Hazing study cited in LA Times article about California student death
The Los Angeles Times cited a 2008 University of Maine study on hazing in an article about the death of a University of California, Riverside student.
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Jon Velishka: From education major to soldier and back to the classroom
Lt. Col. Jon Velishka takes another sip of coffee. When giving a 9 a.m. lecture to University of Maine graduate students on complex issues of national security and foreign policy, it helps to be well caffeinated.
Read moreNJ.com, The Ripon Advance cite UMaine study in report on anti-hazing bill
NJ.com cited a 2008 University of Maine study in an article about U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance of New Jersey becoming the lead sponsor of the Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act.
Read moreMaine Public, WVII interview Allan about hazing research, prevention toolkit
Maine Public spoke with Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, about her hazing research.
Read moreBDN publishes op-ed by higher education grad student
The Bangor Daily News published the opinion piece, “How a Maine university is addressing pressing social issues,” by Jules Hathaway, a mother of three who has just started her first year in UMaine’s higher education program.
Read moreFall 2018 PREP welcome
PREP (the Penobscot River Educational Partnership) is a collaborative of over 20 K-12 school districts and three institutions of higher education along the Penobscot River.
Read moreUMaine 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.
Read moreHazing 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.
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