WABI mentions UMaine as research partner in invention by local middle schoolers
WABI (Channel 5) reported on a team of five girls from J.A. Leonard Middle School in Old Town who will compete in an invention competition in Silicon Valley, mentioning that the team partnered with the University of Maine for research. The team designed a portable, affordable water purification system that could be used for natural disaster relief, and they are the first team in Maine to make it to the final round of the competition, the report states. UMaine was a resource for the students to ensure they included all possible contaminants and ways to remove them from the water, according to WABI.