Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, was interviewed by Canadian Broadcasting’s Radio-Canada for a report about American lobster migrating from south to north, as a result of warming waters. A segment of the footage was shot at the DMC waterfront in Walpole where Wahle and graduate students conduct […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the University of Maine to lead one of eight regional partnerships dedicated to the promotion, technical support and deployment of cost-effective and highly efficient combined heat and power (CHP) technologies throughout the nation. UMaine, in partnership with the University of New Hampshire and Watson Strategy Group, will oversee […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), Decentralized Energy and the Associated Press reported on the recent U.S Department of Energy decision to select the University of Maine as a regional Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership program designee. The funding aims to advance the installation of cost-effective and highly efficient combined heat and power […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported researchers at the University of Maine and Ready Seafood Co. of Portland are working to examine what influences shell growth in Maine lobsters to see if they can speed up the shell-hardening process in recently molted crustaceans. In Maine, the summer catch is mostly soft-shell lobsters, or shedders, which sell […]
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Charlie Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with Mainebiz for an article about the state’s cranberry industry. Bloomberg recently reported the nation’s cranberry processors are awaiting word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on whether surplus yields can be composted. The national surplus also is affecting Maine’s industry, according […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), Mainebiz, The Associated Press and WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded the University of Maine $388,000 for potato research. UMaine will serve as the lead on an eastern United States potato breeding project focused […]
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The University of Maine Office of Innovation and Economic Development was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “10 lessons learned about starting your own Maine business.” At a recent “Dirigo Speaks: The Next Act” event at the Bangor Public Library, three Mainers shared their stories about starting a business after the age of 50, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) visited the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin for a report about aquaculture. “In the last say two to five years, the number of sea farmers in Maine has really exploded,” said Susan Brawley, a UMaine professor in the School of Marine Sciences. Her work at CCAR […]
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The Associated Press, Fiddlehead Focus, WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported a new potato variety developed by the Maine Potato Board and University of Maine was once again available at the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor. The Caribou Russet was made available to consumers for the first […]
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Maine Startups Insider reported a medical simulation startup founded by University of Maine students won the Bangor region’s BigGig pitch event. The company, Zephyrus Simulation LLC, was spun off from a product developed by a group of bioengineering students, according to the article. The product began as a $500 prototype of a manikin with a […]
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