Emma Wilson: From Intern to Manager
Recent UMaine graduate turns Innovate for Maine fellowship into full-time job at Orono business.
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Rebar Quoted in MPBN, WVII Reports on Bond for Disease, Insect Lab
John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension, was quoted in reports by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and WVII (Channel 7) about representatives from the state’s agriculture, dairy and veterinary industries urging Maine voters to support Question 2 on the November ballot. The bond would give $8 million to UMaine Extension […]
Read moreUMaine, Maine Development Foundation Land Conservation Report Featured on MPBN
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Ryan Neal, program director of the Maine Development Foundation, about the fourth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine released by the foundation and the University of Maine. The latest report, “Strategic Land Conservation in Maine,” looks at the multiple benefits of conserved land, such as recreational […]
Read moreTarget Technology Incubator Tenant, Former UMaine Hockey Coach Featured in Mainebiz Article
Mainebiz published an article on Dan Kerluke, a former associate head coach for the University of Maine hockey team, and the startup he co-founded to create a hockey goaltending analytics app. Kerluke started Double Blue Sports Analytics with David Alexander, who was a UMaine goalie coach, and Tim Westbaker, a computer programmer and UMaine alumnus. […]
Read moreUMaine Engineering Students Mentioned in SeacoastOnline Article on Kittery Business
The University of Maine was mentioned in a SeacoastOnline article about a Kittery business owner who hopes to open Maine’s first sake brewery. Dan Ford, owner of Blue Current Brewery, launched a Kickstarter campaign to help launch his company. Ford said he designed his own fermentation and storage tanks, and the rice steamer he uses […]
Read moreTajvidi Talks to WABI About Development of Eco-Friendly Particleboard
Mehdi Tajvidi, an assistant professor of renewable nanomaterials at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about research he is involved in to develop eco-friendly particleboard panels with adhesive made of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). Tajvidi is working with several other UMaine researchers — William Gramlich, Doug Bousfield, Doug Gardner and Mike Bilodeau — […]
Read moreUMaine Mentioned in BDN Article on Economic Boost to Ashland Region
The University of Maine was mentioned in a Presque Isle Star-Herald article published in the Bangor Daily News about officials celebrating job creation at four forestry-based businesses in Ashland. One of the businesses — shingle manufacturer Ecoshel — worked with UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) to produce cedar shingle panels. Brian Kirkey, CEO of Ecoshel, […]
Read moreStar 97.7 FM Interviews Breece About Closing of Bucksport Mill
James Breece, an economics professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Star 97.7 FM about the closing of the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport. Breece said the ripple effect from the closure could be devastating and that laying off nearly 600 people will have a multiplier effect. He said some towns do recuperate from […]
Read moreRedmond Featured in MSNBC Originals Video About Kelp Beer
Sarah Redmond, a marine extension agent for Maine Sea Grant at the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, was featured in an MSNBC Originals video about beer made with seaweed at the Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. in Belfast, Maine. When Marshall Wharf first considered brewing a beer with seaweed, Redmond provided the company […]
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UMaine Scientists Developing Green Adhesive Made of CNF, as Well as a Plant to Produce Large Quantities of Wood-Based Fibers
University of Maine researchers have been awarded $700,000 to develop eco-friendly particleboard panels with adhesive made of cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), as well as design a commercial-scale plant to manufacture the CNF. With one $350,000 grant, UMaine scientists Mehdi Tajvidi, William Gramlich, Doug Bousfield, Doug Gardner and Mike Bilodeau, as well as John Hunt from the […]
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