Doctoral student wins UMaine teaching award
Sherry Brown, a doctoral student in prevention and intervention studies, was awarded the Provost’s Innovative and Creative Teaching Award at the 2019 University of Maine Student Symposium.
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Suzanne Estler passes away
Suzanne Estler, former associate professor of higher education and Equal Opportunity director, passed away April 10.
Read moreUMaine at AERA 2019
Several University of Maine faculty and graduate students are participating in the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting taking place April 5-9 in Toronto. AERA gathers scholars from around the world in a variety of different educational disciplines to share their research.
Read moreAllan speaks with Austin American-Statesman for article about hazing
Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, spoke with the Austin American-Statesman for the article “Crackdown on hazing gains momentum among state lawmakers.”
Read moreDimmel receives grant to study students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams in virtual reality environments
Justin Dimmel, assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology at the University of Maine, has been awarded nearly $50,000 by the Spencer Foundation to investigate students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams when using immersive spatial displays such as virtual reality.
Read moreGillon explores issues of race in the history of fraternity, sorority life
University of Maine assistant professor of higher education Kathleen Gillon analyzes issues of race in fraternity and sorority life in the latest issue of New Directions for Student Services, for which she also served as lead editor.
Read moreOscar Degnan: Kinesiology and physical education grad recognized as outstanding future professional
Oscar “Ozzy” Degnan of Bangor remembers the shock and excitement he felt when he received the email informing him that he had been selected by the Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) as an outstanding future professional.
Read moreStudent’s company wins ‘Greenlight Maine’ challenge, Maine Startups Insider, Mainebiz report
Maine Startups Insider and Mainebiz reported KinoTek, a startup company founded at the University of Maine last year, has won the inaugural “Greenlight Maine” Collegiate Challenge.
Read moreUMaine honors winners of 2019 Correll Book Awards
Two children’s books received the 2019 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text at the Correll Early Literacy Conference held at the University of Maine.
Read moreBDN interviews Jacobs about recess policy study
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Lauren Jacobs, a lecturer in kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine, about her recent study on different elementary school policies for outdoor recess.
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