The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, for an article about the Maine companies that emit the most pollutants. “I think we should continue to keep an eye on the companies that are releasing toxic chemicals, particularly dioxins,” MacRae said.
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At the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, 31 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 21 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March […]
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Maine Sea Grant is co-hosting the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Fisheries and Plankton Acoustics Symposium with NOAA, ICES, and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development through March 30 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. The aim of this symposium, entitled “From Echosounders to the Cloud: […]
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News Center Maine reported on a project led by UMaine engineering professor Masoud Rais-Rohani and sponsored by the U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center that aims to create deployable structures to help shelter people in a short amount of time. “[The] ultimate goal is to see it mass produced, mainly for humanitarian aid operations,” Rais-Rohani said.
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A number of University of Maine students and faculty members will present at the 2023 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference at the Augusta Civic Center on March 30. UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is the lead organizer of the event. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage. Session […]
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In an article about the world’s first 3D-printed hotel coming to Marfa, Texas, Hypebeast noted the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s Biohome 3D, a 3D-printed house made of fully recyclable natural materials.
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Amrit Verma, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, was interviewed by WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) about the potential for offshore wind energy to help Maine meet its climate goals. “The research that we are currently doing is going to make possible this goal of 30 gigawatts by 2030. … There […]
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Mainebiz honored Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, as one of the 2023 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year. Dagher was cited as Innovator of the Year.
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine launched Learning With AI, an initiative to help faculty and students adapt to an educational landscape transformed by generative AI like ChatGPT and DALLE. “The evolution of AI tools over the past six months has been unprecedented. This has led to an urgent need for […]
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University of Maine faculty, staff and students will present at and be involved in a number of events at the Maine Science Festival (MSF), a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor and will include more than 70 events and activities, that will take place March 22–26. Additional UMaine presenters — particularly those involved […]
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