WABI (Channel 5) reported the executive director of the Municipal Review Committee (MRC), a group representing the trash disposal needs of nearly 190 Maine towns, updated the Hampden Town Council on a proposed solid waste processing facility that will turn trash into biofuel. At the meeting, the MRC told councilors they reached an agreement with […]
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Dustin Sleight, an engineering student at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about a research project he is raising funds for at UMaine’s Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory. Sleight and other undergraduate students have started a Kickstarter campaign to aid the purchase of a virtual reality motion platform that would […]
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The University of Maine’s research and development spending for fiscal year 2013 was mentioned in the Mainebiz article, “As public funding for R&D slows, universities feel pinch.” University R&D spending increased by less than half a percent nationally in fiscal year 2013, according to National Science Foundation data. The University of Maine spent $77.58 million […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a WVII (Channel 7) report about the inaugural Maine Science Festival set for March 20–22 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The event aims to teach participants of all ages about science while bringing them together with Maine’s science and technology experts, including UMaine. “The Maine Science […]
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Mechanical engineering major examines horse racing surfaces for performance, safety.
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An paper co-authored by Ali Abedi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, was one of the 50 most downloaded articles in the IEEE Sensors Journal in October-November 2014. The paper, “Wireless Sensor Systems for Space and Extreme Environments: A Review” (Vol. 14, No. 11, November 2014), was co-authored by Abedi and Habib Rashvand, School […]
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The University of Maine has named women’s basketball player Liz Wood and track and field athlete Wilson Adams the recipients of the 2015 “M” Club Dean Smith Award. The award is presented annually to the top male and female student-athletes with outstanding academic and athletic achievement along with citizenship and community service. Adams of Barrington, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) voted unanimously to enter a development agreement with Maryland-based company Fiberight that wants to build a solid waste processing facility in Hampden that will turn trash into biofuel. The MRC hired a team of students from UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) led by Hemant […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,114 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2014 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,622 are from Maine, 394 are from 32 other states and 98 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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Per Garder, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, talked about the impact of the recent deluge of snow on the economy in the Sun Journal piece “Businesses mixed on too much snow.” “People have gotten the expectation nowadays it should be possible to drive like summertime, all the time, everywhere. […]
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