Virtual reality software for teaching math featured on WVII
Researchers with the University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments lab showcased on WVII (Channel 7) HandWaver, a virtual reality software they developed.
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Upward Bound Math Science students to present research at STEM symposium
Students in the University of Maine’s Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) program will present their summer research/explorations at the annual UBMS STEM Symposium 5–9 p.m. Monday, July 31.
Read moreNBC4 Los Angeles cites hazing study
NBC4 Los Angeles included research from a 2008 University of Maine study in a report about a woman’s vow to change college culture 12 years after her son died in a fraternity hazing ritual in Chico, California.
Read moreRooks-Ellis quoted in BDN article on landmark autism research project
Deborah Rooks-Ellis, director of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER) at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about the largest research project to be conducted on autism.
Read moreHazing study cited in LancasterOnline editorial
Pennsylvania’s LancasterOnline cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the editorial, “A worthwhile step toward ending fraternity hazing, once and for all.”
Read moreBiddle speaks with Maine Public about struggles rural schools face
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Maine Public for the report, “As tax bases erode, rural schools struggle to meet students’ basic needs.”
Read moreUMaine team develops virtual environment for learning mathematics
A team from the University of Maine recently released a beta virtual reality program that allows students to learn geometry in a virtual 3-D space.
Read moreLogue cited in Morning Sentinel article about Head Start
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor of early childhood education at the University of Maine, was cited in a Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal article about a proposed $1.8 million budget cut that would have would have eliminated 83 slots statewide in the Early Head Start program.
Read moreHazing study cited in Reading Eagle article on college reporting bill
Reading Eagle included research from a 2008 University of Maine study in an article about newly proposed federal legislation that would require colleges to track and report hazing incidents.
Read moreUMaine demos gesture-based math program at virtual reality expo, WABI reports
WABI (Channel 5) covered the Virtual Reality Immersive Expo hosted by the Maine Department of Education and Maine State Library in Augusta.
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