A University of Maine professor of education will participate in a roundtable on screening newborns for hearing loss and congenital heart disease, hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Craig Mason, who specializes in applied quantitative methods, will be one of four experts speaking on, “Beyond the Blood Spot: […]
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Timothy Reagan was named dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development in March, and started at Shibles Hall in late June. Reagan recently returned to the United States, having served for three and a half years as founding dean of the Graduate School of Education at Nazarbayev University in Astana, […]
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Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine is one of 37 institutions nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 […]
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BookTrib.com posted a video interview with Sandra Caron and J. Michael Hodgson, authors of “Tackling Football: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding the College Game.” Caron is a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality. Hodgson has more than 30 years of experience with college football, including his role as a player at […]
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The University of Maine is one of 37 colleges, universities and educational groups nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 for a […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on Early Start Maine, a program developed by the state’s Child Development Services in partnership with the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER), a University of Maine-based center. The program is based on the Early Start Denver Model, an intervention program targeting young children diagnosed with autism […]
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The Guardian mentioned research from a 2008 University of Maine study in an article about a high school football coach and six players in Oregon who are facing criminal charges for “aggressive” hazing. The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found that a quarter of coaches or advisers were aware […]
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As Maine students return to the classroom from summer vacation, many will do so in communities facing a host of economic and social challenges. Rural parts of the state have been hit especially hard by declines in the state’s timber industry. When a mill closes in a small, Maine town, more often than not there’s […]
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The University of Maine is welcoming its largest incoming class — 2,300 students — with Maine Hello on Aug. 26, in preparation for the start of classes for the fall semester on Monday. Arriving on campus, members of the Class of 2020 and their families are being greeted by hundreds of UMaine community volunteers who […]
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The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization about criminal justice, cited a 2008 University of Maine study in the article, “Does college hazing defy the laws it spawned?” The study, which was conducted by researchers Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden, found that more than half of college students involved with student organizations experience hazing, according […]
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