WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) featured a technology business co-founded by two University of Maine alumni, Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G). KinoTek has developed a digital movement analysis platform that delivers insights into a person’s whole body movements. It was incubated at the Foster Center for Innovation and developed with support from […]
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Following the second annual Maine AI conference hosted by the University of Maine, Spectrum News interviewed conference panelist Jon Ippolito, professor of new media at UMaine. “We also work with students and faculty to say ‘Hey, what’s an appropriate use of the tool, and what’s inappropriate?’ And is it possible to outsource to the AI […]
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Jon Ippolito, professor of new media and director of digital curation at the University of Maine, spoke with WFVX (FOXX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) about AI classroom disruptions and how AI could be integrated in professional and classroom settings.
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DownEast Magazine featured a Q&A with Habib Dagher, director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), on plans for the Factory of the Future. Scheduled to be complete in 2026, the advanced manufacturing facility will be housed in the new Green Engineering and Materials building, a partnership between the ASCC, the […]
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The 2025 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teachers in microbiology and marine biology; applied research in creative blind and low vision technologies; engagement with Maine’s youth through outdoor education; innovation in shellfish cultivation; and extraordinary impact on economic enhancement and collaboration across Maine. Gayle Kraus, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, […]
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Artificial intelligence is poised to transform how people live and work. Nearly one-quarter of Maine’s workers face significant AI-related job changes, according to a 2024 report published by the U.S. Office of Economic Policy. To stay competitive, researchers from the University of Maine offer leaders in business, policy and education various resources to learn to […]
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Nimesha Ranasinghe, an assistant professor of spatial informatics at the University of Maine, spoke with Science News for a story about “e-Taste,” a new device that delivers virtual tastes by squirting chemicals onto the tongue. Previous efforts have attempted to simulate taste through electrical stimulation of the tongue, but this method remains poorly understood. “We […]
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The University of Maine is launching a B.S. in Computer Science and Business within the Maine Business School starting in spring 2025. This first-of-its-kind program across Maine’s public universities combines computing skill with business strategy to prepare students for careers that address challenges brought on by the growing digital economy. It was approved by the […]
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Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 170 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2024 Engineering and Computing Job Fair from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The fair, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants, is hosted by the Career Center, in conjunction […]
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Maine Public interviewed Richard Corey, director of the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine, for a segment of its radio show “Maine Calling” on automotive news. He discussed autonomous vehicles and his team’s research into technology that can make them more accessible for seniors and people with visual impairments.
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