Inc. interview Jon Ippolito, University of Maine professor of new media, for a story about the startup Positron in Reno, Nevada, and its efforts to create more efficient and cost-effective artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, Ippolito, who is studying the impact of AI in creative disciplines and education, discussed the Jevons paradox, which states that AI […]
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Newsweek and News Center Maine Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) who have discovered a sustainable method to produce the key ingredient in a broad range of pharmaceuticals, which could help address high prescription drug costs in the U.S.
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Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, spoke with WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) about the environmental impact of ongoing water quality issues at Willard Beach in South Portland. “Wildlife are a little more at risk than humans,” she said.
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University of Maine seniors Esther Biro and Gus Hoy have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars for their research excellence in the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Each will receive as much as $7,500 for tuition, books and room and board that helps them continue to pursue research. Biro, a biochemistry major, and […]
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Students will present their findings Sept. 24–25 at the Statewide Biomedical Science and Engineering Research Symposium at the University of Southern Maine Inside the University of Maine’s Tissue Culture Teaching Lab, Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) students leaned over microscopes, carefully pipetting fluorescent dyes onto living cells. This was the first time that these students […]
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Semiconductors run nearly everything in modern life, and the United States needs to expand its workforce in this critical field. Recognizing that, the University of Maine recently hosted high school students from across the country for a camp in Portland focused on semiconductor design and production. The free five-day program at the Maine Center brought […]
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One of the main factors driving prices in pharmaceuticals, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics, is the cost of production and materials. Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) have discovered a sustainable method to produce the key ingredient in a broad range of pharmaceuticals, which could help address high prescription […]
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The Associated Press interviewed Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at the University of Maine, on how the increasing usage of AI is impacting the environment and highlighted his new app on the environmental footprint of different digital tasks. Ippolito said tech companies are constantly working to make chips and data centers more efficient, but […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor), WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and Mainebiz highlighted the grand opening of the University of Maine B.O.T. Loft, a new robotics and automation training facility inside the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) for companies to use to train workers. “As manufacturers nationwide modernize, so too must our workforce. The B.O.T. […]
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The University of Maine Institute of Medicine and organizing committee partners the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory, MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, the Roux Institute at Northeastern University and University of New England are hosting the third Statewide Biomedical Science and Engineering Research Symposium on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 24-25 in Hannaford Hall on the University […]
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