A group of 23 students from University of Maine new media professor Joline Blais’ digital narrative course has been working on a prototype for a virtual wild blueberry museum. The virtual museum would extend the work begun by the existing Wild Blueberry Land in Columbia Falls, created by Marie and Dell Emerson. Dell had previously […]
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Editor’s note: story updated Nov. 3 Aquaculture companies in Maine are at the forefront of efforts to culture high-quality seafood products. While the industry has grown in the last five years, those seeking to further expand face serious challenges. Two awards from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support research projects designed to overcome […]
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Machias Valley News Observer reported Joline Blais, a new media professor at the University of Maine, and about 20 of her students are working with a Columbia Falls couple to bring their real-life wild blueberry museum online. “For a long time I’d been looking for a way to help my state prosper,” said Blais, who […]
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Gov. Paul LePage mentioned the University of Maine during remarks he made to open the third day of the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference in San Francisco, the Portland Press Herald reported. LePage pitched Maine as the perfect place for bioenergy executives to make investments. Maine has more than 17 million acres of forestland, and its […]
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Scallops are one of the most profitable fisheries in Maine, with a statewide value of nearly $7 million in 2016. The scallop fishery is also one of the most local, with small “day boats” staying close to shore. Landings (and populations) have fluctuated over the years, with the latest peaks in the mid-1980s and 1990s. […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News editorial, “Maine should help give mass timber mass appeal.” The editorial argues the state could benefit greatly from turning the lumber from Maine woods into a variety of new products. Using any of the state’s vacant industrial spaces to manufacture mass timber products could […]
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The Portland Press Herald, The Associated Press and Mainebiz reported the University of Maine will receive a $454,532 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create the Maine Mass Timber Commercialization Center. The center will help forest industry partners, trade organization, construction firms, architects and other stakeholders revitalize and diversify Maine’s forest-based economy by […]
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An economic impact study conducted by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe was mentioned in a Mainebiz article on a new 10-year contract that was signed by the city of Bangor and Waterfront Concerts. In a press release, Waterfront Concerts cited Gabe’s study that found the concerts contributed $105.1 million in revenue to Bangor and […]
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In August, educators from throughout Maine and across the eastern seaboard joined aquaculture researchers and industry partners for a three-day seaweed boot camp hosted by Maine EPSCoR at the University of Maine, in partnership with Ocean’s Balance and the Aquaculture Research Institute. The workshop’s innovative model was built to allow participants the opportunity to learn […]
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The latest piece in the Bangor Daily News’ series on how the Bangor region could grow its economy focused on cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Europe, Canada and cities on the West Coast have shown it’s possible to build mid-rise buildings supported by planks of lumber […]
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