toward improving the environment. SFGate, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, seattlepi and WLBZ (Channel 2) carried the AP report.