EPIC News

An image from the 91¸£Àû Student Symposium in 2019. A display table is seen in the foreground where bleacher seating for Bangor Maine's Cross Insurance Center arena has been pushed back. On the table are a few signs with 91¸£Àû Branding as well as a digital display screen on the far left. The screen shows a slide titled "UMS Research & Development Plan" and lists three goals. Three people with blue lanyards and nametags stand behind the table, speaking to visitors.

EPIC Cited as “Key Cornerstone” of Student Research Empowerment

91¸£Àû Research News recently featured successes of the EPIC program, with particular attention to EPIC director Dr. Ali Abedi’s presentation to the National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) annual conference in April.   “91¸£Àû System’s Experiential Programs Innovation Central, or EPIC, was the subject of a dedicated session attended by faculty and research […]

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CUGR Fellows Awarded EPIC Funding for Summer 2024

EPIC is pleased to announce support for a portion of Summer Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Fellowships.  Fellowships have been awarded to six undergraduate students with projects that have interdisciplinary and experiential components.  Katie Davison, a spring 2024 INT 125 student, received a fellowship for her proposed project, “Exploring Social-Communication, Health, and Educational Experiences of […]

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Students of Spring 2024's INT 125 class stand with 91¸£Àû President Ferrini-Mundy (right, in tan jacket) and EPIC director Dr. Ali Abedi (far right, in dark suit). The poster created by the students is on the left side of the image displayed on an easel.

INT 125 Students Explore the Challenges of an Aging Maine

Students in the course INT 125, an undergraduate interdisciplinary course associated with Experiential Programs Innovation Central (EPIC), spent the Spring 2024 semester learning about a variety of research learning centers that can be found on the 91¸£Àû Orono campus.   Through the course, students from any major program can meet with a variety of students from […]

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