Maine Impact Week

The Faculty Mentor Impact Award Luncheon recognizes and celebrates exceptional faculty mentors who have an important impact on their students. Faculty Mentors are nominated by undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty members from each college will be selected from the nominations. Winners will be announced at this event on Tuesday, April 9 The luncheon is by […]

The University of Maine’s Center on Aging hosts the Older Adult Health and Wellness Fair during Maine Impact Week to provide wellness opportunities and health information to older adults and caregivers in our community. This two-hour, FREE event will bring together more than a dozen exhibitors and 200+ participants for health screenings, education opportunities, and […]

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School will recognize the extraordinary Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) funded projects taking place at UMaine. At this event, attendees will have an opportunity to learn about programs that aim to diversify and reduce burnout in the nursing workforce, develop culturally […]

Coordinated Operating Research Entities (CORE) will hold a Resource Showcase at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center from 3:00-6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 10th, as part of UMaine Research's Maine Impact Week. The showcase will be free and open to the general public and span across the labs, adaptive workspaces, and presentation environments of the IMRC Center located […]

Interdisciplinary PhD students with connections to the arts will present their research at the Innovative Media and Commercialization Center at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 11.    The presenters include UMaine iPh.D. students: Rachel Church Bill Giordano Jennie Hahn Reed Hayden Aylah Ireland Sean Lopez Rori Smith Marina Yacoe   Also on display will be […]

The Foster Center Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in the University of Maine community. More information about the awards is available online. The event is free and advance registration is required. Contact: inspire@maine.edu, 207.581.2201. Maine Impact Week celebrates UMaine’s community and contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and […]

Obtaining a Patent, or Registering a Trademark can be vital parts of doing business. But the fundamentals of patents and trademarks are often misunderstood. In this presentation, John Hutchinson of the Patent & Trademark Resource Center will clear up any misunderstandings and questions you might have about these important forms of Intellectual Property. This hybrid […]

An essential part of obtaining a patent, or registering a trademark, is searching the database of existing ones before you even start your application. In this workshop, John Hutchinson of the Patent & Trademark Resource Center, will teach you how to do a search on the official United States Patent & Trademark Office databases for […]