Catharine Biddle, an assistant professor of educational leadership with the College of Education and Human Development, was quoted in a recent Education Week article about student involvement in decision-making at a Vermont high school. The school, Harwood Union High School in Moretown, Vermont, gives students a voice in nearly every aspect of school life, from […]
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Krish Thiagarajan, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about Maine’s first trade mission to Scandinavia. The opening of a direct shipping line to the North Atlantic and growing world interest in Arctic affairs prompted the trip, according to the article. The Maine International Trade […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WVII (Channel 7). Johnson spoke about the UMMA Summer Art Camp, seven one-week sessions offered June 20 through Aug. 12. Each week is geared toward a different age level, according to the report. The camp, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the second annual Jr. Bears Triathlon that was held on the University of Maine campus. Nearly 100 children 6–14 years old were expected to take part in the fundraiser for Black Bear Aquatics, a competition-based swimming and diving team located at UMaine’s Wallace Pool. During the event, athletes swam in […]
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Robert Glover, an assistant professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “In general election, Trump sees a chance to make Maine red again.” Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, plans to expand the electoral battleground to Maine and other states considered […]
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David Sturm, an instructional laboratory and lecture demonstration specialist at the University of Maine, visited the studio of WVII (Channel 7) for an installment of “Science with Sturm.” Sturm demonstrated experiments that can be done at home, including some that show how liquids are affected by forces.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a new program at Bangor’s Vine Street School that aims to introduce students to aquaculture and aquaponics. The goal is that with some hands-on learning, including time with a touch tank, students will be inspired to pursue a career in the sciences, according to the report. Maine EPSCoR at the […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a column written by Professor Emeritus of Education Gordon Donaldson. A longer version of the piece, “What comes first: well-educated workers or available jobs?” originally appeared on the College of Education and Human Development website as part of the Maine Schools in Focus feature.
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Stephen Shaler, director of the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, was quoted in a media release from U.S. Sen. Angus King about the Timber Innovation Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation supporting the advancement of the forest products industry by accelerating research and development of wood buildings in the United States. “The use […]
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James Dill, pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article titled “Leaf cover appears to help deer ticks survive winter, Maine researchers report.” The two-year study, led by researchers at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute “tick lab” explained that by overwintering beneath leaves, deer […]
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