Computing and information jobs top the list
Software Engineer is the new number one Best Job of 2011, ousting Mathematician from top spot. Also highly placed is Computer Systems Analyst. Lumberjack has climbed to 3rd worst from the bottom.
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New School is formed
The opening of the School of Computer Science was reported in the University of Maine news.
Read moreStudents Develop Android Phone App for UMaine Navigation
As use of cell phones is banned in some university classrooms, one course at the University of Maine requires them. Robert King, Jason Monk, Jerry Zhu, and Dr. Yifeng Zhu have developed this free smart phone application to better manage campus life. read more
Read moreRocket Launched to Test Wireless Sensors in Harsh Environments
Ali Abedi, along with several ECE students from his lab, worked on the payload and participated in launching a rocket to test wireless sensors in harsh environments. This project was done in collaboration with Cal State Long Beach and GSC Corp. and funded by NASA through a Maine Space Grant and a California Space Grant. […]
Read moreFirst Android Phone App Released
A free software tool for managing academic life at the University of Maine is released in Android Market. It allows faculty and students to view course weekly schedule, meeting location, textbook, and faculty/staff contact information. The tool also provides maps of building and parking to help visitors and new students navigate the campus. software.
Read moreGuest Speaker Stu Rich from Penbay Solutions
This week’s guest speaker was Stu Rich from Penbay Solutions who spoke on Extending GIS into the Built Environment: Emerging Trends and Patterns. View the presentation at http://connect.maine.edu/p56437319/
Read moreLaura Toma Guest Presentation
A guest presentation was made in the regular department seminar by Laura Toma from the Department of Computer Science at Bowdoin College on Monday 14 March 2011. Laura talked about “An Edge Quadtree for External Memory”. See http://connect.maine.edu/p71678377/
Read moreProfessor Onsrud Honored by UCGIS
From a nationwide call for nominations, Professor Harlan Onsrud of the University of Maine was among six individuals to be honored as a Fellow by the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS). UCGIS is a non profit organization of seventy universities and other research institutions dedicated to expanding and strengthening geographic information science. The […]
Read morePortable Lunar Habitat
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in collaboration with the Mechanical Engineering Department and the University of Southern Maine unveiled impressive new technology as a portable lunar habitat from NASA was assembled at UMaine (See Video).
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