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Spring 2015 Dean’s List by Maine Counties

Androscroggin County Aroostook County Cumberland County Franklin County Hancock County Kennebec County Knox County Lincoln County Oxford County Penobscot County Piscataquis County Sagadahoc County Somerset County Waldo County Washington County York County   Androscroggin County Auburn: Abby Bellefleur, Lauren Bennett, Ashley Brackett, Taylor Brackett, Ryan Chamberland, Phoebe Chamberlin, Hannah Delong, Joshua Delong, Marie Dufresne-Dixon, Hailey […]

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UMaine’s College of Education Ranked 73rd by U.S. News and World Report

The University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development is ranked 73rd in the nation for all Education Schools in 2015 by U.S. News and World Report. With more than 40 graduate degree programs and seven graduate certificate programs, the College of Education and Human Development offers professional development, and advanced education and training […]

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New Media Students Develop Fall Detection Device for Older Adults

University of Maine seniors in the New Media Department are developing a fall detection device for older adults to use outside their homes. Benjamin Herold-­Porter of Biddeford, Maine, and Heather Anderson of Jonesboro, Maine, have created a prototype that can detect when the person wearing the device has fallen and automatically text a programmed cell […]

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RiSE Center Hosts Collaborative Student Science Summit

More than 200 students in grades 6–9 throughout the state will take part in an out-of-this-world collaborative engineering design challenge Saturday, April 11, at the University of Maine. Hosted by the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine (RiSE Center), the 2015 Student Summit encourages participants to successfully transport a […]

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UMaine to Host Maine National History Day Competition March 28

More than 300 students and teachers from 36 middle and high schools from around the state will participate in the Maine National History Day competition at the University of Maine on March 28. For the second year in a row, a partnership between UMaine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library, with support from the Maine […]

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UMaine’s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Inducts 47 Members

Forty-seven members of University of Maine community, including 41 undergraduate and graduate students, were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate honor society, during the chapter’s annual meeting on campus March 19. Faculty and alumni inductees were Jeffrey Hecker, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, who was keynote speaker […]

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Haskell Appointed to Maine’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women

Jane Haskell, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and educator, has been appointed to Maine’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. Haskell was nominated by Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau and holds a public member appointment. The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women is a government-appointed group dedicated to improving opportunities for […]

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WABI Covers Expanding Your Horizons Conference

WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 28th Expanding Your Horizons conference at the University of Maine. Nearly 500 middle school girls from around the state attended the event that aims to provide a safe and encouraging environment to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Expanding Your Horizons, which is coordinated by the UMaine Women’s […]

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Expanding Your Horizons Conference for Middle School Girls March 12

More than 480 middle school girls from around the state are expected to take part in the annual University of Maine conference that aims to provide a safe and encouraging environment to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The 28th Expanding Your Horizons conference takes place March 12 on the UMaine campus and features […]

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