WFVX (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor), WABI (CBS 5 in Bangor) and Maine Public covered the unveiling event at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center for the world’s largest 3D printer. The U.S. Sun, Tech Times, Interesting Engineering and the Associated Press also covered the unveiling. AP posted both a video and […]
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WFVX (Fox 22 in Bangor) interviewed University of Maine Process Development Center Director Colleen Walker for a recurring segment that features University of Maine leaders and experts every other week on Friday evenings. Walker discussed innovation, sustainability and how the development center is facilitating both. An ongoing focus of the center, she said, is creating […]
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The University of Maine will celebrate Earth Week 2024 through April 27 with a slate of events on- and off-campus organized by various groups and organizations. Earth Week events include a nature walk and talk, a campus clean up, a garbage art gallery, musical performances, academic discussions pertaining to environmental issues and a pop-up thrift […]
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The Wall Street Journal interviewed University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center Director Habib Dagher for a podcast on how the speed and affordability of 3D printing could make it vital to the future of manufacturing. The podcast mentions the bio-based home, a boat, offshore windmill blades and floor systems for high-rise buildings that […]
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In the United States, more than 133 billion pounds of food are thrown away each year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste is responsible for 33% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Maine, and about 11% of emissions nationwide. Kate Flynn, a fourth-year political science student at the University of Maine, was exposed […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Doing Research with Society – Addressing complex water-related challenges in South Africa,” on Monday, April 15 at 3 p.m. South Africa is confronted by complex water challenges, including declining water quality and quantity, habitat degradation, biodiversity loss, […]
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University of Maine faculty and students will participate in the 2024 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference Thursday, March 28 at the Augusta Civic Center from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. This annual forum, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, is expected to bring more than 500 people of diverse backgrounds together to […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk titled “Woven Wisdoms: The new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Science” on Monday, March 25 at 3 p.m. Indigenous Knowledge offers valuable insights into climate change as it encompasses multigenerational understandings of local ecosystems and human […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension blueberry specialist Lily Calderwood on a dual-use solar and blueberry farm in Rockport. Calderwood, also an assistant professor of horticulture, made the preliminary conclusion that the way the solar array is configured makes farming difficult and constricts blueberry production. After analyzing the 2022 growing season, Calderwood […]
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Since her hire as president of the University of Maine in 2018, Joan Ferrini-Mundy has overseen one of UMaine’s largest periods of growth in engineering and computing. Mainebiz selected Ferrini-Mundy as a 2024 Business Leader of the Year and highlighted her achievements in a Q&A, including the unveiling of Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center […]
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