The University of Maine was mentioned in the Mainebiz article, “Fed science, engineering funding up for first time in five years.” According to the article, federal agencies increased overall science and engineering funding by 6 percent in fiscal year 2014 to $30.8 billion spread across 996 academic institutions. The data from the National Science Foundation’s […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Merrill “Pete” Elias, a University of Maine professor of psychology and cooperating professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, about a recent study that found chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function. Elias was part of a team that included researchers from the University of […]
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Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Boston Globe article, “Trump-Clinton battle could upend electoral map.” A presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could fundamentally shift the country’s political landscape, transforming party strongholds into swing states and leaving some political battlegrounds untouched by the candidates, […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the winners of the statewide Top Gun pitch-off. The event, hosted by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development and the University of Maine, marked the graduation of the 2016 class of Top Gun entrepreneurs. Nobleboro resident and entrepreneur Chuck Benton of Team AR won the $120,000 in-kind prize from […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 13th Maine Learning Technology Initiative Student Conference held at the University of Maine. About 900 middle and high school students from across the state attended the event, which aims to help students and teachers discover new ways to learn and create on their school-issued […]
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The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) and the University of Maine announced the winners of the Top Gun Showcase. Nadir Yildirim, a graduate of UMaine’s innovation engineering program and a Ph.D. candidate in forest resources; and Simin Khosravani, a part-time faculty member in the UMaine Department of Mathematics & Statistics, were awarded a $10,000 […]
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The University of Maine Department of Political Science has announced the first awardees of the John M. Nickerson University of Maine Scholarship. The five selected students will each receive close to one year of in-state tuition for the 2016–17 academic year. Each of the students was awarded scholarship support after being chosen by the faculty […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing “Without Borders XIII: Play on Worlds,” a free Lord Hall gallery exhibit presented by UMaine’s Intermedia MFA program. The exhibit, which runs until July 1, features thesis work by the six members of the 2016 graduating Master of Fine Arts class — Sarah Hollows, […]
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Michael Wittmann, chair of the University of Maine Physics and Astronomy Department and professor of physics, was mentioned in the Inside Science article, “Preparing physics undergrads for the jobs of the future.” According to the article, many universities, including UMaine, are implementing ways to better prepare physics graduates for the workforce. At UMaine, physics students […]
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Toni Kaplan, a University of Maine student who works in the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory was featured on the WABI (Channel 5) segment, “Virtual Reality in Maine: Part 2.” Kaplan is studying if virtual reality can relieve symptoms of seasonal affective disorder and anxiety. “Seasonal affective disorder is normally treated with bright […]
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