History-Computer features largest 3D printer at UMaine
History-Computer featured that the largest 3D printer in the world is housed at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine.
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Ross embarks on Fulbright to expand estuary research beyond U.S. borders
Lauren Ross’s research on the physics of estuaries has brought her all over the world, from France to Frenchman Bay along Mount Desert Island. With her recently-awarded Fulbright, Ross will lead a team of scientists to Chile to look at these transition points between freshwater rivers and the salty sea in a place where so […]
Read moreMcKay, Pendse featured on Maine Public discussing new forest products
Susan MacKay, senior R&D program manager at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and Hemant Pendse, professor of chemical engineering and founder of the UMaine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, were featured as panelists on a segment of Maine Public’s show “Maine Calling” focusing on the emerging uses of forest products in Maine.
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UMaine featured in Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024
The Fiske Guide To Colleges 2024 named the University of Maine one of the “best and most interesting” four-year higher education institutions in America. The publication, authored by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske and updated annually for 40 years, spotlights more than 300 of its top schools in the U.S., Canada, Great […]
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UMaine MET students designed an adaptive wheelchair for shooting competitions
The University of Maine’s Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program is all about real-world problem solving. When athlete and activist Enock Glidden came to the MET capstone with a unique challenge — to adapt his wheelchair for shooting competitions — students met the task with skill, creativity and an open-mindedness that resulted in a useful finished […]
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University of Maine announces spring 2023 Dean’s List
The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,002 are from Maine, 932 are from 44 other states and 82 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
Read moreArs Technica interviews Weaver about Myst ‘demake’
Ars Technica interviewed Vincent Weaver, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, about a “demake,” or a remake of an old video game that converts it to an older graphical and gameplay style, of the 1993 point-and-click adventure game Myst that he has developed for the Atari 2600. “Making demakes […]
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UMaine students competing in Greenlight Maine season finale
A team of University of Maine students will be featured in the upcoming season eight finale of Greenlight Maine College Edition, a show in which participants pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges for a chance to win funding, at 8:30 p.m. July 6 on Maine Public television. In the episode, Alex Mehre, […]
Read moreReuters notes UMaine role in offshore wind development
In an article about the potential for offshore floating wind energy farms off the East Coast of the U.S., Reuters noted that New England Aqua Ventus, which aims to have a long-term power purchase agreement in place with the Maine Public Utilities Commission to start construction of 12 wind turbines by 2024, uses a concrete-based […]
Read moreTIDC to host 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference Aug. 8–10
The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) at the University of Maine will host the 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference August 8-10 at the Wells Conference Center. The conference brings together university researchers, industry professionals and state and municipal government leaders to discuss a broad range of topics, including the successful research and deployment of advanced […]
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