MCEC has been awarded two Hamm Campus Activity Awards through the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund. These awards will support projects designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education across Maine, fostering inclusive, hands-on learning opportunities for learners of all ages.
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UMaine’s MS in Information Systems and MS in Data Science and Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked No. 48 for Best Online Master’s in Information Technology by U.S. News & World Report The University of Maine (UMaine) has been ranked No. 48 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 edition of Best Online Master’s in Information […]
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UMaine’s Student Chapter of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) claimed 3rd place at the 2024 NSPS National Student Competition out of a total of 18 teams in the baccalaureate division. This 2-day long competition designed to test student’s abilities to complete complex field surveying tasks in a team environment and demonstrate knowledge of […]
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Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) joined other University of Maine System collaborators at the inaugural Rural Issues Symposium in Orono, Maine. This conference focused on advancing rural resilience and revitalization through community-engaged research. MCEC faculty and students contributed their expertise and projects, highlighting solutions to some of Maine’s most pressing environmental, economic, and […]
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Professor of new media Jon Ippolito was a remote participant in a panel at the American University in Cairo on AI-driven assessment hosted by Times Higher Education for the Digital Universities: Arab World conference. The panel took place on September 18. Learn more here.
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Assistant professor of management and computing ethics Manuel Wörsdörfer has co-authored a policy paper that was recently published. The paper’s title is In Search of “Laws of Robotics”: Merging Constitutional AI with Constitutional Economics, and it was published by the Centres for European Policy Network (CEP). From the abstract: “Increasingly powerful AI systems present politicians and developers with ever greater […]
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Congratulations to our Outstanding Graduating Graduate Students in May 2024: Overall, we awarded 35 graduate degrees in the 2023/24 academic year to the students in the Information Systems , Spatial Informatics, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Information Science and Engineering, and Data Science and Engineering graduate programs. The outstanding graduating students in these programs are: PhD […]
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On April 12 2024, Meetha Nesam James Ravindran Santhakumar successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “”TOWARDS A PLEASURABLE FOOD EXPERIENCE: INFLUENCING PEOPLE’S LIKING, TASTE PERCEPTIONS, AND MEDIATED EMOTIONS USING AUGMENTED FLAVOR EXPERIENCES”. She was advised by Dr. Nimesha Ranasinghe. Drs. Kate Beard, Nick Giudice, Silvia Nittel and Mary Camire served on her committee. Dissertation Abstract: […]
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The University of Maine has been granted a significant award from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. This $1.2 million grant signifies a crucial step in the university’s efforts to advance STEM education, particularly in the field of semiconductor science and technology. Led by Principal Investigator (PI) […]
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Prof. Caitlin Howell gets spotlighted during Maine Bioscience Day, put on by BIOME (Bioscience Association of Maine) for middle school kids around our state. “We are all so excited about the work that we do, it’s wonderful to be able to share that excitement with the next generation of scientists and engineers.”
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