University of Maine

UMaine News & Office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins - Thu November 07, 2024

UMaine Building $82M Research Facility; Sen. Collins Helps Secure $133M for Bridge Replacements

The University of Maine (UMaine) broke ground Oct. 29 on the Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) building, a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility designed to house the innovative Factory of the Future (FoF) incorporating digital manufacturing technologies and fully adaptive, immersive learning spaces for students at UMaine and across the University of Maine System (UMS)....

The Maine Campus - Wed November 08, 2023

New UMaine Energy Center Being Built to Replace 117-Year-Old Steam Plant

The University of Maine's Central Steam Plant at the Orono campus is an essential component that allows the university to function. As part of the school's long-term Carbon Commitment goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2040, and to ensure the continued reliability of a critical piece of infrastructure, a new addition to UMaine's steam plant is set to be both a new and upgraded facility, according to the school's student newspaper....

University of Maine at Farmington - Wed August 16, 2023

To Save Energy, Money, Maine University Undergoing $16M Facilities Upgrade

Several projects are ongoing this summer at the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) that focus on cost savings, sustainability and meeting residential student needs, the college announced on its website Aug....

Penobscot Bay Pilot - Tue March 02, 2021

UMaine Unveils 'Transformative' $110M Athletic Facilities Plan

The University of Maine unveiled its transformative $110 million athletic facilities master plan in February, due to the generosity of the late businessman Harold Alfond. The initiative honors Alfond's legacy of support for Maine education and athletics by providing modern facilities for all 17 varsity programs at the state's only Division 1 athletic program and improving the overall UMaine student experience....

Wiscasset Newspaper - Tue October 27, 2020

Maine's Darling Marine Center Waterfront Project Under Way

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dana Gartzke recently visited Walpole, Maine, for a tour of the Darling Marine Center (DMC), a waterfront infrastructure improvement project that began earlier this year....

University of Vermont - Thu August 02, 2018

Feds to Aid Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center

The University of Vermont in collaboration with the University of Maine and others will create a highly-competitive University Transportation Center (UTC) called the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC)....

University of Maine - Thu July 19, 2018

Engineers Unveil, Test University's Innovative Bridge Girder System

The University of Maine unveiled an innovative, rapidly deployable bridge system July 12 at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Engineers, Maine Department of Transportation officials, business leaders, investors, researchers, members from Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (UMaine's licensee for the original “Bridge-in-a-Backpack”) and staff attended the event, at which a bridge span was strength-tested in the laboratory using computer-controlled hydraulic equipment that simulates the heaviest highway truck loads....