Engineering

BDN reports on $8M federal investment in ASCC bridge development

The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]

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Local, global media highlight $3.5M MCEC pledge from Singh family

News India Times and WABI (Channel 5) highlighted the $3.5 million pledge from Neera and Rajendra “Raj” Singh to the Maine College of Engineering and Computing to fund student scholarships and the Rajendra Singh and Neera Singh Family Chair in Applied Innovation. The Singhs received honorary doctorates of humane letters in 2024, and Raj Singh […]

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Maine media highlight 2025 commencement ceremonies

The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WFVX (Channel 7) reported on the 2025 University of Maine commencement ceremonies. The Calais Advertiser and Machias Valley News Observer highlighted the commencement ceremony at UMaine Machias.

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Singh family pledges $3.5M for scholarships and endowed chair in the Maine College of Engineering and Computing 

University of Maine Foundation President/CEO Jeff Mills today announced a $3.5 million pledge from alumni Rajendra “Raj” Singh (‘77G, ‘24H) and Neera Singh (‘24H) for scholarships for Maine students and the Singh Chair in Applied Innovation. The announcement was made Tuesday at the UMaine Foundation’s annual luncheon recognizing members of its Charles F. Allen Society, […]

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Help shape what AI means for Maine at June conference

Artificial intelligence is changing how people live, work and solve problems at breakneck speed. To set the stage for AI adoption that is ethical and beneficial, experts from across Maine teamed up to bring people together to discuss the latest opportunities, implications and insights on AI for the state.  The University of Maine AI Initiative […]

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PFAS research at UMaine receives $2.25M from the state

Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a total of $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to study a group of chemicals known as PFAS in order to help commercial farmers manage its presence.  The UMaine awards, which are directed to faculty members associated with […]

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Media highlight state grants for UMaine PFAS research

Environmental Health News and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) highlighted the $2.25 million in funding awarded to researchers at the University of Maine from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to study a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Five of seven awarded projects included research proposals from UMaine faculty.

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UMaine and UMaine Machias 2025 commencement ceremonies are May 10-11

Editor’s note: This story was updated May 8. The University of Maine’s 2025 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students will be May 10-11 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The Graduate School ceremony begins at 6 p.m. on May 10, featuring an address by  Concordia University President and Vice Chancellor Graham Carr (‘83G). […]

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Guidoboni inducted into European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Maine College of Engineering and Computing Dean Giovanna Guidoboni was officially inaugurated as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA).  Guidoboni, elected to the academy in 2022, marked her formal recognition at the inauguration ceremony held in Salzburg, Austria on March 8.  “As a member of the mathematics community, I deeply […]

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