Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 24 : Spring 2015 | Page 64

UMPI focused on
campus-community

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he University of Maine at Presque Isle
has kept a strong focus on cultural arts
offerings, interactive learning opportunities
that stretch from neuroscience to theater,
and professional development activities for
campus and community members during
the winter and spring.

The University was pleased to welcome about  area high
school students to campus for the st Northern Maine Regional
Brain Bee in December. The event was held in conjunction with
faculty from the University of Maine at Machias and the University of New England as they held the Eastern Maine Regional
Brain Bee and the Southern Maine Regional Brain Bee, respectively, on their campuses on the same day. These events were associated with the International Brain Bee, a not-for-profit
neuroscience competition designed especially for high school students that tests their understanding of brains and the nervous system, and how they work together. The day of the event was
packed full of interactive, hands-on activities, such as dissecting
sheep brains, investigating cockroach neurons, and exploring the
neurophysiology of meditation and
calming thoughts. After lunch,
students tested their “brain
facts knowledge” during

UMPI student Hannah Wood helps lead local
high school students through a sheep brain
dissection exercise during neuroscience
activities connected wi