Michael Howard, a University of Maine professor of philosophy and member of the Scholars Strategy Network, calls for integrating action on climate change with pandemic recovery efforts to avert catastrophe in a Bangor Daily News op-ed.
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The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine announcement that Hemant Pendse has been named the 2021 Distinguished Maine Professor. Pendse, a professor of chemical engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, will be honored in a virtual ceremony streamed on YouTube on April 29.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professors Jason Bolton and Beth Calder spoke with the Bangor Daily News about Maine’s licensing process for homemade food producers.
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WABI talked with University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in covering the placement of the final beam in the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center. Ferrini-Mundy noted that the new engineering center will help UMaine to meet the state’s economic and workforce demands. The beam, which was hoisted into place with a virtual ceremony on […]
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Beth Calder, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and food science specialist, talked with the Bangor Daily News about regulatory guidelines for the sale of homemade foods directly to consumers. According to Calder, regulations differ based on the product type, but would-be entrepreneurs should not be discouraged by licensing requirements. “If there’s a […]
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Mainebiz published an op-ed from Maine State Chamber of Commerce President Dana Connors, in which he deems floating offshore wind an emerging industry in Maine, that cites research from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The op-ed, “Floating offshore wind is a new industry by Maine, for Maine,” noted the VolturnUS project […]
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The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been awarded $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to develop a rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing — 3D printing — solution for fabricating large, segmented wind blade molds. In addition, the UMaine Composites Center will collaborate on […]
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The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Innovation is seeking Maine students and Maine companies to participate in the 2021 Innovate for Maine Fellows internship program. Applications are now open. The Innovate for Maine Fellows Program connects the best and brightest Maine college students with Maine’s most exciting growing companies for paid, meaningful, hands-on internship […]
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Emma Wilson, University of Maine entrepreneurship events coordinator, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) and News Center Maine about the Big Gig Pitch-Off, a competition where business owners and potential entrepreneurs receive feedback and support for establishing and growing their small businesses.
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Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald talked with Steve Eddy, director of the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, about Maine’s budding urchin industry and a recent grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will support development of methods for hatching and growing urchin seedlings. WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Eddy and Dana Morse, Maine Sea […]
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