Athletic training students Gabe Benson and Gavin Parks and alumnus Tim Weston were among the members of the University of Maine community to participate in the 76th Annual Convention of the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association (EATA), January 5-8 in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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A study conducted by University of Maine alumna Sherry Pineau Brown and associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle was cited in a recent article published in NEA Today.
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Associate professor of educational leadership Catharine Biddle, whose work focuses on ways that rural schools and communities respond to social and economic change in the 21st century, is this year’s University of Maine Presidential Public Engagement Achievement Award honoree.
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Justin Dimmel, an assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology, is working with Stacy Doore, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Colby College, on research involving virtual reality 3D chess.
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The Rural Vitality Lab is a collaborative research partnership between the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and Colby College that works to promote rural vitality in Maine and beyond, by better understanding the factors that contribute to creating and sustaining healthy developmental ecologies for youth.
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Catharine Biddle, assistant professor of educational leadership, is the recipient of nearly $5,000 from the American Education Research Association (AERA) to continue her work with the Transforming Rural Experience in Education (TREE) program in Washington County.
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “These Down East schools want to fix rural education.”
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Without a stable economic base, greater numbers of Maine children encounter adverse or challenging circumstances in their lives outside of school, including a lack of access to safe and affordable housing, food insecurity, and growing numbers of adults struggling with substance abuse.
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