UMaine researchers develop hazing prevention framework
For years, hazing on college campuses has been an under-the-radar concern. New research from University of Maine presents a first-of-its-kind hazing prevention framework.
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Hazing study cited in CNN article
CNN cited a 2008 University of Maine study on hazing in the article, “College students pledge Greek life knowing they’ll be hazed. Here’s why.”
Read moreFirst-of-its-kind learning platform could give students who are blind or visually impaired access to STEM-related graphics
Development and evaluation of a first-of-its-kind remote learning platform providing people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) nonvisual access to STEM-related graphical information is the focus of a $748,000 National Science Foundation grant to the University of Maine.
Read moreCamden Bock: STEM Education grad student bringing VR to classrooms across Maine
As a research assistant with University of Maine’s Immersive Mathematics in Rendered Environments (IMRE) lab, Camden Bock helps develop virtual reality software for teaching math to kids. As a Ph.D. student in STEM Education, he’s researching how these new tools are used in in PreK-12 schools across Maine.
Read moreInside Higher Ed cites Allan in report on U.S. Senate committee hearing
Elizabeth Allan, executive director of StopHazing.org and professor of higher education at the University of Maine, was cited in an Inside Higher Ed report on a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Read moreWVII covers hazing prevention research forum
WVII (Channel 7) reported on a two-day meeting held at the University of Maine to discuss hazing prevention research.
Read moreUMaine to host hazing research symposium
The University of Maine will host researchers from seven other universities for a two-day meeting to discuss hazing prevention research.
Read moreEducation Week quotes Biddle in article on Vermont high school
Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership with the College of Education and Human Development, is quoted in a recent Education Week article.
Read moreLancasterOnline cites UMaine hazing study
LancasterOnline cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “Anti-hazing policies already in place among Lancaster County public schools; New law makes it a misdemeanor.”
Read moreAllan quoted in TribLIVE article on hazing at Pennsylvania high school
Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, was quoted in a TribLIVE article on hazing at a Pennsylvania high school.
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