Fall/Winter 2016
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Maine’s aquaculture industry grows through research, innovation and collaboration
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
A poet and a composer collaborate to create a new work in an age-old genre
HEALTH
Tufts program fast-tracks UMaine’s top pre-med students to meet critical needs
SCIENCES
The symbiosis between a national park and Maine’s public research university
SCIENCES
On the front lines of discovery
Maine’s top biomedical research institutions collaborate to train the next generation of scientists and engineers
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
At the Collins Center for the Arts, Stephen King and friends launch a book about their experiences at UMaine during the Vietnam War era
Also in this issue
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Maine’s public
research university
A time-tested approach to engagement by students and faculty for the greater good
STUDENTS FIRST
Barr focused on student success and the first-generation college experience
BLACK BEAR SUCCESS
Helping scientific entrepreneurs break into the business of biotechnology
INSIGHTS
Research, innovation and scholarship in environmental sciences, climate change, STEM education, marine sciences and more
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION
Professor Emeritus Dick Hill continues to make a difference at UMaine