WABI (Channel 5) reported on the dedication of the University of Maine Emera Maine Power Systems Laboratory to benefit undergraduate electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology education. The lab, made possible by a $100,000 donation to the University of Maine Foundation from Emera Maine, is equipped to demonstrate concepts in electromechanical energy conversion and power […]
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Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, spoke with Mainebiz about UMaine’s effort to apply engineering to aging for an article about Maine retirees rejoining the workforce. Kaye said the initiative follows the example of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab, which […]
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Growing Produce cited a Bangor Daily News article on the introduction of two new potato varieties developed by the Maine Potato Board in partnership with the University of Maine. The new varieties — the Easton and the Sebec — were developed over the past several growing seasons and are targeted for the french fry and […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on the Maine FoodCorps program, the state branch of a national program that teaches healthful eating, expands school-based gardens and increases locally grown food in school cafeterias. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension oversees the Maine program that is funded by the Maine Commission for Community Service, with 20 percent […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and The Maine Edge reported on a recent announcement by the Maine Potato Board introducing two varieties of potatoes developed by the board in partnership with the University of Maine. The new varieties — the Easton and the Sebec — were developed over the past several growing seasons and are targeted for […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat and The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is accepting applications from college students and Maine companies for the Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BxG) Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The program connects Maine college students with growing companies as a way to create jobs in Maine through […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Bristol residents will likely request that Maine Aqua Ventus — which includes the University of Maine and partner companies — consider a “community benefit agreement” that would provide the town with free electricity to the local school or additional educational opportunities for students. In January, Maine Aqua Ventus received initial […]
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A proposed offshore wind pilot project by Maine Aqua Ventus, which includes the University of Maine and partner companies, is the focus of an EarthTechling article titled “Maine keeps offshore wind project afloat.” The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted earlier in January to approve the terms of the consortium’s project which seeks to build two […]
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The Maine Edge reported accounting students in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine will offer free federal and state income tax filing assistance, under the supervision of Steven Colburn, associate professor of accounting. Except for the weeks of March 2 and 9, sessions will be held 2–4:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 6 to […]
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The Bangor Daily News wrote about Saturday morning’s scheduled opening of the renovated University of Maine New Balance Field House. The public will get its first look at the nearly $5 million in renovations at Saturday’s Penobscot Valley Conference-Eastern Maine Indoor Track League.
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