This summer, third-year bioengineering student Paige Belanger had the opportunity to Co-Op at Solenis, an American manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the pulp, paper, oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, biorefining, power and municipal markets. Paige’s position at Solenis was a commercial engineering intern. In this role, she conducted daily microbiological system profiles and investigated problems […]
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Austin Steward is a third year Bioengineering major with a pre-med track with the direction of pediatrics. Austin was part of a select group who gained early access to the Tufts University of Medicine through the Maine Track Program Early Assurance. “Coming to the University of Maine, I am a third-generation student on both sides […]
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is hosting the annual Design & Build Cardboard Canoe Race on Saturday, September 30 at 1:00 p.m. Location: Stillwater River by the Steamplant Parking Lot Register Now! $20 Per Team Up to 4 people per canoe Contact umaine.asme@gmail.com for further details and to register
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You are cordially invited and encouraged to attend any and all sessions during Digital Humanities Week at the University of Maine. 2-6 October 2017 http://DigitalHumanitiesWeek.org Find the Program Sessions at http://digitalhumanities.nmdprojects.net/dhweek2017/events/ and click on the More buttons to see the session descriptions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PRESS RELEASE Digital Humanities Week University of Maine at Orono 2-6 October […]
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Brewer engineering business Compotech Inc. was the focus of the Bangor Daily News feature, “Where the Bangor region’s future job growth will probably come from.” http://bangordailynews.com/…/where-the-bangor-regions-futu…/ The article argues economic development in the Bangor area is likely to look like Compotech Inc., a business with 10 employees that got its start at the University of […]
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Eastern Maine Community College and the University of Maine signed a Memorandum of Understanding Aug. 1, that confirms the commitment of both institutions to allow EMCC students in designated programs to easily transfer credits toward a UMaine bachelor’s degree. The MOU supports the creation of program agreements to streamline admission opportunities for academically qualified […]
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A University of Maine contingent will be in South Carolina on Aug. 21 to provide people around the world with a live view of the total eclipse from the edge of space. The engineering group is part of the NASA-sponsored project, “Great American Eclipse,” during which students from 55 teams nationwide will launch high-altitude balloons […]
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Chloe Lilly is a rising junior in the bioengineering department. Her research is looking at paper diagnostics and how this impacts Maine’s paper industry.
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Sarah Caron is a graduate mechanical engineering student from Holden, Maine at the University of Maine working on her masters. A Maine aquaculture farming facility teamed up with the University in need of a large volume photobioreactor (PBR) to grow algae that would be used to feed oysters at their facility. The facility is currently […]
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The SWE Future Leaders coordination team would like to recognize the 21 SWEFL’s that completed the FY17 SWEFL Program. These collegiates have grown in their leadership skills and had opportunities to meet a variety of SWE global leaders. Below, we are highlighting SWEFLs that have gone above and beyond their core program requirements. One SWE […]
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