92 Moose (WMME) included Guinness World Records earned by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center in its list of world records achieved in Maine. The center earned three records for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat in 2019.
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Steven Johnson, a crop specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WAGM in Presque Isle about how a lack of snow could hurt crop production. “We need the snow pack to load the soil with water and the groundwater profile,” he said.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on Marin Skincare, owned by University of Maine alumni Patrick Breeding and Amber Boutiette, and how it is operating in the New England Ocean Cluster waterfront business incubator in South Portland. The company, which earned a funding award from Maine Sea Grant through its Buoy Maine competition, makes skin hydration […]
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Centralmaine.com promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H launching its new 4-H Sustainable Fisheries Club. More information can be found online.
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A news release published in the Bangor Daily News noted the University of Maine helping the Orono Economic Development Corporation secure a $120,000 grant to transform the buildings at the former Taylor Bait Farm, Orono, into a regional recreation center. Members from the UMaine community serve on the corporation’s board of directors.
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Mainebiz published an op-ed from Maine State Chamber of Commerce President Dana Connors, in which he deems floating offshore wind an emerging industry in Maine, that cites research from the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The op-ed, “Floating offshore wind is a new industry by Maine, for Maine,” noted the VolturnUS project […]
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Bustle interviewed Brenda Hall, a University of Maine professor of glacial geology in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute, about tips for maintaining mental resilience when facing isolation. Hall described her first trip to Antarctica in 1990, when she was 21 years old. “We learned to focus on the […]
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Cynthia Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology and climate change at the University of Maine, offered tips for having a sustainable Valentine’s Day to the Bangor Daily News. “Anytime we’re talking about physical gifts, from chocolates and flowers to jewelry, they all come with an environmental footprint,” she said.
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Mark Brewer, professor of political science at the University of Maine, spoke with WAGM in Presque Isle about the process for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump.
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News 5 Cleveland cited research from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a story about a blue lobster rescued from a Red Lobster restaurant making her debut at the Akron Zoo. According to the institute, “the likelihood of catching a blue lobster is one in 200 million.”
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