Economic Development

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UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center produces world’s largest 3D-printed logistics vessel for U.S. Department of Defense

Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in composite manufacturing with the production of two 3D-printed prototype logistics vessels for the U.S. Department of Defense. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell (AMOC), in collaboration with the UMaine Composites Center, used advanced manufacturing techniques […]

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Speaker Fecteau visits UMaine as Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow

Speaker Fecteau visits UMaine as Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau visited the University of Maine Feb. 18 for tours, discussions with students and a meeting with UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center.  Since 2006, the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center has hosted distinguished policymakers from Maine as guests on […]

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Dumas featured in BDN article about eating invasive species

Robert Dumas, food science innovation coordinator at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about eating invasive species. Dumas provided information about foraging for and preparing invasive species like autumn olive and Japanese knotweed.

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‘The Maine Question’ asks how Portland Gateway will help the state prosper

Maine faces many complex entrepreneurial, economic, environmental and educational challenges. To help tackle them, the University of Maine created Portland Gateway, a one-stop connection to UMaine resources.  True to its name, the gateway provides companies and municipalities across Maine access to the university’s research, facilities and personnel to help solve problems and support initiatives for […]

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Research shows importance of proper soil moisture for wild blueberries

Wild blueberries are one of Maine’s most iconic and important native cash crops. New research shows that to help wild blueberries thrive in all sorts of conditions, proper soil moisture management is even more essential than previously thought — especially over the long term.  According to a UMaine study conducted in collaboration with the Milbridge-based […]

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Media reports on Process Development Center pulp machine

News Center Maine and the Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine’s Process Development Center has a new machine that takes pulp and makes paper plates, bowls and cups. The goal is to eliminate plastics and instead use paper products that serve the same purposes. The machine is the first of its kind at […]

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UMaine Process Development Center unveils new capacity for renewable packaging research

Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono  The University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry. Kiefel — an international leader in […]

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Stateline highlights UMaine research in offshore wind story

In a story titled “Offshore Wind Takes Off at Last. States Have Been Counting on It,” Stateline, a daily news publication funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts organization, highlighted research on floating platform technology for offshore wind development from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The story was also shared in the […]

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