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 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 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 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.
Read moreLogue speaks with Morning Sentinel about importance of early education programs
Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts.
Read moreMedia report on pilot program involving education professors, inmates
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a pilot program being tested at the Penobscot County Jail to provide educational opportunities for female inmates.
Read moreWABI reports on UMaine class on Swan’s Island
WABI (Channel 5) recently reported on University of Maine students who spent a week on Swan’s Island as part of a May Term travel-study course.
Read moreUMaine education professors working behind bars with female inmates at Penobscot County Jail
University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, Riverside Adult Education Partnership and Literacy Volunteers of Bangor have teamed up to provide much-needed educational opportunities for female inmates at Penobscot County Jail.
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