Channel 5 (WABI) reported on the UMaine College of Engineering’s Engineering Group Expo, an event held Monday designed to introduce first-year engineering students to clubs, societies and projects ongoing in the college. College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey said in an interview that faculty members hope students take advantage of the opportunities available through the […]
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Channel 7 (WVII) joined a number of other area news organizations in covering the launch Sept. 27 of a high-altitude scientific balloon as part of the hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) program at Bangor High School through UMaine. Professor of electrical and computer engineering Rick Eason was interviewed for the report. Students loaded the […]
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A Maine Public Broadcasting Radio report on the increasing demand for natural gas included comments from Richard Hill, a UMaine professor emeritus of engineering. Hill said one of the reasons people have a long wait for natural gas hookups is that the construction of highways has led to a more spread-out, rather that cluster-based, lifestyle. […]
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The 2nd Engineering Group EXPO, which will provide an opportunity for first-year and other students in the University of Maine College of Engineering to meet representatives from 16 engineering clubs, societies or teams at UMaine, will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the University of Maine’s Cloke Plaza. The event includes […]
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UMaine has been recognized again this year in multiple national college rankings for its outstanding academics and programs.
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University of Maine professor of electrical and computer engineering Rick Eason was interviewed as part of coverage by Channel 5 (WABI), the Bangor Daily News and Channel 2 (WLBZ) of a hands-on science experiment at Bangor High School, where students launched Thursday a high-altitude scientific balloon. Loaded with a GPS tracking system and sensors to […]
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The University of Maine Intermedia MFA Program is presenting the first event in its Fall Visiting Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 2. All of the presentations begin at 7 p.m. in Lord Hall and are free and open to the public. On Oct. 2, Jae Rhim Lee, a research fellow in the MIT Program in […]
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UMaine research about traffic hazards at traditional intersections compared to roundabouts was cited in a blog post on the Kentucky community news website KyForward. The blog post noted research established the risk of fatal or incapacitating injury in collisions that occur in roundabouts is substantially diminished, and also that traffic delays also are reduced in […]
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The Weekly, a supplement to the Bangor Daily News, advanced a series of Hispanic heritage appreciation events in September and October, all scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library. University of Maine engineering graduate student Raul Urbina, a native of Mexico City, will discuss Mexico’s role in a global economy […]
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A Bangor Daily News article featured research by UMaine Ph.D. student Alper Kiziltas, who is creating new heat-resistant automotive plastics from natural materials like wood flour, hemp and flax instead of glass and carbon fibers. Kiziltas said his recent research has established that natural fillers can stand the stress of high temperatures and are low-cost, […]
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