As many University of Maine students and faculty headed home for Fall Break, one group of academics was back on campus, bright and early, Monday morning. They are members of the UMaine Faculty Fellows Program, and instead of hunkering down in their offices and research labs, they rolled up their sleeves and buckled in for […]
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The University of Maine Biocar Team is hitting the road November 8–13 to participate in the 2015 National Chem-E-Car competition at the University of Utah. The team — composed of 10 bioengineering students — will cheer for its car named Babe as it races against 36 unique chemically powered vehicles designed by teams from around […]
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Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about how Old Town city leaders chose to move forward with plans to spend $80,000 to connect local residents and businesses to the state’s open 1,100-mile fiber […]
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Offshore Wind reported the University of Maine hosted the inaugural Matthew R. Simmons Memorial Summit: A Technology Roadmap for Floating Offshore Wind on Oct. 1 and 2. The summit gathered information from various perspectives of platform designers, researchers, permitting agencies and developers with the goal of producing a roadmap that advances the floating offshore wind, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with University of Maine College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey about Open University Day, which is slated from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. In celebration of the university’s 150th anniversary, the day will feature tours, presentations, performances and more at nearly 30 venues on campus, including labs, research […]
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Composites World, Politico, The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2), Q 106.5 FM, Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz and Lebanese Examiner reported Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is being recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change. The White House Champions […]
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The Lexington-Herald Leader reported Mick Peterson, a University of Maine professor of mechanical engineering and executive director of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, tested the safety of the Keeneland track in Lexington, Kentucky after three horses suffered fatal breakdowns. Peterson worked with officials to review testing and daily measuring procedures to ensure the safety of […]
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The White House will provide a live stream of the 2015 Champions of Change awards ceremony starting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. The event will focus on “Innovators in Transportation for the Future,” and will recognize Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Dagher is among 11 […]
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Allan Arch, a 1965 University of Maine alumnus, was a student during the university’s 100th anniversary. This October, he is experiencing another UMaine milestone as the institution celebrates its 150th anniversary. Arch of Fort Lauderdale, Florida returned to campus Oct. 7–8 for his 50th reunion. “I remember the 100th as a special year,” he says. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Allan Arch, a 1965 University of Maine alumnus, who visited the campus from his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for his 50th reunion. Arch was a student during the university’s 100th anniversary and is experiencing another UMaine milestone as the institution celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. While Arch majored […]
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