Winners have been announced for the University of New England’s 2020-2021 Maine Ideas Challenge.
Formerly known as the Student Innovation Challenge, the Maine Ideas Challenge provides students with the opportunity to propose transformative solutions to real-world problems. Innovative solutions can come from any field at any scale, from new business ideas that transform markets to social innovations that change lives.
The idea-stage competition brings student innovation together with UNE’s strengths in life, health, and social sciences. This year’s challenge brought together students from 12 academic disciplines across the University.
Grounded in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Maine Ideas Challenge has three areas of focus: Healthy Environments, Thriving Economies, and Resilient Communities.
Resiliency was embodied by all participating students, said Justine…