UMaine students compete at America East Hackathon
Thirteen University of Maine computer science and engineering students traveled to Binghamton University last weekend to take part in the America East Hackathon. At the two-day competition, students from universities in the America East Academic Consortium used coding and other skills to address civic challenges by building hardware and desktop, web and mobile applications. UMaine team members excelled, winning two prizes, including an environmental award for designing a trash can and recycling bin, equipped with sensors that send updates to smartphones, tracking how much refuse someone is recycling and throwing away. The America East Hackathon is set to become an annual event, with UMaine in the running to host next year’s competition.