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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A professor at the University of Maine and a postdoctoral researcher at The Jackson Laboratory have been awarded a fellowship geared at promoting active learning techniques to improve biology education. Michelle Smith, an assistant professor in UMaine’s School of Biology and Ecology, and Christopher Baker, a genetics researcher at The Jackson Laboratory, earned a Promoting […]
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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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To celebrate Maine Engineers Week, the University of Maine will host the 2016 Engineering EXPO on Saturday, Feb. 27 in the New Balance Field House on campus. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees can experience hands-on activities, view demonstrations and get involved in all the EXPO has to offer. Maine’s top engineering firms, academic […]
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The National Park Service recently released an “Outside Science (inside parks)” video featuring a dragonfly mercury research project that was founded at the University of Maine. “Episode 2: Blue Skies and Dragonflies” explores a research collaboration among UMaine, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Park Service to study mercury in dragonfly larvae. The project […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine will host a seminar at 3 p.m Monday, Feb. 1 in Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall. The talk, “Summiting the academic mountain: The challenges of first-generation college students,” will be led by Jose Herrera, associate vice president for academic affairs and […]
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The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine will host a seminar at 3:00 p.m, Monday, Feb. 1 in the Hill Auditorium, titled “Summiting the academic mountain: The challenges of first-generation college students.” The talk will be led by Jose Herrera, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and […]
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Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine; Craig Mason, a UMaine professor of education; and Ami Gaspar, an advanced computing outreach specialist with IT and the Maine LearnToMod project manager, were recent guests on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio […]
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This winter, University of Maine graduate student Kit Hamley will research an extinct species of fox called the warrah in the Falkland Islands. While on her expedition, the Bozeman, Montana native will connect with K–12 students in Maine and around the country through Twitter chats as part of UMaine’s Follow a Researcher program. From Jan. […]
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For a second year, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will connect K–12 students in Maine and around the country to UMaine researchers in the field as part of its Follow a Researcher program. The program aims to give students a glimpse into a scientist’s world by providing live expedition updates and facilitating communication […]
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