Winners of the 2021 EPIC Discovery Race announced

Winners of the first-ever EPIC Discovery Race are 1st place, Team Splice Girls (We are a group of 5 graduate students from GSBSE), 2nd place, Team 2Oak3 (Wood scientists), and 3rd place is Team Coconut Oil (According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly).

Top student teams won a monetary reward, to be split between the team members. Teams were made up of 2 to 5 members.

The EPIC Discovery Race is a competition for UMaine and UMM students held during Maine Impact Week, from Monday, April 12, 2021 through Thursday, April 15, 2021. Students completed virtual challenges to win points for their team.

Winners of the race were officially announced during the UMaine Student Symposium Awards Ceremony. The first 200 participants also received a t-shirt after completing challenges.

For more information, please visit our EPIC Discovery Race webpage.