UMaine to Host Invention Convention May 16

The University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation will host the annual Maine Invention Convention from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus.

About 120 students from 12 middle schools will compete in the 2015 statewide competition that promotes innovative problem solving and inventing by Maine middle school students.

Throughout the school year, students work with peers and teachers to identify and solve problems, create inventions, search patents and test ideas. The curriculum is based on UMaine’s Innovation Engineering program. After competing at the school level, top students are invited to the state conference.

More about the Maine Invention Convention is online.