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RiSE faculty member John Thompson elected to American Physical Society’s Fellows

John Thompson, chair of the University of Maine Department of Physics and Astronomy, was named a 2023 Fellow of the American Physical Society. Thompson was elected as a fellow “for performing seminal research on student use of mathematics in physics and the learning and teaching of thermal physics, for leading interdisciplinary collaborations and conferences, and […]

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RiSE faculty member Heather Falconer’s new book awarded Best WAC Monograph

In Masking Inequality with Good Intentions, Heather M. Falconer examines the impact of systemic bias on disciplinary discourse acquisition and identity development by asking “How do the norms and expectations of higher education and STEM, specifically, impact the development of scientific identity and discursive skill?” and “What role do societal markers like race and gender play […]

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RiSE Center graduate student Kristen Thompson featured in Maine-eDNA Spotlight article

Kristen Thompson, a second year master’s student in the Master of Science and Teaching Program at the University of Maine, is working with the Maine-eDNA grant on creating 4-H toolkits for third through fifth graders regarding Harmful and Shifting Species, one of Maine-eDNA’s thematic research goals. Read full Maine-eDNA Spotlight article here: Kristen Thompson’s work on […]

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RiSE Center faculty Justin Dimmel and Eric Pandiscio unveil math sculpture

An interactive sculpture that harnesses the rays of the sun to help users explore multiplication and division was unveiled Friday in Orono’s Webster Park, the product of a unique partnership between the University of Maine and the Town of Orono. Read full UMaine News article here: Maine has a new outdoor math learning lab with […]

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Graduate School waives program application fees for Maine nurses, educators

The University of Maine Graduate School is waiving application fees for Maine nurses and educators seeking to enroll in a graduate program with the School of Nursing, and College of Education and Human Development, respectively. Fee waivers are available until June 30 for any upcoming term. Read full UMaine News article here: Graduate School waives […]

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