Mainebiz published an article on a science of brewing course being offered by Jason Bolton of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Brian Perkins of the School of Food and Agriculture. They developed FSN FSN 121 Brewing with Food Science three years ago. The undergraduate course is so popular that enrollment is capped at 80 […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center which is developing offshore wind technology, was quoted in the Bloomberg article, “The oil industry can teach offshore wind farms how to stay afloat.” Floating turbine foundations cost about eight times more than seafloor-based supports for their conventional counterparts, according to […]
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Andrew Plant, a professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County, spoke with Mainebiz for an article about hop growers and craft brewers, and whether they can create a truly Maine beer, with Maine-grown and processed ingredients. The state’s 15 to 20 hop growers harvest about 20 to 30 acres combined, Plant […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a newly opened business by Alison Keane, a recent MBA graduate from the University of Maine. Keane, an Eddington resident who grew up in Brewer, is now the president and founder of the Logical Sip Cafe & Bakery in Brewer, according to the article. Keane began writing her business […]
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The University of Maine will host a competition for the Bangor region class of the Top Gun Entrepreneurial Accelerator May 18 at Seasons Restaurant in Bangor. Over the past three months, eight entrepreneurial teams from the area have been meeting with mentors and experts to develop their business and practice their “elevator pitch.” At the […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Richard “Dick” Hill, a University of Maine professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, for a feature article about his accomplishments and legacy. The 97-year-old has been the “voice of energy alternatives for two generations of Mainers” by not only teaching at UMaine, but also working as an energy consultant to industry […]
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Mainebiz reported the University of Maine and Portland-based Kepware Technologies unveiled the Kepware Digital Systems and Robotics Laboratory in Barrows Hall on Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new lab will offer hands-on classes through the university’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering by providing students with hardware and software development tools to design and […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported Winthrop-based company Alba-Technic has advanced to the second round of competition to develop new shock absorbing materials to save lives. The company is one of five winners out of more than 100 applicants of the Head Health Challenge, a collaboration of the NFL and other entities to try and […]
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Employees of the University of Maine Career Center, as well as the UMaine Class of 2016 salutatorian were featured in a two-part WABI (Channel 5) report on Maine’s job market. “Most people think, ‘Well there are no jobs in Maine and everybody needs to leave the state,’ and that is really not what our data […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on an ocean technology conference held at the University of Maine. The conference, which was organized by UMaine’s Canadian-American Center and the Maine International Trade Center, brought together researchers, business leaders and policymakers in ocean technology and strategy to promote a network of collaboration. The conference aimed to facilitate the integration […]
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