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Clare driving in her newly adapted toy car created for her through Go Baby Go and USM.

Making Play Possible: How USM Students Build Adaptive Cars for Go Baby Go

Three-year-old Claire has always had a hard time keeping up with her big sister’s bike from the seat of her wheelchair. So two USM programs went to work. Engineering students handled the build. Occupational therapy students made sure it fit her life. Keep reading for how one custom car came together, and what it means for one Maine family.

Students prepare to launch a research balloon to the edge of space.

8 Questions With the USM Engineering Professor Behind the CubeSat Design Challenge

Every spring, dozens of Maine middle and high school students send something they built with their own hands to the edge of space — it’s called the CubeSat Design Challenge. For the past six years it’s been led by Scott Eaton, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at USM. Keep reading for Eaton’s insights on crickets, recovery missions in the Maine woods, and what makes this program one of a kind.