The research of more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students will be highlighted in a daylong symposium April 27 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The 2016 UMaine Student Research Symposium will be held from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The free public event is sponsored by UMaine Graduate Student Government and the Center for Undergraduate […]
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ValueWalk, Mainebiz and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a wireless leak detection system created by University of Maine researchers that is scheduled to board a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station this summer. The prototype, which was tested in the university’s inflatable lunar habitat and Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab), could lead to […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported a Bangor family will soon move into a house in Bradley that was renovated through Habitat for Humanity. Wells Fargo offered the house, which had been foreclosed on and abandoned for three years, to the organization along with $10,000 to help with renovations, according to the report. Students from the University […]
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On April 17, University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter was inducted as an honorary member of All Maine Women Honor Society. Professor Habib Dagher, executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was inducted as an honorary member of Senior Skull Honor Society. All Maine Women, founded in 1925, recognizes distinguished leadership, scholarship […]
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A wireless leak detection system created by University of Maine researchers is scheduled to board a SpaceX rocket bound for the International Space Station this summer. The prototype, which was tested in the university’s inflatable lunar habitat and Wireless Sensing Laboratory (WiSe-Net Lab), could lead to increased safety on the ISS and other space activities. […]
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The Portland Press Herald advanced the University of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation’s 66th annual Paper Days slated for April 13–14, at Wells Conference Center. Doug Hall, founder of Eureka! Ranch and a teacher of innovation engineering at UMaine, will present as part of the “Packaging Maine for the Future.”
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The Harold Alfond W2 Ocean Engineering Lab at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center was mentioned in a Fosters.com article about York-based RTI Wave Power, a subsidiary of Rohrer Technologies, Inc. The research and development company was formed to create a scale-model prototype to extract energy from ocean waves, according to the […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing ocean technology in New England and Atlantic Canada will be the focus of a conference at UMaine April 27–28. The conference, which is organized by UMaine’s Canadian-American Center and the Maine International Trade Center, will bring together researchers, business leaders and policymakers in ocean […]
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Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow David Bernhardt, Maine’s Commissioner of Transportation, will visit the University of Maine on Wednesday, April 6. Margaret Chase Smith Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are prominent individuals with a past or current career as a policymaker in the state. The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center brings its fellows to […]
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Tenure and/or promotion for 15 University of Maine faculty members has been approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. The faculty were nominated by UMaine President Susan J. Hunter based on a peer and administrative review of their successful work in teaching, research and public service. “The caliber of these faculty members […]
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