IMRC Center News

Mechanical Engineering graduate student recording custom 3D printer in the IMRC Center Recording and Production Lab

Recording 3D printer sounds at IMRC Center

Mechanical Engineering Student Drew Browning carefully observes as a custom 3D printer creates a sample project in the acoustically controlled environment of the Audio Recording and Production Lab at the IMRC Center. As the motors and extruders whir and chirp to life, small measurement microphones capture the sounds of the device for later analysis using […]

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an image screenshot of the IMRC Center End of Semester Questionnaire Form

IMRC Center | End of Semester Questionnaire

In an effort to better understand the needs of our users, prioritize projects, direct available resources, advocate for additional resources and support, etc., the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center invites you to complete the questionnaire at the following link: https://forms.gle/YkwzN8UXXwsH3hMZ7

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Art by Luke McKinney on Cognitive Geology

Maine Impact Week – IMRC Center Spring Showcase

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center was proud to host an open house this past April as part of Maine Impact Week. The center’s many laboratories, adaptive workspaces, and presentation environments were open to the general public for this free event. Staff were on-site and available to discuss all things innovation and creativity, assist […]

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Jeffrey Hecker ’86, ’44H, Professor of Psychology, University of Maine Speaks at the McGillicuddy Center's 10th Anniversary Celebration at the IMRC Center

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary at IMRC Center

As part of Maine Impact Week, the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center was proud to host the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center 10th Anniversary Celebration and fellows exhibition! The event and exhibition were held in the IMRC Center’s Fernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment and featured artworks by McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellows […]

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Student Wiring up Acoustic Piano

IMRC Center Launches Student BLOG

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center launches a Student BLOG to highlight undergraduate and graduate voices in the Arts, Humanities, and STEM fields. Click here for the link to the BLOG and stop back often for peer-ready how-to guides, upcoming student-run events, and public-facing artworks, research, and project exhibitions!  

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IMRC Center Staff and Students Showcasing the Cube Satellite

IMRC Center Prototyping, Staff featured in BDN Satellite Article

IMRC Center prototyping and staff were recently featured in a Bangor Daily News article. In the article, which can be found here, Lori Valigra reports on “Maine’s efforts to increase the state’s role in the burgeoning space industry for low-orbit nanosatellites known as CubeSats that can be used for research by universities, state agencies, and […]

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Arts and Humanities in Medicine at IMRC Center

Arts & Humanities in Medicine Conference at IMRC Center

The IMRC Center hosted a conference for the Art & Humanities in Medicine Program, a certificate program under Intermedia Graduate Studies, on January 28th. The conference was held in close collaboration with the University of Maine Institute of Medicine and the Native American Studies Progam. Topics discussed included how the arts and sciences can ask […]

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IMRC Center December 7th 2021 Open House Flyer

IMRC Center to Host Interdisciplinary Open House 12.7

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center will host an interdisciplinary open house this Tuesday, December 7th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Coordinated by the Intermedia Master of Fine Arts Program, graduate and undergraduate students’ artwork, projects, research, and prototypes from IMFA, New Media, Studio Art, and Communication and Journalism will be featured. […]

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Tim Seabrook Etching

Etchings Made at IMRC Center Featured in New Documentary “Close Apart”

Lasers in the Electronics Lab of the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center at the University of Maine help link poetry by Beatrix Gates of Brooksville, Maine, with etchings by intaglio printmaker Tim Seabrook and painter Leslie Cummins of Blue Hill, Maine. These etchings are featured in the new documentary film “Close Apart” commissioned from […]

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New Writing Series with Open Book and Speaker

New Writing Series at IMRC Center

The New Writing Series brings contemporary literature to life on the University of Maine’s flagship campus on selected Thursdays at 4:30pm. All events are held in the Allen and Sally Fernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment in 104 Stewart Commons and are free & open to the public. Please mark your calendars, tell your friends, […]

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