2019 RRF Planning Grant Awardees

MBS Professional Development Center Initiative

PI: Niclas Erhardt, Maine Business School Collaborators: Andy Egan, Head of Campus, University of Maine at Machias and Jason Bolton UM Cooperative Extension. In order to meet the business needs of the Maine business community and the educational needs of students, the Maine Business School proposes the establishment of the MBS Professional Development Center. The […]

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Planning for the future: UMM’s Marine Science Field Station

PI: Brian Beal, University of Maine at Machias Collaborators: Heather Leslie, Darling Marine Center, Rebecca Van Beneden UM School of Marine Sciences, and Down East Institute (DEI) The University of Maine at Machias (UMM), the University of Maine (UMaine) and the nonprofit Downeast Institute (DEI), have developed the Marine Science Field Station (MSFS) in Beals, […]

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Pilot project for development of Maine Medical Arts (MEMA) MA degree

PI: Owen Smith, UM Innovative Media Research & Commercialization Center Collaborators:  Patrick McFarlane, Northern Light Health Care; Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, University of New England, Susan Smith, UM Intermedia Programs. This project proposes the development of a pilot Maine Medical Arts (MEMA) MA degree focused on Arts and Medicine. This unusually innovative graduate degree can address […]

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Planning for Wraparound Services that Support the Growth of Maine’s Craft Beer Industry

PI: Terry Shehata, Economic Development Officer, University of Southern Maine Collaborators:  Jake Ward & Renee Kelly, UM Office of Innovation and Economic Development, Sean Sullivan Executive Director of the Maine Brewers’ Guild; Luci Benedict USM Director of the Quality Collaboratory; Maggie Vishneau Senior Policy Associate for Research & Organizational Develop, USM Cutler Institute; Ross Hickey […]

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