The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and Woodworking Network reported the nation’s first manufacturer of cross-laminated timber plans to set up shop in Maine, with a goal of creating 100 jobs at a $22 million mill. SmartLam, LLC of Montana still seeks a mill site, but has committed to building a factory in Maine […]
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Mainebiz and Maine Public mentioned the University of Maine in reports of a new tenant at the site of Millinocket’s shuttered paper mill. LignaCLT Maine LLC announced it is expecting to bring 100 jobs to the Katahdin region in the next five years. LignaCLT Maine will build a 300,000-square-foot manufacturing plant on the site now […]
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AFARI, a three-wheeled outdoor mobility device developed at the University of Maine and now manufactured by a Maine-based company, is one of more than 70 innovative designs in the “Access+Ability” exhibition on display through Sept. 3 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. From low-tech products that assist with daily routines to […]
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Editor’s note: story updated Feb. 6, 2018. The University of Maine recognized 2,229 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2017 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,609 are from Maine, 559 are from 32 other states and 61 are from 27 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and The Free Press reported the University of Maine System will launch the Maine Engineering Pathways Program in fall 2018 to help more students prepare for a Maine-based engineering career and to build workforce development capacity in response to a critical state shortage. The program is designed so students can graduate in […]
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The University of Maine College of Engineering was mentioned in a Sun Journal article about a culvert bridge in Buckfield that was destroyed during an October storm. Local officials have been discussing plans to rebuild the culvert and remove any barriers for fish, according to the article. The Androscoggin River Watershed Council is proposing the […]
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The University of Maine System will launch the Maine Engineering Pathways Program in fall 2018 to help more students prepare for a Maine-based engineering career and to build workforce development capacity in response to a critical state shortage. The program is designed so students can graduate in four years from an accredited engineering program ready […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in Free Press article on news out of Augusta as the 2018 Legislative session begins. On Jan. 11, the Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear several borrowing proposals to support educational institutions in the state, according to the article. Sen. Bill Diamond will present an $80 million bond to […]
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Justin Baron worked a couple of dead-end jobs after graduating high school. He knew he wanted more. The Madawaska, Maine native found what he was looking for in mechanical engineering technology (MET). The University of Maine senior enjoys ensuring a smooth transition between development, design, testing and manufacturing of innovative products. Baron realized that MET […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and the composite bridge technology created at the center were cited in a Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel book review of “How Maine Changed the World” by Nancy Griffin. The book presents a history of 50 Mainers, including Dagher, who have […]
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