The Associated Press reported that the University of Maine will partner with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their New England Climate-Smart Forest Partnership Project, which will build markets for climate-smart forest products to store carbon in wood products and substitute wood products for fossil fuel-based materials. The project could receive as much as $30 […]
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In an article covering the 2022 Nanocellulose Technology Market report, Digital Journal noted that the University of Maine was listed as one of the best key players alongside the U.S. Forest Service, Celluforce, American Process and others.
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Cost-effective carbon dioxide removal technologies play a key role in combating climate change. A team of researchers at the University of Maine in collaboration with Conscience Bay Research have developed a kelp aquaculture model for the Gulf of Maine that maximizes carbon sequestration and cost effectiveness of this natural carbon sink. Wild macroalgae is one […]
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CentralMaine.com and the Times Record noted that Renee Kelly, assistant vice president for Innovation and Economic Development at the University of Maine, will be one of five inspirational female leaders recognized in-person on Sept. 15, at the 2022 Mainebiz Women to Watch reception.
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In an article about 50 innovative startups across the country, Bloomberg noted that University of Maine food scientists worked with Cherie Scott, founder of Mumbai to Maine, to develop a shelf-stable version of her curry sauces.
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A natural control for an invasive fly that has plagued soft-fruit crops like Maine’s wild blueberries is being tested by scientists at the University of Maine. Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) infest healthy, ripening fruit with their eggs and larvae, impacting their marketability. Without control measures, the flies can destroy nearly 80% of late-season berry crops. […]
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PBS interviewed Steve Eddy, director of the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research, and Deborah Bouchard, director of the university’s Aquaculture Research Institute, about new ways to make the industry more sustainable. Eddy discussed using lumpfish to remove sea lice from farmed salmon, as opposed to expensive showers to wash fish from boats. […]
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Shane O’Neill, the forest industry business development manager at the University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News about how the new 30-ton weight limit on the Llewellyn G. Estes Memorial Bridge in Old Town impacts the transportation of forest products. O’Neill told the BDN that the bridge over […]
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In an article about research grants in New Hampshire, Zipe Education noted a $6 million collaborative effort with the University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Dartmouth College, Southern Maine Community College and Vermont Technical College to investigate how artificial intelligence drives innovation in the future of advanced manufacturing. The project will […]
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A study from the University of Maine shows that bringing together academics and tourism developers on Mount Desert Island (MDI) is an effective way to identify climate change impacts and determine what can be done to address them given a community’s strengths, limitations and resources. Now, thanks to the work of a transdisciplinary group of […]
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