Kennebec Journal, Times Union and Sun Journal were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on documents that show Gov. Paul LePage’s administration worked to derail Statoil’s agreement with the state for an offshore wind project, paving the way for the University of Maine to submit a proposal. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network also […]
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Blackstone Accelerates Growth and its partner, the University of Maine Foster Center for Student Innovation today, were recognized for the Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The program, designed to give Maine undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to work with innovative Maine companies, was launched in 2012. It is a cornerstone of the Blackstone Accelerates Growth […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Offshore Wind reported two environmental groups — Environment Northeast and the Conservation Law Foundation — are pressing the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the University of Maine to release the details of an offshore wind power project proposal.
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Empowering female and minority high school students, their teachers and communities to create innovative solutions to the environmental problems related to stormwater management is the goal of a new three-year project at the University of Maine, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The more than $735,000 award from NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive […]
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Habib Dagher, a University of Maine engineering professor, was profiled in a first-person feature in Boston Globe Magazine. The article focused on Dagher’s dream of creating offshore floating wind turbines to help power the region and how he is getting closer to reaching his goal with the development of VolturnUS, a turbine created by his […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported a group of seven current and former University of Maine students from around the state will attempt to launch an 18-foot-tall, 500-pound rocket they designed and built nearly 35 miles into the atmosphere. The test flight will take place in Nevada during the fourth week of September. If successful, the students’ […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an Op-Ed written by Jeffrey Thaler, assistant university counsel for environmental, energy and sustainability projects and initiatives at the University of Maine. The piece, titled “With much at stake, UMaine right to keep wind farm details confidential,” focused on UMaine’s offshore wind development proposal that was submitted to the Maine […]
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University of Maine Professor David J. Neivandt has been named director of the UMaine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (GSBSE), effective Sept. 1. Neivandt was named to the post by UMaine Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jeffrey Hecker. Neivandt replaces Carol Kim, who was named UMaine Vice President for Research […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an editorial titled “UMaine proposal should get full airing” about the University of Maine’s submission of a proposal to the state Public Utilities Commission for a long-term contract for an offshore wind energy project.
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SmartPlanet recently published an article, “How to build a bridge in 10 days,” that focuses on the Bridge-in-a-Backpack technology that was developed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
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