UMaine Research and Conference Services are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The William S. Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service, Academ-e, Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research and Student Records also recently upgraded. The new UMaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information […]
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The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has launched a new online resource, “Maine Schools in Focus,” for educators and policymakers statewide. The website features informative, research-based briefings to enlighten and stimulate dialogue about issues in Maine public school education today. “Our goal is to advance the cause of our children and […]
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A survivor of the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech will join University of Maine’s Male Athletes Against Violence for a screening of the film “Living for 32” as well as a discussion about gun violence on Wednesday March 23. Colin Goddard was shot four times during the Virginia Tech incident. His 911 call brought […]
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A statewide outreach program of the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research is featured in a recent newsletter from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. The item in AUCD’s “Act Early Network News” highlights the institute’s work with the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), an intervention program targeting toddlers diagnosed with autism and […]
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Approximately 270 middle school girls from around the state are expected to take part in the annual University of Maine conference that aims to provide a safe and encouraging environment to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 29th Expanding Your Horizons conference takes place March 17 on the UMaine campus and features workshops […]
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Elizabeth Allan, a professor of higher education at the University of Maine, was quoted in a TribLIVE article on hazing at a Pennsylvania high school. An investigation by local police found a culture of hazing that experts said may have encompassed sexual assault festered on Leechburg High School’s boys’ basketball team for at least a […]
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University of Maine Professor of Higher Education Elizabeth Allan this week will lead the second of two free webinars on hazing prevention, sponsored by the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students. A December webinar led by Allan featured a […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Maine a nearly $2 million grant to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in rural Maine schools. The grant will support 22 fellowships for recent STEM graduates or current STEM professionals to help them become certified STEM teachers in […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine has been awarded more than $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to create a model NSF Teaching Fellowship Program to improve STEM teacher recruitment, preparation, professional development and retention in rural high-need schools. This grant builds on the infrastructure […]
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On a recent afternoon at Foxcroft Academy, students in Nick Miller and Bridget Wright’s class are huddled in small groups. One cluster is working on signage to promote their new student-staffed writing center. Another group works on a laptop, putting together an online appointment form for students interested in taking advantage of the center’s services. […]
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