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On Friday, July 15 the University of Maine Darling Marine Center will kick off its seminar series with Dr. Heather Leslie who will present on the challenges and opportunities of engaged research. Leslie who is Director of the UMaine Darling Marine...

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has stated that the waste-to-wealth training it embarked upon in the states that make up the North-East

The Oregon Values and Belief Center found nearly 90% of Oregonians expect the number of wildfires in the state to grow during the next decade

The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District works hard to promote stewardship and provide resources to community members, arming the public with information and solutions to protect, promote and conserve natural resources. Grant funding for special projects and support for existing services elevates our work, ultimately resulting in big improvements in and for our local communities.

Advanced Structures and Composites and School of Forest Resources professors and researchers Douglas Gardner and Yousoo Han, and doctoral students Elliot Sander and Sungjun Hwang, presented at the 2022 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials in Helsinki, Finland. Their presentation: “Methods to produce dry nanoscale cellulose nanocrystal powders: challenges and opportunities.” The conference, […]

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Monday in Doha President of the Togolese Republic Faure Gnassingbe on the occasion of his visit to the country to...

The containers are constructed from cellulose nanofibril and other materials to improve water resistance. 

Takeout food is more popular than ever, but waste created by single-use plastic containers is environmentally harmful. University of Maine engineers have created a grease-proof, water-resistant container from recyclable cellulose nanocomposites that could be the next big thing in takeout technology. The demand for takeout, fast food and ready-made food has created an enormous plastic […]

Molly Cavaleri is the recipient of Michigan Technological University’s 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Associate Professor/Professor category.

U of M researchers are wrangling the charismatic trees’ innate ability to fend off Dutch elm disease.