WABI (Channel 5) spoke with 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, about a three-year, $2 million research project that will use a popular video […]
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The Maine Elementary Sciences Partnership (MaineESP) received the 2015 Philip Marcoux Award from the Maine Science Teachers Association (MSTA) at its annual conference in Gardiner on Oct. 9. The award recognizes a science education professional or partnership that makes continuous and enduring contributions to science education; demonstrates capacity for creating and implementing successful science education-related […]
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Three scientific divers with ties to the University of Maine received awards at the 2015 American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Symposium in Florida. Marissa McMahan, a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University in Illinois, is a former UMaine student and assistant instructor for an introduction to research diving course. She was the recipient of the […]
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Michael Wittmann, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, professor of physics, and cooperating professor of education, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Fellowship in the American Physical Society is limited to no more than one half of 1 percent of the membership and is a recognition by peers of […]
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The Maine Physical Sciences Partnership (MainePSP) has been awarded a supplement of more than $2 million from the National Science Foundation to continue its work advancing science education in Maine. The award builds on the $12.3 million granted in 2010 to establish an infrastructure to strengthen rural science education across the state. The funds will […]
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The Bangor Daily News and The Maine Edge reported on a three-year, $2 million research project being led by University of Maine researchers that will use a popular video game to immerse rural Maine students in computer science and math concepts. Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer […]
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In September, Physical Review, one of the premier physics journals, with a specific journal for physics education research, published a “focused collection” of articles focused on upper-division physics courses. UMaine is a leader in physics education research as it relates to upper-division physics courses. The university’s nationally recognized leadership in education research, particularly in physics, […]
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Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine, has been named a Campus Champion by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE). With Segee’s inclusion, the Campus Champions program, a collaborative effort between XSEDE and campus representatives to promote the use of […]
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Using a popular video game to immerse rural Maine students in computer science and math concepts is the focus of a three-year, $2 million research project being led by University of Maine researchers. Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMaine, is leading the project that […]
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A new program based in Machias aims to immerse at least 600 10- to 18-year-olds in innovative, out-of-school science and math opportunities. The three-year STEM Guides Downeast project is a collaborative effort among the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA), Axiom Education and Training Center and University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, according to an […]
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