Johnson’s early work formed the basis for modern earthquake detection systems and even inspired a passage in author Tom Clancy’s 1984 spy thriller ‘The Hunt for Red October.’
education
Commentary: The Can We? Project is a hopeful experiment in revitalizing democracy
A partnership between Waynflete and the Maine Heritage Policy Center is teaching students how to learn from viewpoints other than their own.
Outdoor learning classroom comes to Maine
Founded by a Maine native, TimberNook now has 50 locations worldwide, including a new one in Gorham. Children make their own rules of play while exploring the outdoors.
Maine Compass: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.
Douglas Rooks: University needs more than a name change
The higher education system in Maine has been woefully underfunded.
Madison teacher recognized for commitment to financial literacy education
Raelene Allen was named one of the two Financial Educators of the Year by Maine Jump$tart Coalition for the 2019-2020 school year.
Our View: New approach needed to handle school threats
Schools need the right resources to process threats, and to stop problems before they get too dire.
Harvest of the Month program gets local food into Maine schools
Marketing program is meant to drive sales of school lunches, give schools assistance purchasing food locally, boost sales for farmers.
Auburn students feel targeted by high school’s attempt to address bias
School officials used the intercom to summon some students to a meeting about anti-bias focus groups, which, they say, violated their privacy and made them targets in a school struggling with discrimination.
University of Maine receives $1 million for new engineering center
The $1 million gift from aerospace company Pratt & Whitney will fund a machine tool suite in a new engineering center.