University of Maine faculty, staff and graduate students will discuss evidence-guided teaching and learning strategies with preK–12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teachers Nov. 16–17 at Point Lookout in Northport. About 125 attendees are expected at the eighth annual fall summit of the Maine STEM Partnership, a statewide education improvement community. “The summit is […]
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Thirty teachers from 10 Maine schools will team with the University of Maine to enhance middle school computer science education statewide and develop student computational skills needed for 21st-century jobs. A $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant to the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) at the University of Maine will fund […]
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A professional development program, “Public Speaking for Business and More,” will be offered 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Nonprofit and business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming a more effective speaker are invited to attend. The program will be […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (UMaine Composites Center) has received $500,000 from the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to form a technology cluster to help Maine boatbuilders explore how large-scale 3D printing using economical, wood-filled plastics can provide the industry with a competitive advantage. The cluster brings together the expertise of UMaine […]
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Works of Belfast artist Jerri Finch will be featured in the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery Oct. 12 through Dec. 3. Growing up as one of eight children in a working class family, Finch pursued three years of art studies at three colleges. Between each year of college, […]
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The Republican Journal advanced a talk by Anne Knowles, a professor of history at the University of Maine, to be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Old Professor’s Bookshop, 99 Maine St., Belfast. “Telling the Story of the Holocaust in Maps” will focus on new information obtained by constructing maps from historical […]
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The Republican Journal advanced a gallery exhibit by Belfast artist Jerri Finch at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery. The exhibit will run Oct. 12–Dec. 3. An artist’s reception featuring a talk by Finch on her life and work will be held 5:30–7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the […]
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The Republican Journal reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Waldo County will hold a 4-H auction and bake sale Saturday, Oct. 20 in the Mount View High School cafeteria, 577 Mt. View Road, Thorndike. Preview will begin at noon, and the auction will begin at 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit Waldo County 4-H […]
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University of Maine graduate students are partnering with schools across Maine to host World Climate Interactive Negotiation Simulation (WCS) activities. The simulation activity was developed by the nongovernmental organization Climate Interactive and involves a role play in which participants act as country delegates and work together to negotiate a global climate agreement. The simulation emulates […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood will host a fall harvest festival and trail race 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 in Lincolnville. The 3.5-mile race begins at 10 a.m. Registration opens at 9 a.m. Participants can celebrate the fall season with ecology-themed outdoor activities in the Tanglewood forest, […]
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