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UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center produces world’s largest 3D-printed logistics vessel for U.S. Department of Defense

Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in composite manufacturing with the production of two 3D-printed prototype logistics vessels for the U.S. Department of Defense. Marine Corps Systems Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell (AMOC), in collaboration with the UMaine Composites Center, used advanced manufacturing techniques […]

Freshman and sophomore students in a research learning experience raft down the Penobscot River near Old Town, Maine on a beautiful sunny day in order to research and learn about hydraulics, the ways in which water levels rise and lower, and river flows.

UMaine-led workshop sets stage for expansion of Research Learning Experiences statewide this year

A University of Maine-led virtual workshop about how to create Research Learning Experiences (RLEs) for first- and second-year students set the stage for their expansion to public universities across the state this year. Linda Beck, associate dean of experiential & global education at the University of Maine at Farmington; Steve Quackenbush, associate provost and dean […]

UMaine professors complete another leg onboard Tara research schooner

Lee Karp-Boss and Emmanuel Boss, professors at the University of Maine School of Marine Sciences, completed a month-long research cruise in the western South Atlantic Ocean as part of Tara Ocean Foundation’s Mission Microbiomes project. Tara, a French nonprofit that conducts ocean expeditions using its titular research schooner, launched the project in December 2020 to […]

UMaine-led FOR/Maine coalition chosen as finalist for up to $100 million in EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge

The FOR/Maine Coalition has been named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The University of Maine was awarded the $500,000 grant to support the coalition to further develop and scale the forest bioeconomy in Maine and will advance to Phase 2 of the […]

Legacy Extension garlic project keeps growing in Maine gardens

For nearly a quarter-century, Dave Fuller has been teaching untold numbers of people ages 5 to 90 how to grow hardneck garlic. It’s been one of his areas of expertise as a University of Maine Cooperative Extension agriculture and nontimber forest products professional based in Farmington. He has provided hands-on training for commercial growers and […]

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CUGR announces a record number of student award winners for 2021–22 academic year

The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the winners of the 2021–22 Academic Year Undergraduate Fellowships and Research Experiences, as well as the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) graduate research fellowships. CUGR has reported a record number of student projects this year. Despite the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this […]

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UMaine going viral with lobster video

The University of Maine is calling attention to the blue economy conversation and its goal of providing global marine leadership with a light-hearted drive to go viral with a YouTube video promoting the safe handling and consumption of lobster. The featured University of Maine Cooperative Extension video has helped more than 1.8 million viewers safely […]

UMaine MARINE to host event highlighting the importance of the Blue Economy to Maine

The University of Maine MARINE Initiative will host a panel of leaders in the state to define and discuss the Blue Economy in Maine. This event will be held virtually on Nov. 18, at 12:30 p.m. and is open to the public. During the event, UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will provide remarks. The panel consists […]

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UMaine School of Nursing vaccinating elementary school students

University of Maine School of Nursing students are working to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to elementary school students aged 5–11 who are now eligible to be vaccinated. The UMaine nursing students will be participating in as many as 13 clinics scheduled through Nov. 19 in Bangor-region schools delivered in partnership with Penobscot Community Health Care. Approximately […]

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UMaine art education students, Bangor Land Trust collaborate on edible landscape project

As part of a collaboration with the Bangor Land Trust, the Maine Humanities Council and the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, art education students at the University of Maine are helping to improve food security for humans and wildlife in Maine by producing outreach materials for a project that is introducing native berry, nut, […]

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