WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) featured a technology business co-founded by two University of Maine alumni, Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G). KinoTek has developed a digital movement analysis platform that delivers insights into a person’s whole body movements. It was incubated at the Foster Center for Innovation and developed with support from […]
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Following the second annual Maine AI conference hosted by the University of Maine, Spectrum News interviewed conference panelist Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at UMaine. “We also work with students and faculty to say ‘Hey, what’s an appropriate use of the tool, and what’s inappropriate?’ And is it possible to outsource to the AI […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and a Portland Press Herald op-ed highlighted the second annual Maine AI Conference hosted at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts on Friday, June 13.
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In an article titled “In distracting times, rumble strips are saving lives — and money — on rural Maine roads,” The Maine Monitor featured a new study led by University of Maine researchers that provides the most relevant data yet for the effectiveness — and cost-effectiveness — of centerline rumble strips on Maine’s sprawling network […]
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Jon Ippolito, professor of new media and director of digital curation at the University of Maine, spoke with WFVX (FOXX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about AI classroom disruptions and how AI could be integrated in professional and classroom settings.
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The Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) at the University of Maine is offering a free immersive summer camp on semiconductor building for high school students interested in engineering and computing fields from July 14-18 at the Maine Graduate and Professional Center, 300 Fore St. This five-day camp, funded by the National Science Foundation, […]
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DownEast Magazine featured a Q&A with Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), on plans for the Factory of the Future. Scheduled to be complete in 2026, the advanced manufacturing facility will be housed in the new Green Engineering and Materials building, a partnership between the ASCC, the […]
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News Center Maine interviewed University of Maine researchers who are working to understand and mitigate the presence of a group of chemicals known as PFAS on farms in Maine. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry recently awarded five projects at UMaine $2.25M to help commercial farmers manage its presence.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]
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News India Times and WABI (Channel 5) highlighted the $3.5 million pledge from Neera and Rajendra “Raj” Singh to the Maine College of Engineering and Computing to fund student scholarships and the Rajendra Singh and Neera Singh Family Chair in Applied Innovation. The Singhs received honorary doctorates of humane letters in 2024, and Raj Singh […]
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