About 50 University of Maine students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Program will present their capstone design projects on Maine Day. From 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, students in a senior design course taught by MET professors Brett Ellis and Keith Berube will showcase their final projects in the Machine Tool Lab, Room […]
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University of Maine students in an advanced computer science course will showcase original games they created Tuesday, May 3. From 3:30–5 p.m. in Neville Hall, Room 120, students in George Markowsky’s COS 498: Advanced Video Game Programming with Unity will demonstrate a variety of games, including virtual reality, real-time strategy, network and racing.
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Undergraduate and graduate students presented their work to audiences and faculty judges during the 2016 Student Research Symposium held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on April 27. The winners and runners-up in each graduate category, as well as the winners of the special awards are: Winners from the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) […]
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The University of Maine’s Campuses for Environmental Stewardship groups will present student service-learning projects from 12:30–3 p.m. Thursday, May 5 in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union. Students, faculty and community members will be in attendance. Projects conducted this semester focused on issues of importance in the state including: sustainable tourism, mining activities, Penobscot River water […]
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The public is invited to participate in a project to expand knowledge about wild leeks in Maine and improve opportunities for the conservation of the species. Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum) are part of the onion family and grow in rich hardwood and floodplain forests. Also known as ramps, they are listed as a Species of […]
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The University of Maine’s 2016 Commencement is May 14, with ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Alfond Sports Arena. Motorists in the Orono area will encounter heavier traffic than usual throughout much of the day. Guests attending the Commencement ceremonies should build in extra travel time due to possible road construction delays in […]
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Cutting-edge research that aims to improve conditions faced by disadvantaged communities and individuals will be showcased at the Social Work Graduate Research Symposium on May 4 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Wells Commons on the University of Maine campus. The presentations represent the work of 18 graduate students from UMaine’s Masters of Social […]
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University of Maine students, faculty and staff will take part in Maine Day, the annual campuswide spring cleanup tradition, on Wednesday, May 4. UMaine community members will complete service projects aimed at sprucing up the campus, enjoy a free barbecue, and compete for the oozeball — mud volleyball — championship. More than 40 projects will […]
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Adults who are at least 50 years old are invited to participate in a sensory research study on the consumer acceptability of oats and barley. From 3–6 p.m. Monday, May 2, participants will sample four recipes that contain either oats or barley and be asked to take a brief survey. The testing is part of […]
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A member of the University of Maine Woodsmen’s Team has earned a spot in a national championship after placing first at a regional contest. William “Brad” Jones, a third-year wildlife ecology major from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will compete in the the 2016 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS U.S. Professional and Collegiate Championships July 15–16 in Chicago. In April, […]
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