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Sustainable Living Teen Volunteers, Catherine Elliot, Kristy Ouellette
Sustainable Living Teen Volunteers, Catherine Elliot, Kristy Ouellette
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
Maine 4-H Youth Development programs have produced nationally-recognized environmental education and healthy lifestyle curricula that are research-based and have reached thousands of participants. Our new statewide initiative in Sustainable Living Education for youth and adults provides an excellent context for the CYFAR Maine Sustainable Communities Project (MSCP), Sustainable Living Teen Volunteers (SLTV). The SLTV program will be conducted at two of our current 4-H Camp and Learning Centers in collaboration with local schools. After completing their training, teens will teach sustainable living concepts and practices to youth in middle schools and 4-H clubs. The SLTVs will learn valuable life skills …
Maine Epscor End-To-End Connectivity For Sustainability Science Collaboration, Michael Eckardt, Vicki Nemeth, Jeffrey Letourneau, Bruce E. Segee
Maine Epscor End-To-End Connectivity For Sustainability Science Collaboration, Michael Eckardt, Vicki Nemeth, Jeffrey Letourneau, Bruce E. Segee
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
This NSF EPSCoR C2 project allowed Maine EPSCoR to continue the state’s momentum to enhance the connectivity of the state’s research, higher education, and K-12 institutions through Maine’s Research and Education Network (MaineREN). Over the last few years, multi-million dollar investments have built networking and computing power at the state level, including: 1) the installation of 1,100 miles of middle-mile fiber optic cable; 2) investments in shared computing resources for high performance computing and cloud computing; 3) the Maine School and Library Network; 4) the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (grade 6-12 laptops); and 5) investments in high-performance visualization and videoconferencing. …