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Caron quoted in Sun Journal article on Maine rankings
Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, spoke with the Sun Journal for an article about Maine’s No. 2 rating on “Online dating safety,” on a list compiled by home security company SafeWise and HighSpeedInternet.com.
Read moreMedia cover fifth annual Literacy Tea fundraiser
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser that was held at John Bapst Memorial High School.
Read moreHonoring Bob Cobb, former dean of the College of Education and Human Development
Well before he became the longest serving dean of University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, Bob Cobb grew up on a dairy farm in Winthrop, Maine, where his parents instilled in him a desire to do well in school and play sports.
Read moreWVII advances fifth annual Literacy Tea fundraiser
WVII (Channel 7) reported the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser will be held at John Bapst Memorial High School from 3 to 5 p.m. April 2.
Read moreMartin quoted in BDN article on Maine summer camps
Ken Martin, an assistant professor of literacy education at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about the state’s many youth summer camps.
Read moreTea time: University of Maine professor’s mother-in-law inspires literacy fundraiser
Sometimes you just need an excuse to get dressed up and have a little tea with friends. For the past five years, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor has been doing just that every spring while raising thousands of dollars to support their adult literacy programs. And it all started thanks to University of Maine Associate Professor of Literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead.
Read moreInterview with Linda Dorn, director of the National Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy Model
The University Training Center for Reading Recovery and Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy hosted more than 60 literacy coaches, Reading Recovery teacher leaders, and school administrators from across the state this week for a presentation by Linda Dorn, Professor of Reading Education at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Read moreUMaine professors write BDN op-ed, create interactive map examining impact of the governor’s proposed biennial budget on local schools
Two University of Maine professors have created an interactive map that looks at how each school district in the state would fare under the governor’s proposed biennial budget. The map, created by Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Ian Mette and Assistant Professor of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction Patrick Womac, accompanies an op-ed the pair wrote […]
Read moreFOX 22 reports on study exploring concussion-balance connection
FOX 22 Bangor reported on a University of Maine pilot study that could lead to a new method of monitoring people who sustain concussions.
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