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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The National Sea Grant Extension Assembly selected Maine Sea Grant as the recipient of the 2016 Superior Outreach Programming Award, presented at the biennial meeting of the National Sea Grant Network on Oct. 13 in Newport, Rhode Island. Sarah Redmond, former marine Extension associate with Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, received the […]
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Read transcript University of Maine wood scientists and engineers are evaluating the performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from solid-sawn and composite lumber from trees grown in Maine and the northeastern U.S. In the 1990s, CLT was developed in Austria as an alternative to stone and concrete. It was recently incorporated in the International Building […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Business Lending Solutions, a Hampden company that helps credit unions with commercial lending, is sponsoring the University of Maine’s Business Challenge with a $10,000 donation each year through 2018. In its sixth year, the UBC is a collegiate business competition for students attending Maine colleges and universities. Students from schools […]
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Tim Kaine, the Democratic nominee for vice president, mentioned the University of Maine in an opinion piece he wrote for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Working together, we can make an economy where prosperity is shared by all.” Kaine wrote the five-year $275 billion infrastructure plan he and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have proposed will […]
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Mainebiz profiled Charlotte Mace, executive director of Biobased Maine, as part of its 2016 NEXT series on the 10 people changing Maine’s economy for the better. Mace is passionate about the emerging biobased manufacturing sector and its potential to create new opportunities for adding value to Maine’s forest resources, according to the article. “Virtually any […]
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Mainebiz profiled Lucas St. Clair, president of the Portland-based Elliotsville Plantation Inc., as part of its 2016 NEXT series on the 10 people changing Maine’s economy for the better. St. Clair said he’s hoping to see the state’s economy diversify, using the millions of acres of trees for applications such as fabric, jet fuel and […]
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The New York Times spoke with Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, for an article about a UMaine-led offshore wind power pilot project. UMaine’s prototype, part of a demonstration project called Aqua Ventus that is partly financed by the Department of Energy, is one of various types […]
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