Economic Development

Philip Bean examines 3D printed Gyroid part

UMaine engineers find new method for developing stronger, lighter 3D-printed parts

Engineers at the University of Maine have developed a method to more accurately predict the strength of lightweight 3D-printed objects. This research, conducted at UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), will enable designers to create more robust and reliable printed components that can apply to a wide range of sectors, including aerospace, automotive and […]

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Mainebiz highlights UMaine connection to mass timber potential in Maine

Mainebiz highlighted the relationship of the University of Maine and its Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) to Maine’s industry potential in mass timber. The Maine Mass Timber Advisory Council advises UMaine’s Mass Timber Commercialization Center and serves as a research and development partner with the ASCC to innovate timber lamination and procurement processes, with […]

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Maine media cover ribbon cutting for new UMaine potato farm

The Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz and News Center Maine covered a ribbon cutting, joined by Gov. Janet Mills, leaders from the University of Maine and the Maine Potato Board, for a renovation to the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station’s 425-acre Aroostook Farm, the heart of UMaine’s agricultural research on potatoes. A $3 million renovation […]

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Gov. Mills, UMaine President cut ribbon to reopen newly modernized Aroostook Farm, home of world-class potato breeding program

The research farm recently underwent a $3 million renovation funded by the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan so that the land-grant university could accelerate its development of new potato varieties, like the successful Caribou Russet, and the growth of Maine’s agricultural economy and workforce Gov. Janet Mills and leaders of the University of Maine and […]

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WGME features alumni founded, Portland based business: KinoTek 

WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) featured a technology business co-founded by two University of Maine alumni, Justin Hafner (‘18) and David Holomakoff (‘14, ‘17G). KinoTek has developed a digital movement analysis platform that delivers insights into a person’s whole body movements. It was incubated at the Foster Center for Innovation and developed with support from […]

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Media highlight Maine AI Conference

WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and a Portland Press Herald op-ed highlighted the second annual Maine AI Conference hosted at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts on Friday, June 13.

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BDN reports on $8M federal investment in ASCC bridge development

The Bangor Daily News reported on $8 million secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure for University of Maine research. The federal funding will allow UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center to explore the use of AI and composites in developing bridges in less time and […]

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UMaine and UMaine Machias 2025 commencement ceremonies are May 10-11

Editor’s note: This story was updated May 8. The University of Maine’s 2025 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students will be May 10-11 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The Graduate School ceremony begins at 6 p.m. on May 10, featuring an address by  Concordia University President and Vice Chancellor Graham Carr (‘83G). […]

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‘The Maine Question’ explores future of state’s outdoor economy

Before it was a state, Maine had already earned a reputation for its great outdoors. It began as a place where anyone could hunt and fish, and served as a summer destination with numerous second homes owned by celebrities and other wealthy individuals. Today, the outdoors are a major part of the economy, generating $3.4 […]

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A photo of the Stevens Hall cupola in spring

UMaine names 2025 Presidential Award recipients

The 2025 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teachers in microbiology and marine biology; applied research in creative blind and low vision technologies; engagement with Maine’s youth through outdoor education; innovation in shellfish cultivation; and extraordinary impact on economic enhancement and collaboration across Maine.  Gayle Kraus, professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias, […]

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