The University of Maine recognized 3,010 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,983 are from Maine, 957 are from 45 other states and 70 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student […]
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Five faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2023 projects will develop research innovations in photovoltaic and color changing fabric; utilizing a new technology in catheterization to reduce infection in long-term patients; developing custom-made medical ports for stuffed animals so children […]
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The Maine Monitor featured the Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s (ASCC) 3D printer, which is the largest in the world, and interviewed ASCC Founding Executive Director Habib Dagher about UMaine’s growing reputation as a place where science and technology combine to create products that benefit society. “By working together we can make a difference, educate […]
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In an article about offshore and onshore wind projects moving forward in Maine, Engineering News Record interviewed Habib Dagher, founding executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, about the U.S. Interior Department approving a 9,700-acre floating turbine research site in a deepwater federal tract in the Gulf of Maine last month. Dagher said […]
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Habib Dagher, founding director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, spoke to the Weather Channel about the potential to use sawdust and wood waste as a more sustainable alternative to traditional building materials. “This house becomes like a carbon storage facility because the wood fiber or waste is essentially locked into the house,” says […]
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Onur Apul, a University of Maine assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been inducted into the 2022 Class of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists’ (AEESS) 40 Under 40 Recognition Program. According to AEESS, the program recognizes researchers who have helped advance the fields of environmental science or environmental engineering in […]
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The University of Maine Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC) is hosting the 2023 New England Railroad Symposium virtually on Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. The symposium focuses on emerging challenges and solutions in New England rail. The event will feature keynote speaker David Fink, Pan Am Group LLC president, and three panelist presentation/Q&A sessions: National […]
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Aaron Weiskittel, professor of forest biometrics and modeling at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, was featured as a VIP caller on a Maine Public segment about how artificial intelligence is being used in Maine, and the potential harms and benefits of AI to society.
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The Ellsworth American reported that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will move ahead with a review of Maine’s application for a floating wind power research site in the Gulf of Maine. The floating research array with 10 to 12 turbines will use patented technology developed by the University of Maine.
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News Center Maine, WFVX-TV (Fox 22 in Bangor), Yahoo Finance and MarketScreener reported that Penquis, a Maine nonprofit organization that works to eliminate poverty in the state, has received $3.3 million in government funding to address the lack of affordable housing for low-income Mainers. The money will be used to purchase nine new 3D printed […]
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