After 7 months of intense preparation and passing the qualifier round in January, UMaine students have taken home the third place trophy for the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition 2022 regional event. This year’s competition focused on the analytical and investigative skills required by a cybersecurity professional. UMaine’s team was started in 2009 by a […]
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Cutline College of Engineering annual award winners, left to right, Saman Zare, Joyce Taylor, Meredith Kirkmann, Lauren Ross and Bill Desisto. UMaine College of Engineering presents its top annual awards The chief engineer of the Maine Department of Transportation is among the recipients of the University of Maine College of Engineering’s top annual […]
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See the podcast by Penny Rheingans, director of the University of Maine’s School of Computing and Information Science, and Roy Turner, associate professor of computer science. They help unravel the fascinating and complicated story of AI. See https://umaine.edu/podcasts/2021/03/11/s4e3-what-is-ai-and-what-roles-does-it-play-in-our-lives/
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Apps and games made by New Media seniors have won acclaim in newspaper and TV stories that profile how they responded to COVID-19.
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New Media seniors have been honored with a record-setting seven university awards for 2020-2021. The creative approaches recognized by these prestigious fellowships include apps, games, and an installation designed to help students cope with the anxieties of contemporary life, especially under a global pandemic.
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For the 2020 Maine Archives and Museums conference on October 8th, New Media professor Jon Ippolito offers a virtual but hands-on workshop that walks curators through making an iPhone or Android app to engage visitors with their collections.
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Bruce R. Littlefield passed away on August 12th 2020 at the age of 74. Bruce, an ECE major, graduated valedictorian of his UMaine class in 1987 and remained at UMaine to receive an MS in ECE. Bruce served as the Systems Administrator for the department until his retirement. Below are recollections of Bruce from his Departmental […]
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Is the US government right to outlaw TikTok because it might share data with a foreign power, or is the security threat overstated? News outlets interviewed New Media faculty to get a different take on a proposed ban on the popular social media app.
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Detection and analysis of airborne coronavirus droplets using a bioengineered membrane is the focus of exploratory research at the University of Maine and University of Massachusetts Amherst, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Their inspiration comes from nature — the pitcher plant, with its liquid membrane that traps insects. The project, led by UMaine […]
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A University of Maine and Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) innovation team developing solutions to COVID-19-related health care challenges has worked with in-state hospitals and manufacturing partners to build, test and start production of two variations of an “aerosol box” meant to protect frontline medical staff as they intubate or transport patients who may be sick […]
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