U.S. Sen. Angus King noted cutting-edge research taking place at the University of Maine, as he addressed the future of the state’s forest products industry on a tour of schools in Franklin County, the Daily Bulldog reported. As paper mills continue to struggle, King mentioned the need for the industry to branch out and embrace […]
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Nadir Yildirim, who earned a Ph.D. in forest resources at the University of Maine, was featured in a Portland Press Herald column about his entrepreneurial spirit and his company, Revolution Research Inc. “We would like to show that we can produce from the trees smart products, futurist materials. Because people have newer needs,” said Yildirim, […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Orono-based startup Revolution Research Inc. was among the recipients sharing a $1.3 million award from the Environmental Protection Agency. Revolution Research won $100,000 to design the manufacturing process for a bio-based ceiling tile that is durable, nonhazardous and can be composted, according to the article. The tiles also must have […]
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Robert Seymour, the Curtis Hutchins Professor of Forest Resources at the University of Maine, was interviewed by Seacoast Online for an article about the state’s most common tree: the balsam fir. “It’s just everywhere,” Seymour said of the tree that grows in mixed woods in southern and central Maine, and in almost every forest ecosystem […]
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Gabriel Frey and Suzanne Greenlaw strive to honor the tradition, celebrate the present and preserve the future of basketmaking. And the husband and wife will be selling baskets at the 22nd annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Hudson Museum at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University […]
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Student interest in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources is growing, and industry stakeholders are starting to take notice. The Maine Forest Products Council highlighted student enrollment growth in their the November newsletter, where it reported that undergraduate enrollment in forestry has doubled since 2008. Of the 31 students in the 2016 incoming […]
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Karin Bothwell and Erin Schlager, both master’s students in the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, presented their research on female students in forestry programs, and the on-campus group, Supporting Women in Forestry Today (SWIFT) at the 2016 Society of American Foresters National Convention this November. The pair tied for second place in the […]
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The topics run the gamut from the reuse of material goods to building energy-saving window inserts, to weed management on organic farms, to engaging citizen scientists to investigate lake water quality. The tie that binds all the topics is sustainability and the State of Maine. Eight UMaine students from a variety of disciplines will give […]
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Note: A press conference and test demonstration with university and industry officials from J.D. Irving, Pleasant River Lumber and the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association will be held at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 2, at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The press conference will cover how the approval of Norway spruce as a […]
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The College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture brought a wealth of experience and expertise to its community when it welcomed new faculty this fall. Over the next few months we will feature a new faculty member every Monday and Wednesday to help you get acquainted with these new members of our community. Please join […]
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