Vision
To make Maine the best state in the nation in which to live, work, and learn.
Mission
To serve as the gateway to the University of Maine research, education, and outreach resources, programs, and services, by acting as the front door for the university engagement in Portland and beyond, through comprehensively serving the education and business needs, preparing the knowledge-and-innovation workforce, and being a major contributor to societal advancement and economic development.
Highlighted Events
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UMaine achieves R1 Carnegie Classification, ascends to top-tier of research universities in the nation
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Seed grant winners of Portland Gateway’s CONVERGE Maine program announced
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New round of seed grants for UMaine and Northeastern University joint research projects
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Lee advocates for reducing food waste in Maine
Margo Lukens
Margo Lukens is a professor in the UMaine Department of English, where she teaches colonial to 19th-century Anglo-American and a variety of Native American literatures. Her research interests include Wabanaki literary and storytelling history, Native American and First Nations drama, innovation, and decolonization.
Oisin Biswas
Oisin is a graduate biomedical engineering student whose work at the VEMI Lab consists of developing a quick method of surface contamination identification, with potential applications in autonomous vehicles. He was recently awarded a Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) graduate research fellowship for research aligned with the priorities of NASA’s Earth and space science strategic enterprises.