Women from Maine’s colleges and universities are invited to network and participate in discussions on career advancement Tuesday, May 17 in Bangor. The University of Maine’s ADVANCE Rising Tide Center will host the “ADVANCING Women in Academia: 5th Annual Networking Conference” from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event will […]
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The Foster Center for Student Innovation and Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) are among the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The Aquaculture Research Institute, Evolutionary Applications Lab, Student Wellness Resource Center, Children’s Center, Peace & Reconciliation Studies and Maine Studies also recently upgraded. The new umaine.edu and related pages debuted […]
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A number of media outlets reported the number of first-year student applications to the University of Maine is up 17 percent over last year and the university has instituted a waitlist for the first time in recent history. About 14,000 qualified students applied for admission and the projected incoming class will be about 2,150. Maine […]
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WABI (Channel 5) broadcast a story about 270 middle school girls from around the state participating in a University of Maine event that provides an encouraging environment and hands-on approaches to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 29th Expanding Your Horizons conference featured workshops for students and teachers from 16 participating schools.
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The University of Maine’s commitment to affordability, strategic investments in signature strengths and aggressive marketing have paid off. With a record number of qualified applications for fall 2016, UMaine will begin notifying most students who have applied and not yet been accepted that they have the option to be wait-listed for admission consideration. “The interest in […]
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The ADVANCE Rising Tide Center at the University of Maine will mark its fifth anniversary with a celebration March 24. The 1 p.m. event will be held in the McIntyre Room of the Buchanan Alumni House to thank everyone who has supported or participated in ADVANCE initiatives during the last five years. The ADVANCE program […]
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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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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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