STEM Education

Mitchell Center hosts talk about promoting equity through citizen science

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk about how citizen science can help promote equity in the science and technology fields 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 1. In this talk, Amara Ifeji will speak to her lived experiences as a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and […]

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Reminder: UMaine to host AAAS session on research learning experiences Feb. 8

The University of Maine will host a live panel discussion at the 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 8.  The session facilitated by UMaine, “Fostering Career Development Through Research Learning Experiences,” seeks to share effective approaches to integrating diverse student populations into scholarly research communities through authentic […]

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Miner to make appearance on ‘Mission Unstoppable’

Kimberley Miner will be featured on CBS Mission Unstoppable at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30.  Show host Fig O’Reilly will talk with Miner, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, about climate change and sea level rise. The interview will be posted on YouTube. Miner, who also is a scientist with NASA’s Jet […]

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UMaine to host AAAS session on research learning experiences

The University of Maine will host a live panel discussion at the 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 8. The theme for this year’s meeting, which will be held virtually, is Understanding Dynamic Ecosystems.  The session facilitated by the University of Maine, “Fostering Career Development Through Research […]

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FAME honors Pulp and Paper Foundation with 2020 Education at Work Award

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation has received the 2020 Education at Work for Maine Award from the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) in recognition of their role in revitalizing Maine’s forest products industry. The mission of the foundation is to sustain a critical pipeline of talented engineers by recruiting, training and providing […]

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Media highlight Extension’s rural youth STEM education initiative

The Bangor Daily News, Morning Ag Clips and The Piscataquis Observer shared a news release about University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and University of Vermont Extension, developing and delivering remote STEM and agricultural sciences programming to rural K–12 students across the three-state region. The U.S. […]

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