The University of Maine is accepting applications for the 2017 Top Gun Bangor Region Class, a program offered to the area’s entrepreneurs who have aspirations to achieve high growth through innovation. To help companies applying for the Top Gun class, UMaine will host four sessions for questions and assistance with preparing a successful Top Gun […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Orono-based startup Revolution Research Inc. was among the recipients sharing a $1.3 million award from the Environmental Protection Agency. Revolution Research won $100,000 to design the manufacturing process for a bio-based ceiling tile that is durable, nonhazardous and can be composted, according to the article. The tiles also must have […]
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The University of Maine Darling Marine Center was mentioned in an Associated Press article about how a Maine aquaculture farmer wants to keep baby eels, or elvers, in the state. Elvers are at the center of a lucrative business in Maine, which is home to the only large-scale fishing operation for them in the country, […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is playing a key role in boosting the growing market demand for cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other engineered wood products, reports Mainebiz. Stephen Shaler, director of UMaine’s School of Forest Resources, is leading a CLT testing project at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, funded by […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the release of a new potato variety developed by the Maine Potato Board and University of Maine. The Caribou Russet, which was first unveiled last spring, was officially released at the Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor, making the potato […]
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The Kennebunk Post cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with UMaine Extension, in an article about local cranberry growers. According to UMaine Extension, the first modern commercial harvest of cranberries in Maine was not cultivated until 1991. By 2000, there were 267 acres dedicated to the crop, the […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about how Maine is poised to begin shipping wood chips to Europe for power generation next year if plans underway at Eastport and Searsport stay on track. Since wood can carry invasive insects, European Union regulations require all imported wood be heat-treated to […]
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A Portland Press Herald editorial credits the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center with finding new, innovative ways to use the materials that make up wood. The editorial comes days after another mill in Maine announced that it would shut down a paper machine and lay off 190 workers. The newspaper mentions a […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Mainebiz, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2), WVII (Channel 7) and LBM Journal reported Norway spruce, a wood species extensively tested at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine, has been approved for use as construction-grade dimensional lumber. The American Lumber Standards […]
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Philip Trostel, a professor of economics at the University of Maine, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about Question 4 on the state’s ballot. Many restaurant workers in central Maine who make their living off tips say they are concerned about their future if voters approve an increase that would raise the minimum […]
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