On Feb. 20, the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) and the University of Maine’s School of Economics released the fifth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. The latest report, “Energy in Maine,” addresses the issues of cost, consumption and production of energy in the state. Improvements in efficiency and further diversification can give Maine […]
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Jesse Moriarity, coordinator of the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation, and Jennifer Hooper, entrepreneur and mentor coordinator at the Foster Center, were interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article about the Top Gun program they help manage. The Top Gun program is offered by Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) and UMaine’s […]
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Mainebiz reported the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine has named former attorney Nancy McBrady its new executive director. McBrady is expected to help grow and advocate for Maine’s wild blueberry industry, according to the article. She also will help the University of Maine Cooperative Extension obtain funding for research and development programs related to the […]
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Organizers of the UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition, recently announced the contest is no longer limited to Maine’s public universities, according to Mainebiz. The organizers said students at all of Maine’s higher education institutions looking to pitch their business ideas are eligible to compete for a total of $20,000 in cash […]
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Double Blue Sports Analytics, a University of Maine Target Technology Incubator company, was featured in The Boston Globe article, “Technology gives goalies edge in advancements.” The startup’s hockey goaltending analytics app was mentioned in the article as being used with GoPro cameras and iPads to help goalies at Tufts. Dan Kerluke, a former associate head […]
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The Pen Bay Pilot highlighted two University of Maine announcements in its education roundup. It ran a release announcing University of Maine Cooperative Extension is asking 4-H alumni to take part in a national contest to bring a $10,000 “Innovation Incubator” Science Sponsorship to Maine. The Maine Edge also ran the release. In addition, the online […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) voted unanimously to enter a development agreement with Maryland-based company Fiberight that wants to build a solid waste processing facility in Hampden that will turn trash into biofuel. The MRC hired a team of students from UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) led by Hemant […]
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Sylvia Most, a high school teacher in Windham, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about her current Maine Policy Review commentary, “Creative Pathways Through High School: A Response to John Dorrer, ‘Do We Have the Workforce Skills for Maine’s Innovation Economy?’” Dorrer’s piece appeared in an earlier edition of the Maine Policy Review. Most […]
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Today’s Energy Solutions published a Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) news release announcing a new agreement between Maine MEP and the University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC). The partnership, which will place a Maine MEP project manager at AMC, will promote closer collaboration between the organizations with the goal of enhancing the services […]
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The Top Gun Entrepreneurship Acceleration program is an annual five-month business accelerator for entrepreneurs. Top Gun combines mentoring and curriculum in three locations statewide: Orono, Portland and Rockland. The program is offered through a partnership among the University of Maine, the Maine Technology Institute and the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development. The University of Maine’s […]
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