WABI (Channel 5), News Center Maine, Bangor Daily News and The Penobscot Times reported about 30 students from the University of Maine College of Engineering are constructing a building for the Old Town Fire Department as their final assignment. The building, which will house the department’s restored original fire engine, was designed by the Student Construction Association and […]
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The University of Maine’s 2019 Commencement ceremonies are May 10–11 in Alfond Sports Arena. The Graduate School Commencement for master’s degree and certificate of advanced studies students begins at 4 p.m. May 10. Commencement ceremonies for bachelor’s degree students and doctoral degree candidates are at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. May 11. The Saturday ceremonies […]
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A new research collaboration between the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will advance efforts to 3D print with wood products, creating a new market for Maine’s forest products industry. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, Lamar Alexander and Angus King joined Daniel Simmons, […]
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Oak Ridge Today reported Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine will announce a $20 million 3D manufacturing partnership that will help the forest products industry. ORNL, UMaine and three U.S. senators will announce the partnership at 11:30 a.m. May 2 in Washington, D.C. The partnership will involve the launch of a large-scale, […]
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The University of Maine Construction Engineering Technology (CET) program is building a small facility for the Old Town Fire Department as part of a service learning project. The project was coordinated by the Student Construction Association and serves as a final assignment for CET 228 — Intro to Construction Estimating and Planning. The Old Town […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated May 2 U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Lamar Alexander and Angus King will join University of Maine and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) leaders on May 2 to announce the launch of a large-scale bio-based additive — 3D printing — manufacturing program. The announcement of the ORNL and UMaine partnership will be […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a medical device created by a University of Maine spinoff company that detects brain injury by measuring sleep movement patterns. Safe Rest is a fitted mattress sheet equipped with more than a dozen sensors using the SleepMove monitoring system that will allow it to […]
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Bridget Ziegelaar, the operations manager for NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Research Integration Office, is the University of Maine Commencement speaker for the May 11 ceremonies. The Old Town native and UMaine alumna will address both morning and afternoon ceremonies of the 217th Commencement in Alfond Sports Arena. “Bridget Ziegelaar is a role model and […]
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A total of 30 University of Maine students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program will present eight senior capstone design projects on Maine Day. From 9 a.m.–3 p.m. May 1, students will showcase their final projects in Bennett Hall, Room 137. All presentations are open to the public. Scheduled presentations: 9–9:30 a.m. “Scaled tower […]
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Mechanical engineering students at the University of Maine will showcase their senior capstone projects May 1. The Mechanical Engineering Capstone Open House will be held 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Crosby Hall. Members of the UMaine community are welcome to learn more about the projects and enjoy a cookout. Projects to be displayed include an ice […]
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