Lydia Gilmore of Bangor, Maine, is a 2024 valedictorian. She is majoring in mechanical engineering and is a member of the Cross Country and Track & Field teams. On the accelerated track for a master’s in mechanical engineering, she is also an undergraduate research assistant at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). Through small […]
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The Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC), an innovative institution under the UMS TRANSFORMS Initiative, celebrated its first year of successful operation on April 1. MCEC, established through a generous $75 million grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation, has emerged as a beacon of modern education, addressing the evolving needs of Maine’s workforce and […]
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Media outlets including Portland Press Herald, ABC News, Smithsonian Magazine, New England Public Media, KTRE (Channel 9 Texas), WABI (Channel 5 Bangor), News Center Maine, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, FOX 23, Voice of Maine, and WGME (Channel 13 Portland) highlighted University of Maine students, faculty and staff participating in the April 8 total solar […]
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Twelve undergraduates have been named 2024 Outstanding Graduating Students at the University of Maine. Read their short biographies: Tobey Crawford Connor Tobey Crawford Connor of Sullivan, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Division of Lifelong Learning. She is a university studies major in the Maine studies track. Connor completed an internship in […]
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Devin Frazer of Danbury, New Hampshire, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. He is a mechanical engineering technology major with a minor in naval science. He was awarded the Navy ROTC 4-year National Scholarship and has received the Navy ROTC Academic Excellence Award. Most recently, he received the […]
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Jiyeon Park of Incheon, South Korea, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing. Park, who is majoring in electrical engineering technology, enrolled at the University of Maine in fall 2022 after graduating from Eastern Maine Community College. During her senior year, she helped upgrade the paper-making equipment at […]
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Several media outlets spanning beyond New England, including the Portland Press Herald, Thrillist, Popular Mechanics, TechRadar and Ontario’s InsideHalton.com, highlighted the livestream of the April 8 total solar eclipse from the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program and included a link to the video. The Bulletin, covering eastern Connecticut, also highlighted the UMaine livestream. […]
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At the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, 41 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 19 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on April […]
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The University of Maine Foster Center for Innovation announced the third annual Innovation Awards winners, who will be honored in a ceremony at the center on April 11 as part of Maine Impact Week. The awards recognize and celebrate the impact of students, faculty, staff and alumni who are active in innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization. The 2024 […]
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The Associated Press, a newswire service that spans the U.S., shared a link to a video created by the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program that will livestream the 2024 total solar eclipse. Researchers and students in the program will launch a balloon with various types of equipment, including 360-degree camera systems, into the […]
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