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State Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday April 24, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Air Force Partners With UMaine to Modernize Arctic Weather-Sensing Techniques
ORONO, Maine, April 24 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: "Climate change is occurring faster in the Arctic than anyplace on Earth," said University of Maine associate professor of glaciology Seth Campbell. "And with that, there opens a whole range of concerns." Campbell is the lead scientist on a new $260,000 research partnership between UMaine and the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to improve the nation's ability to monitor Arctic regions. Reduction of ice in th  more

Maine Gov. Mills Announces $2 Million in Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan Grants to Support Workforce Transportation Solutions
AUGUSTA, Maine, April 24 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 23, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced $2 million in grants through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to seven businesses, nonprofits, and housing organizations in Maine for innovative transportation solutions that connect workers with employers. Grants from the Maine Department of Transportation's Workforce Transportation Pilot Program were awarded to Aroostook Regional Transportation System in Pres  more

UMaine's New 3D Printer Smashes Former Guinness World Record to Advance the Next Generation of Advanced Manufacturing
ORONO, Maine, April 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Surpassing its own 2019 Guinness World Record for the largest polymer 3D printer, UMaine unveiled a next-generation printer that is four times larger than its predecessor to catalyze the future of sustainable manufacturing in a number of industries. The new printer, dubbed Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0), was unveiled on April 23 at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) to an audie  more