A study from the Maine Education Policy Research Institute at the University of Maine was cited in a report from the Bangor Daily News on student preparedness and math and reading test scores in primary and secondary institutions. The study surveyed 58 elementary schools in Maine to explore the programs and materials used for reading […]
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WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) highlighted the collaboration between teachers in Belfast and the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine, which was funded by a $1.35 million grant from the National Science Foundation. As part of the collaboration, Belfast Area High School […]
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The Midst interviewed Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, on the 4B feminist movement in Korea. “4B is made up of women in Korea who started to get fed up with the pressure to fix what the nation saw as the problem of low fertility,” Blackstone said. She added that […]
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In a column from the Sun Journal titled “Ask Maine Audubon,” Maine Audubon staff naturalist Doug Hitchcox highlighted an initiative started in 1984 by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in cooperation with Maine Audubon and the University of Maine. The Maine Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project has generated more than 13,000 records […]
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Spectrum News, WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor), WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), News Center Maine and WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) covered the State Summer Games by Special Olympics Maine that was held at the University of Maine June 7-9. Estimated to have brought in 5,000 participants, volunteers and attendees, the annual event […]
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Beginning this summer, qualifying full- and part-time associates of Hannaford Supermarkets will be offered a tuition discount for courses at the University of Maine, the University of Maine at Machias and other public universities in the state. The 10% discount on all undergraduate and graduate courses, including online and law classes, is made possible through […]
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Maine Public featured Caroline Bicks, a professor of English at the University of Maine and Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, and Marcus Librizzi, a professor of English at the University of Maine at Machias, on a recent segment of “Maine Calling.” The episode explored the cultural history of Maine and the lasting impact of […]
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A University of Maine study on the economic impact of Maine’s lakes and ponds was highlighted by News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News, WGME (CBS 13 in Portland), WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) and 92 Moose. Supported by UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, the study concluded lakes and ponds in […]
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University of Maine Honors College Dean Ellen Weinauer, was featured in a “Maine Calling” episode from Maine Public celebrating the achievements and life of UMaine alumnus Bernard Lown. The U.S. Mint released a $1 coin for the state of Maine in May in honor of Lown, who invented the direct current defibrillator and won a […]
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News Center Maine highlighted the 4-H Tick Project from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The program, currently underway on Swans Island — located off the coast of Mount Desert Island, teaches kids how to protect themselves against ticks carrying diseases. Students from Aroostook County to southern Maine are involved in the free community science […]
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