ORONO, Maine, April 23 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:
Inside a crowded New Balance Field House filled with large research posters and hundreds of passersby, University of Maine senior Makai Moody-Broen and his group stood ready to pitch their project, the Black Bear Foodshare mobile app, to prospective users.
The team designed the app so event organizers can instantly notify student users when they have leftovers available by sharing posts with pictures, locations, event end times and potential allergens or dietary restrictions.
"We're taking out two birds with one stone here, trying to reduce some food waste and trying to give students just a little something for a bit more reliable nutrition on campus that's ...