Mainebiz published a University of Maine news release to preview a showcase featuring five innovative devices designed as part of the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program at UMaine and presented at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on May 30. MIRTA projects are all related to Maine businesses or industries key to […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed University of Maine assistant professor of renewable nanomaterials Mehdi Tajvidi for a report on nanocellulose. Nanocellulose is the tiny particles that make up the structure of wood. Tajvidi and his team of researchers are working on creating a particle board-like material, as well as a replacement for chemical-based glues, from nanocellulose. […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in The County article about three students from Presque Isle Middle School’s Gifted and Talented Program recently winning first place at the state level of a virtual science competition. The eighth graders entered the eCybermission Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics competition in fall 2017 and completed their study of […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a University of Maine news release announcing Matthew Wallhead as the new ornamental horticulture specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and assistant professor of horticulture in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture. Wallhead is coming from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Application Technology Research Unit in Wooster, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole is in the planning phase of a $3 million upgrade, which will include rebuilding the boat ramp, renovating the center’s flowing seawater laboratory, and upgrading the pump system that provides water from the tidal river to the lab. DMC officials hope […]
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Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper published a University of Maine Darling Marine Center news release about the center’s director being recognized for public service. Heather Leslie received the Outstanding Public Service Award from UMaine’s College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. The award was presented at the college’s annual Celebration of Excellence. “Exemplary teaching, research […]
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The University of Maine was included as a destination in the Bangor Daily News article, “Six day trips for Bangorians who want to be tourists in their own state.” The UMaine campus is at its prettiest in the summer, the author wrote. The article cited several free or inexpensive activities on campus, including visiting the […]
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University of Maine research was mentioned in a Hakai Magazine article about Maine rockweed. The sea vegetable has become a valuable commercial product, an ingredient in everything from fertilizers to pet foods to nutritional supplements, according to the article. In 2017, Maine’s rockweeders gathered nearly 9 million kilograms and raked in over $600,000 — roughly […]
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Philip Trostel, a professor in the School of Economics, was quoted in a Times Record article about Brunswick-based Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. learning it will likely face cuts in its federal funding in the next fiscal year. The nonprofit is one of three workforce boards in Maine that provides resources and services to help Mainers […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Proposed farm bill could mean bad news for Maine’s organic farmers.” Reviewed and renewed every five years, the farm bill includes funding and policy language on federal trade, commodity programs, rural development, conservation, agricultural research, food and nutrition programs and marketing, the article […]
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