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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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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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry are co-sponsoring three fall workshops for new and future small-scale meat and egg producers. UMaine Extension educator Donna Coffin and assistant state veterinarian Beth McEvoy will cover poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition for backyard meat and egg producers. Workshops are […]
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Michael Munson of Hudson, Maine, the 2015 Outstanding Graduating Student in the University of Maine’s Division of Lifelong Learning, has been honored regionally with the University Professional & Continuing Education Association’s (UPCEA) New England Continuing Education Student Award. The annual award is given to a student enrolled in an undergraduate program, offered through a division […]
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https://youtu.be/UKl-bs0nSF4 Transcript When podiatrist Dr. Todd O’Brien had an idea for a product that could help his patients, he knew he could come to UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center to turn that idea into a commercial product. O’Brien’s invention is the ETF128, an electronic tuning fork which measures sensitivity and sensation loss in the limbs of […]
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Students in a University of Maine service-learning class worked with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor to participate in “A Brush with Kindness Week.” The week is a nationwide Habitat for Humanity effort to transform neighborhoods by painting, landscaping and providing minor exterior home repairs in partnership with low-income homeowners. The first week was held […]
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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 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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The Portland Press Herald reported four startups have been selected for Scratchpad Accelerator, a new business accelerator program in Bangor. Scratchpad is a pilot program of the University of Maine and the Maine Technology Institute. The first of its kind in the state, the program was created to help nurture and provide mentorship to promising […]
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