IMRC Center News

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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University of Maine Logo and Crest

Professor of Intermedia Owen Smith passes away

The University of Maine community joins students, alumni, faculty, and staff of the university’s art and intermedia programs in mourning the passing of professor Owen Smith. Smith passed away on Oct. 14 at the age of 63. Smith joined the Department of Art faculty in 1991. In his 30-year UMaine career, he inspired countless undergraduate […]

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IMRC Center to Host Immersive Workshop Series

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center at the University of Maine will host an Immersive Workshop Series this fall. All workshops in the series are to be held at the IMRC Center on Wednesday evenings from 5:00-9:00 PM and are open to students, faculty, staff, and the greater public. With generous support from […]

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UMAINE Student Org Fair

IMRC Center at UMaine Student Org Fair | 10-2 Wednesday 9/1

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center will be at the Student Organization Fair on Wednesday, September 1st, from 10 AM – 2 PM on the Campus Mall. This event is put on by the Center for Student Involvement. UMaine students who are interested in getting involved on campus are invited to stop by […]

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IMRC Center Open House

IMRC Center Open House | 5-8 PM Wednesday 9/1

The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center will be holding an Open House as part of the University of Maine’s Week of Welcome events programming on Wednesday, September 1st, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The IMRC Center’s fabrication, prototyping, electronics, and audiovisual labs and multifunction spaces will be open and recent artwork, projects, […]

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Laser Cutting Logo into Wood

New Research Learning Experience (RLE) Course to be Offered at IMRC Center

Solving complex challenges often benefits from a creative, innovative, and arts-based approach. To rapidly deliver tangible outcomes and provide students with increased opportunities for applied hands-on learning, the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center supports the early immersion of students into an interdisciplinary and experiential learning environment. As such, the IMRC Center joins with […]

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EET 115 Spring Class 2021 Exhibition

Electrical Engineering Technology Students Install Creative Design Projects on Campus

Electrical Engineering Technology students of EET 115 Creative AutoCAD recently installed their final laser-cut, and 3D printed lamp creations in the MaineBound Garden (Facing the Collins Center for the Arts). Creative designs and conceptual approaches to 3D modeling and laser cutting highlight intersections of art and technology at UMaine! The course, co-taught by Jude Pearse, […]

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