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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Laurie Fullerton, administrative support supervisor in the College of Engineering for 29 years, will receive the 2016 Outstanding Classified Employee Award. The annual award, presented by UMaine’s Classified Employees Advisory Council, recognizes exceptional, dedicated service to the university. Recipients inspire others through dedication, commitment and work ethic; maintain the highest level of professional service; and […]
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A number of media outlets reported the number of first-year student applications to the University of Maine is up 17 percent over last year and the university has instituted a waitlist for the first time in recent history. About 14,000 qualified students applied for admission and the projected incoming class will be about 2,150. Maine […]
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The University of Maine’s commitment to affordability, strategic investments in signature strengths and aggressive marketing have paid off. With a record number of qualified applications for fall 2016, UMaine will begin notifying most students who have applied and not yet been accepted that they have the option to be wait-listed for admission consideration. “The interest in […]
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