The funds for student travel enabled three ANES students to visit Ireland, Bulgaria and England for research projects last summer. Five teams from high schools in Maine, NH and Massachusetts competed in the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl, held in Bailey Hall on March 3. It was the first time the Science Bowl was held in northern New England. The event at USM was hosted by USM's Department of Environmental Science and Policy and was coordinated by Rob Sanford. The Science Bowl is a national annual competition for high school math and science students.
Regional winners compete in Washington, D.C. for the national title.
The award recognized the training group's work in developing, implementing and evaluating a competency-based orientation and performance management system for new child support enforcement agents employed by Maine's Division of Support Enforcement and Recovery. Child Care Crisis Addressed The Institute for Child and Family Policy of the Muskie School, in collaboration with the Associated Day Care Services of Boston, MA, is administering a project that will inventory and analyze data on the status of the child care workforce in New England. According to child care providers throughout New England, the problem of attracting and retaining qualified workers has reached crisis proportions.