STEM Education

Versant Power Astronomy Center to host Minecraft-themed summer camp

The Versant Power Astronomy Center will host a free summer camp for youth ages 10–14 through What-If Hypothetical Implementations in Minecraft (WHIMC), a National Science Foundation-funded research project and interdisciplinary collaboration dedicated to attracting young people to science through cutting-edge and impactful informal learning. Participants will use Minecraft Java Edition to explore astronomy via space […]

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Sezen-Barrie participates in 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase

Asli Sezen-Barrie, associate professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, is participating in the 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase virtual event, May 10–17.  Sezen-Barrie is former co-principal investigator of a National Science Foundation-funded project with colleagues from the Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, […]

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UMaine Early College expands offerings for high school students

The University of Maine’s Early College program for high school students has expanded its offerings for summer 2022. Introduction to Integrated Science and Career Exploration (INT 188), a three-credit course that involves field- and laboratory-based data collection, data analysis and lectures in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, will expand to include sections in […]

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STEM college research and career exploration course offered to high school students at UMaine Hutchinson Center tuition free

Registration is open for an innovative four-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (rising 11th–12th grade), offered by the University of Maine, July 18–Aug. 11, at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Introduction to Integrated Science and Career Exploration (INT 188) will meet on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. […]

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PenBay Pilot shares Early College program for high school students

The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared information about a four-week summer college STEM research course for qualified high school students offered by the University of Maine at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The course is designed to introduce high school students to higher education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The course includes lecture […]

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UMaine research on Falkland Island warrah translated to kid-friendly format

A University of Maine-led research study about prehistoric human activity in the Falkland Islands has been adapted into a kid-friendly format for use in classrooms by the organization Science Journal for Kids. Science Journal for Kids is a nonprofit based in Texas whose mission is to improve scientific literacy by adapting research papers for school […]

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Maine State Science Olympiad for high school students to take place April 9

The Maine State Science Olympiad will be held at the University of Maine on Saturday, April 9. Science Olympiad is a nationwide STEM competition where teams of high school students compete in science-related events, with the top teams advancing up to national levels.  Maine has held a state-level tournament every year since the first national […]

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WVFX features Tudor’s Maine Science Festival presentation

Scarlet Tudor, University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute outreach coordinator, was featured on WVFX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) with her presentation for children as part of the Maine Science Festival about properly cleaning and maintaining a fish tank. Tudor said, “Kids doing something that seems like, ‘Oh I’m just taking care of a fish.’ […]

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Jackson, Wilson featured in News Center Maine about women STEM professionals database

Tori Jackson, Extension professor of agriculture and natural resources, and Laura Wilson, 4-H science professional, both with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, were interviewed for a report about an international database with women around the world who are in science, technology, engineering or mathematics professions called FabFems. The directory allows students, parents and school counselors […]

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