Caron’s sexuality survey cited in The Guardian
The Guardian cited research by Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, in an article about navigating consent and romance in today’s world.
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Maine Schools in Focus: Teaching physical literacy to address statewide health
The University of Maine’s Teaching/Coaching Physical Education Program (in accordance with the Society of Health and Physical Education Professionals) thinks they have a strategy to develop an appreciation for exercise through the concept of Physical Literacy.
Read moreNPR interviews Allan for report on hazing
Elizabeth Allan, professor of higher education at the University of Maine, spoke with NPR for the report, “Penn State fraternity death brings new attention to hazing.”
Read moreDallas News cites study in report on how parents can stop hazing
Dallas News cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “How parents can stop hazing before kids become victims — or suspects.”
Read moreU.S. News & World Report quotes Allan in article on Greek life on campuses
Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine and founder of the National Hazing Prevention Consortium, spoke with U.S. News & World Report for an article about whether the benefits of Greek life on college campuses are worth the risks.
Read moreMiami Herald quotes Allan in article on fraternity deaths
Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Miami Herald article about the rise in fraternity-related deaths.
Read moreAllan speaks with KJZZ about what can be done to combat hazing
KJZZ 91.5 interviewed Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, about what can be done to combat hazing in colleges.
Read moreHuman babies and animal babies talk to each other at UMaine’s Witter Farm
The Language and Literacy Play Partners program recently went to UMaine’s Witter Farm to meet the animals and build language for the babies in the group.
Read moreIMRE lab mentioned in WABI report on virtual reality in classrooms
The University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments (IMRE) Laboratory was mentioned in a WABI (Channel 5) report about using virtual reality in rural Maine classrooms.
Read moreMaine Schools in Focus: UMaine IMRE Lab helps East Grand School bring virtual reality to the classroom
Through its work to investigate how room-scale virtual reality can be used as an instructional technology, UMaine’s IMRE lab recently installed two HTC Vives at the East Grand School in Danforth, Maine.
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