Erin Kennedy: Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
Erin Kennedy of Glen Ridge, New Jersey is the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development.
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UMaine researchers share work at annual NEERO conference
Several University of Maine faculty members and graduate students presented their research at the 56th annual conference of the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO), March 26-28 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Learning Without Limits: Registration now open for 2025 UMaine Summer Educators Institute
The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is now accepting registrants for the 2025 UMaine Summer Educators Institute, which will be held June 25-27 on campus.
Read moreUMaine’s Nesin receives service award from New England League of Middle Schools
Gert Nesin, teacher-leader in residence with the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development’s Center for Applied Research on Education and Schools (CARES), has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 James P. Garvin Distinguished Service Award by the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS).
Read moreHoworth honored with CEC leadership award
Sarah Howorth, associate professor of special education at the University of Maine, is the recipient of the 2025 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Outstanding Leadership Award for her significant contributions to the council’s programs and activities.
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Seeking to improve services for students with autism, UMaine Counseling Center taps special education professor’s expertise
With the counseling center seeing an increase in neurodivergent clients in recent years, its staff invited Associate Professor of Special Education Sarah Howorth to share her expertise in two half-day training sessions.
Read moreFairman discusses NAEP test results with Maine Morning Star
Janet Fairman, an associate professor of education at the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), spoke to the Maine Morning Star about the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results, which showed Maine students scoring lower than they have in more than 30 years.
Read moreHarpswell Anchor interviews Dimmel on AI in K-12 schools
College of Education and Human Development Associate Dean for Academics and Student Engagement and Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Instructional Technology Justin Dimmel talked to the Harpswell Anchor for a story about the Maine School Administrative District 75 (Harpswell, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham) Board of Directors debating a new artificial intelligence (AI) policy for students and teachers.
Read moreMaine media interview Fairman, cite MEPRI report on Maine students’ NAEP testing results
Maine Public and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Janet Fairman, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and co-director of the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), on Maine’s K-12 student results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP or The Nation’s Report Card, and her research on the state’s education policy.
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UMaine professor examines athletic trainers’ role in treating and preventing concussions in women’s rugby
As a full-contact sport played with little or no protective equipment, rugby has a reputation for high injury rates, including concussions. When a player gets hurt playing any sport, athletic trainers are often the first medical professionals to respond.
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