The Portland Press Herald mentioned a University of Maine-led initiative in the editorial, “Ocean wind power back on track in Maine.” Maine Aqua Ventus, a one-of-a kind floating wind energy platform, has the funding to build a full-size, one-turbine demonstration project, two miles south of Monhegan Island using technology developed at UMaine, the editorial states. […]
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The Penobscot Times mentioned the UpStart Center for Entrepreneurship in Orono, a University of Maine-run incubator program with a diverse mix of companies, in an article about an expansion of Box of Maine. The company offers customizable gift boxes filled with Maine items, from blueberry soap to whoopie pies and red hot dogs. Box of […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a symposium on Maine’s new forest economy held at the University of Maine. The event was sponsored by UMaine, the Maine Forest Products Council and Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/Maine). Politicians, industry leaders, researchers and landowners met to discuss how to build on the state’s history with new technology and a […]
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Lancaster Farming published “Survival of the fittest tuber,” an article on the University of Maine’s potato breeding and variety development program. Since 2014, UMaine has released four potato varieties in cooperation with the Maine Potato Board, according to the article. A new potato variety released for commercial production represents a significant investment, according to Greg […]
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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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