Research and Economic Development
All of Maine’s public universities are engaged in research and economic development. Those functions cover a very broad range of scholarly and outreach and involve virtually all faculty members as well as a large number of graduate and undergraduate students.
- Research and economic development results from work in many disciplines, including:
- Science and engineering, through which new products and technologies can be developed and marketed
- the arts and humanities, in which creative thought and expression enriches our society and, in very tangible ways, helps fuel Maine’s “creative economy” – one of the State’s fastest growing economic sectors
- business, education, healthcare, social work, and other professional fields on which our communities and state rely for services
To learn more about what each university is doing regarding research and/or economic development, contact the following offices:
UMaine – Office of the Vice President for Research
UMA – Office of the Provost
UMF – Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost
UMFK – Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
UMM – Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
UMPI – Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
USM – Office of the Provost
Maine Economic Improvement Fund Annual R&D Report 2007 (pdf)