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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Nineteen participants of 4-H, an educational youth program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and their project animals traveled to Springfield, Massachusetts in September to represent Maine at the Eastern States Exposition. They competed against more than 150 youth from around New England in a variety of dairy competitions. In the first contest, the […]
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Eight University of Maine undergraduate engineering students will join peers from eight universities for a three-day Engineering Ambassador Northeast Regional Workshop at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Oct. 8–11. The Engineering Ambassadors Network (EAN) trains university engineering students in effectively communicating with middle and high school students about the discipline. EAN empowers future leaders in engineering and […]
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The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team drops the puck on the 2015–16 season Oct. 9 and 10 for the Ice Breaker Tournament at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The four teams in the tournament, which is presented by Gorham Savings Bank, have won a combined 15 national championships and include 18 players that […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will hold two beginner beekeeping courses and one intermediate course at its office at 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Master Beekeepers Jack Hildreth, Chris Rogers and Peter Richardson, president of the Cumberland County chapter of the Maine State Beekeepers Association, will teach the courses. The intermediate course slated […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on team-building exercises as part of Scratchpad Accelerator, a new Bangor-based business accelerator program of the University of Maine and Maine Technology Institute (MTI). The initiative helps guide and mentor entrepreneurs as they build their businesses, according to the report. CourseStorm of Orono; Double Blue Analytics of Orono and Brunswick; Tip […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering five different “Preserving the Harvest” workshops from Kennebec to York county in October. UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will teach participants hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods. Attendees will make samples to take home. Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment will be provided. […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqZNnEbepg&feature=youtu.be Transcript Katherine Quinn of Cornville, Maine, knew she had a winning Bloody Mary recipe when she sold 16 gallons of her hand-crafted mix in one day at a restaurant on Sugarloaf Mountain. Since then, the famed bartender and UMaine alum has been selling her cocktail concoction, Ass Over Teakettle Bloody Mary Mix, in more […]
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The new director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole will log considerable miles on land and sea Sept. 21–23 to discuss ocean science and ocean stewardship. Sept. 21, Heather Leslie will talk about opportunities and challenges for engaged research on the Maine coast during a Senator George J. Mitchell Center for […]
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The Scratchpad Accelerator, a pilot program of the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Technology Institute, has selected four companies to participate in a seed accelerator, the first of its kind in Maine. CourseStorm of Orono; Double Blue Analytics of Orono and Brunswick; Tip Whip, LLC of Old Town; and L&K Manufacturing of […]
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