This Earth Day, Monday April 22nd, the Foster Center for Innovation is hosting an "Earth Day Innovation Hour"! Refreshments will be served. At this brainstorming and networking event, faculty, staff, and students from across UMaine will be armed with markers and sticky notes, and encouraged to walk around and brainstorm ideas big and small. Together, […]
Veterans face unique challenges as they navigate the world after military service—As part of our BYOB Hackathon, students will learn from experts' experiences related to veteran lifestyle/reality, research a challenge, […]
For the past 15 years, the Foster Center for Innovation has proudly served as the hub of innovation-focused activities at the University of Maine. It has established itself as the state’s leading resource for fostering innovation and driving commercialization, serving both the campus community and outside businesses and organizations. We are excited to invite you […]
As part of Maine Impact Week, the second annual Innovation Awards will celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in the University of Maine community. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be honored for their contributions and impact in these spaces.
This spring, put your hands together as not one but TWO alumni back as as part of our Young Entrepreneurs Series. Brian Harris and Owen McCarthy will be on campus […]
Whether they are traveling across the world or serving their local communities, nurses are intrepid trailblazers. Come join the Foster Center as we hear from a dynamic panel of three nursing professionals who are defining what innovation means in healthcare, both on campus and beyond! Featuring Sara Cox, CNRN, from Maine Medical Center, and UMaine […]
Tourists and locals alike flock to the coast for iconic eats, namely the mouthwatering lobster roll, but how much do you know about the people behind this heritage industry? Come have your understanding of social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and sheer grit blown out of the water as Nikki Strout comes to discuss Rugged Seas, a uniquely […]
Tourists and locals alike flock to the coast for iconic eats, namely the mouthwatering lobster roll, but how much do you know about the people behind this heritage industry? Come have your understanding of social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and sheer grit blown out of the water as Nikki Strout comes to discuss Rugged Seas, a uniquely […]
Patagonia. The North Face. Banff. You may know of international brands, but let BEANS introduce you to the young entrepreneurs who are driving change within the Maine outdoors community. Patrick […]
Join Business, Entrepreneurship, and Networking Sessions (BEANS) for our first event of the semester as we welcome Michael Odokara-Okigbo to discuss how he and his team have developed NKENNE, the […]
