The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine is involved in several research initiatives to strengthen and enhance some of the state’s specialty crops. Agriculture Commissioner Walter Whitcomb announced Maine is partnering with USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to invest $562,583.50 to support Maine Specialty Crop Producers and help farmers and producers meet new […]
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Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor at the Darling Marine Center, was interviewed by Ozy for the article, “How Maine has managed an amazing lobster comeback.” The article states that three years after lobster prices in Maine collapsed during a glut, they are now at the highest in half a decade, and harvests […]
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Jeffrey Hecker, the University of Maine’s executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Maine trade delegation sets sights on China’s vast middle class.” China’s middle class — and its increasing ranks of wealthy investors — are drawing interest from Maine businesses and government officials, several […]
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Offshore Wind reported the University of Maine hosted the inaugural Matthew R. Simmons Memorial Summit: A Technology Roadmap for Floating Offshore Wind on Oct. 1 and 2. The summit gathered information from various perspectives of platform designers, researchers, permitting agencies and developers with the goal of producing a roadmap that advances the floating offshore wind, […]
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https://youtu.be/zrdowv7PWDI Transcript The Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) at the University of Maine is a first-class resource for businesses and entrepreneurs. Each year, the AMC produces dozens of prototypes for industries, inventors, and small businesses. The AMC provides product prototyping services, consultation, product research, product testing, and commercialization services. Want to add the latest engineering and […]
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Steve Eddy, a biologist with the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Farmed salmon from Maine now comes with more sustainability.” Modern Maine salmon farmers practice something similar to crop rotation, according to the article. Eddy said all permitted farm sites are […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported two companies with ties to the University of Maine were among four Maine startups to be awarded a grant from the Maine Technology Institute. MTI, a state-backed agency that supports innovative companies, provided Business Accelerator Grants worth $92,414 to companies developing products in the aquaculture, information technology and building supply […]
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The Boston Globe spoke with Sarah Redmond, a marine extension associate with the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, for the article “New England seaweed the next big thing in local food?” Redmond said she she wanted to be a seaweed farmer since she was 15 years old, when she would […]
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The Mount Desert Islander reported Margo Lukens, an English professor, chair of the Department of New Media and director of academic programs in Innovation Engineering at the University of Maine, is one of four new trustees on the Abbe Museum’s board of directors. Lukens’ research interests include Wabanaki literary and storytelling history, Native American and […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives and co-director of the Foster Center for Student Innovation, was part of a panel discussion at the “Creating a Culture of Innovation” conference in Bar Harbor. The event was presented by the Maine Center for Creativity and The Jackson Laboratory in association with the […]
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