Press Herald runs front-page photo of middle school students in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's SPARTACUS program

The on May 26, 2011 ran a large front-page photo of Massabesic Middle School students hurling oranges into the mouth of the Saco River from Freddy's Beach at the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Biddeford Campus. 

The students were taking part in a series of activities at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ on May 25th as part of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's SPARTACUS Graduate Fellowship Program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. The orange throwing was part of a river flow experiment to learn about environmental conditions such as winds and currents.

During their visit to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ the 90 eighth-grade students also visited the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Marine Science Center to learn about marine research and marine mammal rehabilitation.  The students also spent time in the labs with ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's researchers.

The SPARTACUS program connects university researchers and their graduate students with the K-12 community.

About the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.