Media report on DeSisto’s CARES funding
The Associated Press, Mainebiz, Q106.5 FM, CleanLink, WVII (Channel 7) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported that William DeSisto, a University of Maine professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, has received more than $370,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to continue development of an environmentally friendly disinfectant that kills SARS-CoV-2. The Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald, WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), WABI (Channel 5) and WRAL (Channel 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina) shared the AP story.