A coalition working to boost Maine’s forest economy announced its action plan at the University of Maine on Sept. 25. Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/Maine), a coalition working to diversify the state’s wood products businesses, attract capital investments, and develop greater economic prosperity for communities impacted by recent mill closures, announced a plan to grow Maine’s […]
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Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, Mainebiz, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), WMTW (Channel 8 on Portland) Fiddlehead Focus, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported on the University of Maine System’s plan to double its nursing enrollment over the next five years. The plan includes adding 1,000 new slots […]
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Civil Eats interviewed Dana Morse, an aquaculture researcher with Maine Sea Grant, for the article, “Farmed scallops are coming to a plate near you.” Maine fishery experts believe sea scallop farming offers potential for diversifying the state’s fisheries, as the Gulf of Maine grows warmer, putting the state’s lucrative lobster fishery at risk, the article […]
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This fall, the University of Maine and United Technologies Center (UTC) are collaborating on a digital badging initiative to enhance education-to-workforce pathways for Maine students. The partnership aims to increase college access and readiness through the development of a pipeline to postsecondary education. Digital badging, which recognizes students’ learning achievements and connects them to engagement […]
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Maine fishermen have a long history of being involved in fisheries management. Communication between harvesters and policymakers has been instrumental in the development of rules and regulations that have helped to sustain the region’s coastal fisheries — from clams to alewives to lobsters. In part, this success results from the deep understanding of the natural […]
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The University of Maine’s forestry faculty have teamed up with Black Bear Brewing Company and Marsh Island Brewing to serve up Green Growth, a spruce tip pale ale, this July. The idea was originally conceived by Daniel Hayes and Aaron Weiskittel of UMaine’s School of Forest Resources. They were planning to host a boreal forest […]
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WABI (Channel 5), Mainebiz, the Bangor Daily News and the Associated Press reported the University of Maine will receive a $2,570,600 grant to lead a coalition of New England universities in the creation of a University Transportation Center (UTC). UMaine will receive about $14 million over the next five years toward leading transportation research to […]
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Gregory Porter, a professor of plant, soil, and environmental sciences, as well as agronomy at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about a new gourmet potato variety developed by UMaine. Sporting a unique skin pattern, the Pinto Gold has been in development for 12 years, WABI reported. Out of 50,000 individual varieties […]
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Mainebiz published a University of Maine news release to preview a showcase featuring five innovative devices designed as part of the Maine Innovation, Research and Technology Accelerator (MIRTA) program at UMaine and presented at the Foster Center for Student Innovation on May 30. MIRTA projects are all related to Maine businesses or industries key to […]
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Coastal Journal published an article on the Oyster Trail of Maine. The trail is the result of the combined efforts of several organizations including Maine Sea Grant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Aquaculture Association, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, In a Half Shell, and the Maine Office of Tourism, according to the article. It was […]
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