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Minerva 2018, The Honors College Dec 2018

Minerva 2018, The Honors College

Minerva

This issue of Minerva includes an article on the Honors Endeavor by recently retired faculty member, David Gross; an adaptation of Isaac Record's 2018 Distinguished Honors Graduate lecture; an article on 2018 Honors Read Just Mercy; and a wonderful farewell to beloved Honors College Administrative Specialist, Deb Small. Other highlights include a reflection by CLAS-Honors preceptor of philosophy, Hao Hong; and a look into 2018-2019 student thesis research.


“Getting Maine Out Of The Mud” The “Good Roads” Movement In Maine During The Progressive Era, Lee Webb Jul 2018

“Getting Maine Out Of The Mud” The “Good Roads” Movement In Maine During The Progressive Era, Lee Webb

History Student Scholarship

In the 19th century, most Mainers agreed that the state’s rural roads were in terrible condition. The rural road districts in the rural towns charged with maintaining local roads were ineffective. Money and skilled leadership were needed but rural towns were unwilling to challenge the existing systems or to enact town-wide taxes to pay for the construction of better roads.

Beginning in the latter decades of the 19th century, a reform movement developed, called by many the “Good Roads Movement" which was part of the amorphous Progressive movement. The "Good Roads Movement" wanted to use the powers of …


Offshore Wind In Maine, Aqua Ventus Maine, University Of Maine Jan 2018

Offshore Wind In Maine, Aqua Ventus Maine, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

80% of U.S. electricity demands are located in coastal states, and the total U.S. offshore wind energy potential is more than twice what the entire country currently uses. Nearly 80% of the U.S. offshore wind resource is located in deepwater, which can be cost effectively harnessed using the University of Maine’s VolturnUS.


Umaine Today: Special Edition, University Of Maine College Of Engineering, Division Of Marketing And Communications, Dana N. Humphries Jan 2018

Umaine Today: Special Edition, University Of Maine College Of Engineering, Division Of Marketing And Communications, Dana N. Humphries

UMaine Today

Promotional magazine for the University of Maine's College of Engineering. This issue explores the energy generation and energy transmission-related engineering programs being conducted by faculty, staff, and students with the College of Engineering. Topics include humanitarian projects undertaken by the Construction Engineering Technology, biomedical engineering student projects, water quality monitoring, and the Advanced Manufacturing Center developing product prototypes.