Gabriel Karam of Bangor, Maine, is the Outstanding Graduating Student in the Maine Business School. Karam is majoring in business administration in management, with minors in psychology and political science. Cite your top academic scholarships, achievements and awards: UMaine Dirigo Scholarship and the Joseph S. Keating Merit Scholarship. Tell us about the research, internships or […]
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Beate Naglestad, of Oppegård, Norway, is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the Maine Business School. Naglestad is majoring in business administration in management, with a minor in international affairs with a focus on international security. Cite your top three academic scholarships, achievements and awards: Academic Achievement in Management award, Outstanding Student Athlete in Business […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a virtual presentation by Yonggang “Tim” Lu, Harold Alfond Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Maine, focused on the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. The presentation was held via Zoom at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25. “Data analytics, artificial intelligence, are […]
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the 2020 CUGR summer fellowship winners. Undergraduate proposals will be awarded up to a maximum of $3,300 each. Funding is provided by the UMaine Office of the Vice President for Research and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC). This year’s winners are: Dawsin Blanchard, computer […]
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The implications of the coronavirus pandemic on artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics will be the focus of an online discussion by Saturday, April 25 at 11 a.m. The Zoom meeting link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/98301058439. No password is needed. In the presentation, “Business In and After the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic and Enhanced Roles of AI & […]
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The University of Maine invites businesspeople, policymakers, attorneys, health care providers, and members of the public to learn about artificial intelligence (AI) from a panel of experts 1–3 p.m. Wednesday, April 29. AI is the development of computer systems that perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making and […]
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Twenty-eight faculty members from the University of Maine and one from the University of Maine at Machias have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board […]
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Have an idea for a campus community cultural experience to supplement an academic program? The Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Committee is accepting grant applications from the University of Maine community until April 6 (extended deadline). Grants support as much as 50% of expenses associated with events that enhance the artistic, cultural and intellectual life at […]
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Pankaj Agrrawal, a professor of finance at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economics. “This COVID-19 literally and figuratively came out of nowhere. And that is the classic scenario that stops a bull market or a market from moving higher,” Agrrawal said. “The supply and […]
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CEO Magazine named the University of Maine Graduate School of Business a Tier I program, and its MaineMBA No. 26 in online degrees in its 2020 global rankings released this week. The MaineMBA’s 2020 ranking is two places higher than last year. “We are particularly proud of these rankings, comparing us to the best business […]
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