Mainebiz reported a group of students from the University of Southern Maine recently completed a team-taught, 20-day course off Cuba to learn how to develop a tourism strategy that included sustainable initiatives regarding Cuba’s coral reefs and the hospitality training needs of its residents. Led by Tracy Michaud Stutzman of USM’s Department of Tourism and […]
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Two innovation accelerator programs with University of Maine ties helped Bangor startup L&K Manufacturing get off the ground, Mainebiz reported. L&K Manufacturing, doing business as Cobbler Technologies, is developing multimaterial, 3-D printers for the footwear industry. The company was started by Andrew Katon and Vincent Lewis who met as students at UMaine, according to the […]
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The Associated Press reported the city of Portland will host the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management June 4–9. The conference will focus on environmental changes affecting the lobster industry. The globalization of the lobster industry also will be a key subject, according to the report. University of Maine marine scientist […]
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University of Maine marine scientist Rick Wahle is co-chairing a June conference in Portland, Maine focused on the impact of the changing ocean environment and the global economy on the biology and business of lobsters. About 200 biologists, oceanographers, industry members and fishery managers from more than a dozen countries are expected to attend the […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has been named one of 2016’s Top 25 Newsmakers by Engineering-News Record (ENR). The award will be formally presented in April in New York City. At that time, ENR also will announce which one of the Top 25 Newsmakers will receive […]
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Mainebiz reported on the members of the Top Gun Maine 2017 Class announced by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED), University of Maine, Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council and MaineStream Finance. This year marks the first time sessions will convene in Portland, Bangor, Rockland and the Lewiston-Auburn regions, according to the article. Since the program […]
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WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and Mainebiz reported on U.S. Sen. Angus King’s recent visit to the University of Maine to help announce a partnership between the university and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Tennessee-based lab has committed to help researchers at UMaine tackle the future of bio-based materials, including nanocellular technology, biofuels and […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Potato chips you can feel better about eating,” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. According to the article, potato chips are one of the least sustainable snack foods, requiring up to 90 gallons of water to move a spud from bud […]
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Richard Brzozowski, University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator, was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Locally raised Maine meat is not in short supply,” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. Analysts with the Reinvestment Fund presented findings of a recent study geared toward optimizing the state’s red meat supply […]
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Editor’s note: Video of Jan. 19 announcement. Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT), a University of Maine spinoff company, has signed an exclusive distribution and marketing agreement for North America with Terre Armee Group/Reinforced Earth Company (TA/RECo). This formative agreement will help grow adoption of UMaine’s patented composite arch bridge technology in North America, with the intent […]
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