An interactive sculpture that harnesses the rays of the sun to help users explore multiplication and division was unveiled Friday in Orono’s Webster Park, the product of a unique partnership between the University of Maine and the Town of Orono. Friday’s event marked the first public installation of the SunRule, which was invented by UMaine […]
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A new partnership between the University of Maine and the Rural Schools Collaborative will seek to strengthen the K–12 education workforce across six New England states and provide other opportunities to raise the profile of rural schools and teachers in the region. The RSC’s New England hub, which includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode […]
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During August, Beth Muncey, professional development coordinator at the University of Maine Research in Stem Education (RiSE) Center, packed 326 bins of supplies for 94 teachers across the state of Maine, who will use them to support learning by 4,646 students in their classes. As part of the Maine STEM Partnership, the RiSE Center provides […]
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Computers run modern life, and the need for workers who understand how they function is more important now than ever. Penny Rheingans, professor and director of the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine, has made it her mission to make computer science degrees achievable for students no matter where they […]
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The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service reported that young scholars from the Maine Summer Transportation Institute at the University of Maine visited airmen from the 101st Air Refueling Wing at the Maine Air National Guard base. “It’s great because it’s an awareness opportunity for the students who may not know about the Maine Air National […]
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Interested community members are invited to join researchers and local students at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center for a conversation about emerging results of an ongoing community science program in the Damariscotta River estuary. The conversation will focus on the results from the first full year of the community science program studying shellfish […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News editorial about the first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope. “In my nearly four decades in the astronomy education and outreach profession I’ve never seen such stunning images as were released today by the James Webb Space […]
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The Maine Department of Education shared that University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy participated in a panel discussion on how Maine is paving the way for students and teachers to be successful in the world of computer science. “The more we can engage with computer science at the Pre-K through 12 level, the more ready […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Observer, Morning Ag Clips, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Daily Bulldog and the Irregular shared University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s two new STEM toolkits available for use by formal and informal educators in hands-on science-based activities with youth. The Sky’s the Limit is designed to increase awareness and understanding of solar […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H has two new STEM toolkits available for use by formal and informal educators in hands-on science-based activities with youth. The Sky’s the Limit is designed to increase awareness and understanding of solar energy through basic circuitry; energy collection and transfer; engineering design principles; and building design challenges. Suitable for […]
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