Rising Tide Center

UMaine News Release, Jan. 22, 2015 – Assistant Professor Michelle Smith recognizes that lecturing, as a teaching-learning technique, is not the most effective way to reach students. Her work, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was also featured in ScienceInsider, the on-line journal of the American Association for the […]

PLOS One, Dec. 10, 2014 – Diversifying the Ph.D. “pipeline” may not be enough to diversify biomedical science faculty in the U.S. according to a recent, peer-reviewed article published online by the Public Library of Science in the publication PLOS One. Read the article by Kenneth Gibbs, John McGready, Jessica Bennett and Kimberly Griffin using […]

UMaine News Release, Dec. 19, 2014 – With support from the National Science Foundation Asst. Professor Michelle Smith is working to enhance instruction and assessment in college science classes by energizing students and faculty. Read the NSF story on-line here.

The Ellsworth American, Dec 26, 2014 – The work of Assistant Professor Jessica Leahy has inspired the establishment of a fire wood bank to provide much needed support to Mainers who may be forced to choose between heating and eating. Read the full story here.

UMaine News Release, Nov. 21, 2014 – With funding from the USDA/NIFA, Cooperative Extension Specialist Ellen Mallory will develop agricultural expertise to support potato and grain farmers in northern Maine, dairy farmers in central Maine, and mixed vegetable production in south Central Maine. Project findings will be shared with farmers through videos, demonstration trials and […]

UMaine News Release, June 17, 2014 -Univeristy of Maine System Chancellor James H. Page has announced the appointment of Dr. Susan Hunter to a 2-year term as president of the flagship campus. Hunter will be the first woman to serve in this role at UMaine. Read the full news story here.

UMaine News Release, March 25, 2014 – The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved promotion and/or tenure for 32 University of Maine faculty members, including 15 women. View the full new story here.

UMaine News Release, March 24, 2014 – Kate Beard-Tisdale, Susan Brawley and Mary Tyler will be honored with first ever ADVANCE Career Recognition Awards in acknowledgment of their significant and sustained contributions to their disciplines and to the University of Maine.  Celebratory events include individual presentations by the trio, a panel discussion featuring the honorees […]

UMaine News Release, Feb 7, 2014 – Michelle Hale of Bangor has been named project leader of Maine Career Connect, a Bangor-based nonprofit program of the University of Maine Rising Tide Center.  Read more about Maine Career Connect, which is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, by clicking here.

UMaine News Release, Aug 26, 2013 – The ADVANCE Rising Tide Center has received an additional $284,093 from the National Science Foundation to develop a regional consortium tasked with facilitating the hiring and retention of dual career couples. Read the full story by clicking here.