The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is again sponsoring Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser. The idea for the event came from Susan Bennett-Armistead, an associate professor of literacy at UMaine, whose mother-in-law held literacy teas in Michigan. Bennett-Armistead organized the first literacy tea in Bangor when she served on […]
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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 […]
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FOX 22 Bangor reported on a University of Maine pilot study that could lead to a new method of monitoring people who sustain concussions. Researchers are using a device called OptoGait, which evaluates how a person walks. They’re seeking to develop measures of balance that could indicate when a person has sufficiently recovered from a […]
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The third annual Maine Science Festival is March 16–19 with events throughout downtown Bangor and in Hampden, and the University of Maine is one of the event partners. Again this year, several members of the UMaine community will be leading workshops and participating in the weekend that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of […]
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Concussions are big news these days as numerous professional and amateur sports leagues look for ways to ensure the long-term health and safety of players who sustain head injuries. A team led by researchers from the University of Maine and Logan University recently conducted a pilot study that might lead to a new method of […]
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This spring, the University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer a series of five full-day workshops on restorative school practices for K–12 educators. Members of the Restorative Practices Collaborative of Maine will facilitate the workshops that will be held in Saco, Augusta and Belfast. The first workshop on March 30, “Introduction to Restorative Practices,” will […]
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The University of Maine will host Kai Schafft, an associate professor of education at Pennsylvania State University and director of the Center on Rural Education and Communities, for a lecture on Wednesday, March 1. The title of Schafft’s talk is “Rural Bites Back? Understanding Rural Development and Education Policy Contexts in a Post-Obama Era.” The […]
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Abstract submissions for the 2017 University of Maine Student Symposium on April 24 are now being accepted. The UMaine Student Symposium, a campuswide celebration of achievement in student research and creative activity, will be held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the […]
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The public is invited to a diversity dialogue with students from Tree Street Youth during their visit to the University of Maine on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Tree Street Youth is a Lewiston-based nonprofit offering after-school and summer programs to predominantly low-income students from immigrant or refugee families. Founded in 2011, the agency supports Lewiston-Auburn youth […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development is taking part in the 2017 Read to ME Challenge. The challenge kicked off Feb. 2 and culminates March 2, which is Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Faculty, staff and students from the college will be posting photos of themselves reading to […]
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