The Associated Press, WABI (Channel 5), WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) and Mainebiz reported the Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine is upgrading its equipment as part of a drive to bring new kinds of industry to the state. The AMC is receiving $2.5 million for the upgrades, including a $1 million […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), the Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com reported the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a $1.1 million Economic Development Administration grant to the University of Maine to continue to support the Forest Opportunity Roadmap (FOR/Maine) coalition as it implements its plan to stabilize, diversify and grow Maine’s forest economy by […]
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The Advanced Manufacturing Center at the University of Maine has been awarded two grants totaling $2.5 million to upgrade its equipment and accelerate the adoption of additive metal manufacturing in the state. The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) received a $1 million National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Competitive […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, News Center Maine, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), HotHardware, Q-106.5, and I-95 (95.7 FM) reported on the University of Maine’s unveiling of the world’s largest 3D printer and largest 3D-printed object. More than 250 federal and state […]
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More than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community members were on hand to witness the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center receive three Guinness World Records on Oct. 10 for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat. The event […]
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NOAA National Sea Grant Program awarded $16 million for 42 projects nationwide that comprise the 2019 Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative. Maine Sea Grant, researchers at the University of Maine, other institutions, and partner organizations received $1.6 million to lead four of the projects in collaboration with aquaculture industry, management and community partners. Maine Sea […]
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Portland Press Herald and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine is one of several Maine colleges and universities to participate in a pilot program designed to connect college students to employers and keep them in the state after graduation. The program, led by workforce development groups Live and Work in Maine and Educate Maine, seeks to […]
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Mainebiz featured the Upstart Center for Entrepreneurship in Orono, a University of Maine-run incubator program with a diverse mix of companies. “This incubator focuses on companies that typically have some kind of innovation,” says Renee Kelly, assistant vice president for innovation and economic development for the University of Maine and a business advisor at UpStart. […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Mainebiz reported KinoTek, a startup founded at the University of Maine, will be one of eight Maine companies attending an international tech startup conference, TechCrunch Disrupt, in San Francisco in October. KinoTek, founded by recent UMaine kinesiology and psychology graduate Justin Hafner, uses virtual reality and motion capture technology to improve […]
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“None of us is smarter than all of us,” reads a sign above the door to the office on PackGen’s manufacturing floor. For PackGen, a company based in Auburn, Maine that specializes in making industrial shipping containers, it’s all about the people who make a difference in the process, from sparking ideas to manufacturing products […]
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