The largest donation in the college’s history marks the lead commitment for a new $300 million facility and investments in scientific collaboration across Maine.
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Blue Crew Robotics highlights STEM outreach, LEGO League
Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6153 kicked off their 2025 season with events promoting STEM values, preparing for competitions like the FIRST Robotics “Reefscape” challenge, and mentoring younger students through programs like the Maine LEGO League State Championship.
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Local robotics team joins Wilton museum to teach all about robots and STEM
Blue Crew FRC Robotics Team 6153, which has students from high schools in Farmington and Jay spent an evening showing younger children how robots work and that working with science, technology, engineering and mathematics can be fun.
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RSU 9 students recognized for ExploraVision victory
One team comprised of four fifth-grade students took home Chromebook laptops from Toshiba on Thursday, April 25, for its regional victory with its subterranean medical robot project called M.E.R.
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Domo arigato, master roboto: 72 student teams build, compete in VEX competition in South Portland
The VEX Robotics State Championship was held Saturday in South Portland. 8 winning teams will go on to national competition in Dallas in April.
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Musical program, timber harvest coming to RSU 73
Portland Symphony Orchestra to bring “Violins of Hope” program to middle school students in October, selective timber harvest on school owned property planned for the winter.
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Briefly: Region
Rumford Senior Center closed to flu PERU — The Rumford Senior Center is closed due to the flu and other illnesses. The center will resume all activities on Monday, March 5. All people who have not made the final payment for the Lancaster, Pennsylvania trip should call Joyce at 207-562-4632. AL Auxiliary to host Country […]
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UMF invites public to STEM education presentation by Deborah Schein
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will host a presentation by Deborah Schein, Ph.D., early childhood educator, on including art and spiritual development in STEM education. “The Transformation of STEAM to STREAMS” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 23, in the Emery Community Arts Center. The evening presentation is free and […]
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Maine School of Science and Mathematics launches STEM resource page
LIMESTONE — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics, currently ranked as the 10th best STEM school nationally by the US News and World Report publication, has recently deployed a web resource page highlighting opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics events for all students in the state. The resource is supported, in part, by […]
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Program would pay down student debt of STEM workers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A private foundation says it will help pay down the student debt of some technology workers who settle in Maine. The new Alfond Leaders program will provide up to $60,000 of student loan debt relief to 150 individuals selected from around the world. The idea is to help Maine transition from […]