WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston) reported on University of Maine-affiliated lobster research. The program explored research conducted at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm that was funded by the UMaine Lobster Institute. It also featured Marin Skincare, a startup founded by UMaine alumni Amber Boutiette and Patrick Breeding that sells a specialty skincare product made with […]
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The University of Maine was among colleges and universities worldwide receiving top honors for its sustainability efforts from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). UMaine was one of the 16 top performers nationally and internationally in the Grounds category, one of AASHE’s sustainability impact areas, focused on campus land management, […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director for the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, spoke with News Center Maine about the floating offshore wind technology demonstration project his center is developing with New England Aqua Ventus LLC. “If we harness just 3% of the offshore wind resource in the Gulf of Maine, we can heat […]
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The fall 2021 edition of OneVoice Maine, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce magazine, published a story about Harold Alfond that highlighted UMS TRANSFORMS and the $240 million grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support it. UMS TRANSFORMS initiatives include upgrading UMaine athletic facilities, boosting student retention and success across the University of Maine […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is the inaugural recipient of the 2021 Academic Pioneer Award from the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA). Dagher and the Advanced Structures and Composites Center team were honored in person at ACMA’s Membership Awards Ceremony and Reception on Oct. 18 in […]
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The Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills were officially released from the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, October 18. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $57,537,000 in funding to support research and initiatives at the University of Maine and the University of Maine System. Included in the bill is […]
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A Portland Press Herald editorial about President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offshore wind energy and the Maine lobster industry cited technology developed by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center that supports the development of floating offshore wind facilities. Centralmaine.com shared the editorial.
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The Maine Science Podcast features Ali Abedi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, in its latest episode. Abedi, also associate vice president of research for UMaine and director of its Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), discusses his wireless sensor networks studies, his effort to build the first CubeSat in […]
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The University of Maine Career Center and UMaine’s College of Engineering have partnered for 23 years to connect students with employers at the annual Engineering Job Fair. The job fair, which is scheduled for 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Oct. 20, will be a virtual event presented via a Symplicity platform accessible through the CareerLink Career Management […]
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John Belding, the director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine, talked with News Center Maine about a shortage of engineers who specialize in manufacturing in Maine. He noted that technology has transformed manufacturing, creating jobs in Maine for graduates who have a knack for technology and data, among other skills.
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