Media share funding for UMaine social work graduates
The Sun Journal, Bangor Daily News, MaineBiz, Piscataquis Observer and WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine has received part of Gov. Janet Mills’ $2.25 million in grant funding to expand health care training opportunities, a much-needed investment in Maine’s rural workforce. The University of Maine System is part of a group that will receive a combined $1.6 million from Mills’ Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan to go toward improving graduate medical education opportunities in rural communities for social workers. The Portland Press Herald and Yahoo News shared the Sun Journal report.