Corey featured on ‘Maine Calling’ segment about personal A.I. usage
Maine Public featured Richard Corey, director and co-founder of the University of Maine VEMI lab, on its show “Maine Calling” in a segment titled “A.I. in Everyday Life.”
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Milk jugs to military pallets: student engineers work toward a sustainable future
Three undergraduate students studying mechanical engineering at the University of Maine are working with recyclable plastic and wood material to create a sustainable resource for the U.S. Army. In collaboration with 3D printing company re:3D Inc. in Austin, Texas, the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center is identifying viable mixtures of wood, paper or cardboard […]
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Ronald A. Roy named UMaine director of engineering research and strategic partnerships
Ronald A. Roy, a 1981 University of Maine engineering graduate who went on to lead Oxford University’s Department of Engineering Science, is returning to Orono this fall to guide research and partnerships in UMaine’s Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC). Drawing on decades of leadership at top research institutions, Roy says he is eager […]
Read moreIppolito to Inc.: making AI more efficient will increase usage
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 […]
Read moreMedia highlight news research that could help reduce drug costs
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.
Read moreWGME interviews MacRae on water quality issues at Willard Beach
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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Two undergraduates named ‘25 Goldwater Scholars for STEM research excellence
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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UMaine opens its labs to SMCC students for hands-on biomedical engineering research
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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UMaine camp introduced students from across US to semiconductor chip design, production
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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New UMaine research could help lower prescription drug costs
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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