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Dimmel receives grant to study students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams in virtual reality environments

Justin Dimmel, assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology at the University of Maine, has been awarded nearly $50,000 by the Spencer Foundation to investigate students’ perceptions of geometric diagrams when using immersive spatial displays such as virtual reality. Until recently, Dimmel says students typically would encounter geometry diagrams as small images displayed on […]

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Gillon explores issues of race in the history of fraternity, sorority life

Historically, fraternities and sororities on college campuses have mirrored broader social and cultural patterns when it comes to issues of race and racism. That includes patterns of oppression and exclusion, as well as racial uplift and cultural validation. University of Maine assistant professor of higher education Kathleen Gillon analyzes these themes in the latest issue […]

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UMaine celebrates research and creativity during Maine Impact Week

Maine Impact Week celebrates University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond. The public is invited to attend multiple events highlighting the impact of research and creative work produced by Maine’s research university the week of April 8–13. The featured event is the […]

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Dog biscuits made with invasive green crabs pass the taste — and sniff — test

Angela Myracle’s research is going to the dogs. Or, more accurately, for the dogs. As a scientist with Maine EPSCoR’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET), Myracle looks for innovations in aquaculture. And when the assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Maine spied dog treats at a local supermarket that were made with […]

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Drew Brooks named 2019 valedictorian, Ana Eliza Souza Cunha salutatorian

Drew Brooks of Lyman, Maine is the 2019 University of Maine valedictorian and Ana Eliza Souza Cunha of Orono is the salutatorian. They will be honored at UMaine’s 217th Commencement in Harold Alfond Sports Arena May 11. Brooks is a double major in microbiology and music, with a minor in molecular biology. He will receive […]

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Personal computer pioneer Chuck Peddle to speak at ‘Disruptive Innovation’

University of Maine alumnus and “father of the personal computer” Chuck Peddle will deliver the keynote at “Disruptive Innovation,” a moderated panel discussion April 5 on campus. Peddle, a Bangor native who earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics from UMaine in 1959, is best known for his creation of the concept of distributed intelligence […]

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Thirty-four UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

Thirty-four University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. “We are extremely proud of our world-class faculty who […]

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Inauguration of President Ferrini-Mundy highlights week of activities

The inauguration of University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy is March 29, capping a week of events leading to the 10 a.m. ceremony in Hutchins Concert Hall at the Collins Center for the Arts. In addition to an address by Ferrini-Mundy, other speakers at the inauguration ceremony are expected to be Gov. Janet Mills and […]

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