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Communication technology can help teens connect with fathers who don’t live with them, study finds

Communication technology plays a major role in the relationships between teens and their nonresident fathers, new research from a University of Maine professor finds. Cellphones, email, social media and apps facilitate more frequent and meaningful communication that allows children and fathers who live apart to feel better connected, according to Patrick Cheek, visiting assistant professor […]

Value of Maine’s reuse markets focus of three-year study

The relationship between community resilience and reuse markets is the focus of a recently funded project led by University of Maine researchers. Cynthia Isenhour, a professor of anthropology and climate change, and Andrew Crawley, a professor of regional economic development, were awarded $265,147 from the National Science Foundation to examine Maine’s reuse markets and their […]

Updated hazing survey finds disconnect between students’ experiences, willingness to label it

A new study led by University of Maine professor of higher education Elizabeth Allan on the prevalence of college hazing and students’ attitudes about hazing behaviors provides fresh insights to inform prevention efforts. Ten years ago, Allan and UMaine colleague Mary Madden published a nationwide survey of college students’ experiences, attitudes and perceptions about hazing […]

UMaine selected for national education-to-workforce initiative, partnering with EMHS, Bangor Savings

The University of Maine, in partnership with Eastern Maine Healthcare System/Northern Light Health and Bangor Savings Bank, is participating in a national Education Design Lab project, designed to identify, recognize and match the workforce skills that college students need and employers want. UMaine is one of seven colleges participating in a yearlong 21st Century Skills […]

National Park Service, UMaine propose ways to promote communication between scientists, public

Facilitating effective communication between scientists working in national parks and the public is the focus of a new publication by the National Park Service (NPS) in collaboration with the University of Maine. The report, “Science in Places of Grandeur: Communication and Engagement in National Parks,” was published in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology and […]

More than 1,000 schoolchildren to visit UMaine for two events Oct. 9

More than 1,000 elementary and middle school age students from around the state will be at the University of Maine Oct. 9 to attend two daylong events — Expanding Your Horizons, and the Northern Maine Children’s Water Festival. Expanding Your Horizons, an event hosted by UMaine for more than a decade, facilitates connections between middle […]

Researchers awarded $1.5M to examine spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases

A team of University of Maine researchers has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to examine the relationships among the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases, perceptions of mosquito-borne disease risk and human travel, including domestic and international tourism. The five-year project, “Coupled Dynamics of Tourism and Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission in the Americas,” is […]

Retired Vice Admiral Nora Tyson to give Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Lecture Oct. 2

The importance of leadership will be the focus of this year’s Senator Margaret Chase Smith Public Affairs Lecture, to be given by retired Vice Admiral Nora Tyson at the University of Maine Oct. 2. Tyson’s lecture, “Margaret Chase Smith and Me: The Importance of Leadership,” will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Hauck Auditorium. The event […]

Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability: Healing Our Democracy

Sen. George J. Mitchell will, for the first time, give the annual Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability at the University of Maine on Oct. 4. Drawing on his decades of work in public service and as a skilled negotiator, Mitchell’s talk, “Healing Our Democracy,” will explore how we can increase our capacity for solving problems through […]

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities receives $2.7 million award

The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies was recently awarded $2.7 million in administrative core funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Disabilities. As Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the center is part of a national network of university-based centers that are […]

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