Engineering

MTI approves grant applications of companies with ties to UMaine

The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) approved seven new grant applications in August, two of them to companies with ties to the University of Maine. According to an MTI news release, Sea & Reef Aquaculture based at UMaine’s Center Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin, was awarded a $9,140 Business Accelerator Grant; and Alba-Technic, based in […]

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Gender gap in engineering narrows at UMaine, Press Herald editorial states

The Portland Press Herald published the editorial, “Gender gap in engineering narrows at UMaine.” Of all the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, engineering is one where women have long been underrepresented, and that remains true today, with just 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering going to women in 2015, according to the […]

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UMaine Museum of Art, Honors College, Police Department debut new websites

The University of Maine Museum of Art, Honors College and Police Department are among many UMaine centers and programs that have upgraded to the university’s new website template over the summer. A Self-Guided Walking Tours website also recently launched and features four tours focusing on gardens, outdoor sculptures, the historic district and other distinctive sights […]

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WABI covers geotechnical boring demonstration

WABI (Channel 5) reported on a demonstration of geotechnical drilling hosted by S.W. Cole Explorations LLC on the University of Maine campus. S.W. Cole Explorations LLC is a test boring subsidiary of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc., which provides geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental consulting, and materials testing services. Civil, construction and water resource engineers, as well as […]

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S.W. Cole Explorations geotechnical boring demonstration Sept. 20

S.W. Cole Explorations LLC will host a demonstration of geotechnical drilling from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 between Belgrade Spur and Belgrade Lot. S.W. Cole Explorations LLC is a test boring subsidiary of S.W. Cole Engineering Inc., which provides geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental consulting, and materials testing services in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont […]

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UMaine receives $300,000 NSF grant for project to promote STEM, media report

Mainebiz and WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine is one of 37 institutions nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 […]

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Cary James

Cary James: UMaine alumnus and champion for students

University of Maine alumnus Cary James has been teaching chemistry at Bangor High School (BHS) for 17 years, and currently serves as the head of the school’s science and technology department. He has received numerous distinguished teaching awards, and his students have been recognized internationally for their academic achievements and innovations in the STEM fields. […]

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UMaine receives award from new NSF program aimed at broadening STEM

The University of Maine is one of 37 colleges, universities and educational groups nationwide to receive first-ever awards for the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES program, a comprehensive initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering by broadening participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). UMaine will receive $300,000 for a […]

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Maine Engineering Workforce Summit to be held Sept. 29 in Lewiston

A Maine Engineering Workforce Summit focused on addressing the shortage of engineers necessary to meet the needs of the state will be held Sept. 29 in Lewiston, organized by the University of Maine and a coalition of 13 business, economic development and education groups. Maine’s leading experts on the economy, employment, education and engineering will […]

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Peterson’s Saratoga track review cited in Daily Racing Form article

Mick Peterson, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, was mentioned in a Daily Racing Form article about a review of the training surfaces at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The executive director of the New York State Gaming Commission said at a recent meeting that Saratoga’s operator, the […]

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