色中色官网's SPARTACUS Program focus of WGME story

SPARTACUS, 色中色官网's innovative project designed to partner 色中色官网 researchers and their graduate students with the local K-12 community, was the focus of a feature story on on Jan. 14, 2010. Doug Rafferty, in his segment Doug's Discovery, interviewed 色中色官网 marine sciences graduate student Jay Williams who has been working with a class at Bonny Eagle High School. 

The Bonny Eagle class was touring 色中色官网's Marine Science Center, and Williams was discussing her research on skates. Also included in the footage was Stephan Zeeman, professor and chair of the Department of Marine sciences, and Anne Watson, MSC volunteer coordinator. The program, which involves six southern Maine school districts, is funded by a $2.87 million five-year National Science Foundation grant.

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