About 50 University of Maine students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program will present their capstone design projects on Maine Day. From 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, students in a senior design course taught by MET professors Brett Ellis and Keith Berube will showcase their final projects in the Machine Tool Lab, Room […]
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Undergraduate and graduate students presented their work to audiences and faculty judges during the 2016 Student Research Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 27. The winners and runners-up in each graduate category, as well as the winners of the special awards are: Winners from the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) […]
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The University of Maine’s Campuses for Environmental Stewardship groups will present student service-learning projects from 12:30–3 p.m. Thursday, May 5 in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union. Students, faculty and community members will be in attendance. Projects conducted this semester focused on issues of importance in the state including: sustainable tourism, mining activities, Penobscot River water […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated May 9. The 214th Commencement at the University of Maine will be held May 14 in Harold Alfond Sports Arena on campus. UMaine Commencement, held in two ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., is one of the largest graduation events in the state, with nearly 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students, […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on a land drone competition among mechanical engineering students at the University of Maine. As part of their capstone, students were tasked with developing and building a fully autonomous land drone that can traverse unstable, muddy terrain to patrol the border between the U.S. and Canada. The […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) reported students from the University of Maine’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers worked with Habitat for Humanity to celebrate National Women Build Week. The students volunteered to help renovate homes in the area, according to the report. Xenia Rofes, a laboratory manager in UMaine’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on an ocean technology conference held at the University of Maine. The conference, which was organized by UMaine’s Canadian-American Center and the Maine International Trade Center, brought together researchers, business leaders and policymakers in ocean technology and strategy to promote a network of collaboration. The conference aimed to facilitate the integration […]
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The University of Maine’s 2016 Commencement is May 14, with ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Alfond Sports Arena. Motorists in the Orono area will encounter heavier traffic than usual throughout much of the day. Guests attending the Commencement ceremonies should build in extra travel time due to possible road construction delays in […]
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Faculty members in marine sciences, engineering technology and political science have been named recipients of Presidential Achievement Awards, the University of Maine’s top honors. Howard M. “Mac” Gray, professor of construction engineering technology, will receive the 2016 Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award; Neal R. Pettigrew, professor of oceanography, will receive the 2016 Presidential Research and Creative […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine’s 2016 Student Research Symposium. More than 500 undergraduate and graduate students presented their work at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. “It’s our job to take the knowledge that the students and the faculty are producing and apply […]
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