An official White House video of the Champions of Change event is available online. Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, will be recognized as a 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change on Oct. 13, in Washington, D.C. The White House Champions of Change event, […]
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The University of Maine has been named a national Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences in a joint application and designation process sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey. UMaine is among 17 universities from across the nation selected to receive the award in the first year of the program. […]
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Eight University of Maine undergraduate engineering students will join peers from eight universities for a three-day Engineering Ambassador Northeast Regional Workshop at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Oct. 8–11. The Engineering Ambassadors Network (EAN) trains university engineering students in effectively communicating with middle and high school students about the discipline. EAN empowers future leaders in engineering and […]
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More than 90 companies will be represented at the University of Maine’s 2015 Engineering Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Co-sponsored by the UMaine College of Engineering and Career Center, the event is an opportunity for students to learn about some of the […]
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University of Maine students interested in computing and information technology (IT) jobs and paid internships during next summer are invited to a Project>Login Meet Up Event, 4–6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The event is an opportunity for students in computer science and computer engineering to network with IT professionals […]
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Researchers at the University of Maine say an expected increase in the frequency and strength of El Niño events — unusual warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that causes worldwide fluctuations in temperature and rainfall — may result in milder winters in New England. Though good for residents longing for warm weather, the shift could […]
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When Hannah Morgan, third-year bioengineering student at the University of Maine, was in 8th grade, she attended an event at UMaine that introduced her to the field of engineering. She was hooked. When she came to tour UMaine’s bioengineering department the summer before her senior year of high school, she knew her decision was made. […]
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Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine, has been named a Campus Champion by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE). With Segee’s inclusion, the Campus Champions program, a collaborative effort between XSEDE and campus representatives to promote the use of […]
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Using a popular video game to immerse rural Maine students in computer science and math concepts is the focus of a three-year, $2 million research project being led by University of Maine researchers. Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMaine, is leading the project that […]
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Seacoastonline reported seven students from Traip Academy in Kittery attended the weeklong Stormwater Research Institute at the University of Maine over the summer. The students learned about the importance of stormwater drainage and how it can affect other bodies of water, according to the article. “I live close to the water, and it’s interesting to […]
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