Maine Business School

WEX CEO Melissa Smith returns to campus as Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow

University of Maine alumna Melissa Smith, president and CEO of WEX, will return to campus April 11 as a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. In 1991, Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting at UMaine. At WEX — a provider of payment solutions that serves […]

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WABI, WVII cover Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament

WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered Pets 4 Vets, a dodgeball tournament on March 31 at the University of Maine to raise money for service dogs for veterans. The event, in its third year, featured nearly 40 teams and was sponsored by Maine Business School Corps, UMaine ROTC and the UMaine Veterans Association, […]

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Thirty-four UMaine faculty members receive tenure and/or promotion

Thirty-four University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. “We are extremely proud of our world-class faculty who […]

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WABI speaks with Jones, students about Pets 4 Vets benefit event

WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Nory Jones, professor of management information systems with the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, for a report advancing the Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament to be held 1–4:30 p.m. March 31 at UMaine’s New Balance Field House. Hosted by MBS Corps, UMaine Army ROTC and the […]

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Mainebiz reports Scratchpad Accelerator to receive $150K from Bangor Savings

Mainebiz reported the Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator, run by University of Maine Business School associate professor of management Jason Harkins and serial entrepreneur Lisa Liberatore, will receive a $150,000 investment from Bangor Savings Bank over three years. The bank was a founding corporate partner of Scratchpad, a seed-stage accelerator business that helps grow startup companies, when […]

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Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament to be held March 31

Pets 4 Vets, a benefit dodgeball tournament and bake sale to raise money for service dogs for veterans, will be held 1:30–4:30 p.m. March 31 at the University of Maine’s New Balance Field House. The dodgeball tournament will feature teams of four; the registration fee is $5 per person or $20 per team, which includes […]

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Research report showcases ‘global impact, local relevance’

The University of Maine recently published its Annual Research Report, showcasing the diversity of research by faculty and students and the impact of their work on the community — and beyond. The report demonstrates the success of interdisciplinary and collaborative research methods with stories that illustrate the positive outcomes and experience these techniques provide. “To […]

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Jones recent guest on WVOM’s ‘George Hale and Ric Tyler Show’

Nory Jones, a professor of management information systems in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show.” The show’s topic was the book Jones co-wrote with John Mahon, a professor of management in the Maine Business School, titled “Knowledge Transfer and Innovation.” […]

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Improving health care focus of partnerships with St. Joseph, UMF, UMM, Dartmouth

The University of Maine is leading multi-institution efforts to provide physicians with tools to help aging people avoid falls and to detect biomarkers associated with pancreatic cancer. Directed by UMaine engineering professor John Vetelino, researchers at UMaine, the University of Maine at Farmington and the University of Maine at Machias are collaborating with St. Joseph […]

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