President of the University of Maine and the University of Maine Machias Joan Ferrini-Mundy was interviewed by News Center Maine to mark the conclusion of in-person learning last week. “We had a fantastic plan and so many people worked all the way through the semester, and I think it went really, very, very well,” Ferrini-Mundy […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Buffie Quinn, cooperating faculty in the Maine Business School and adviser to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) about SAAC efforts to raise money to support the Black Bear Exchange, a campus food pantry that serves students, faculty, staff and their immediate families. Quinn noted that the need has increased significantly […]
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The Bangor Daily News and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported that 50 students across the University of Maine System were quarantined during Thanksgiving, and interviewed a first year UMaine student for the story. The College Post reported that 15 students quarantined at UMaine were provided access to counseling services, were having meals delivered daily […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy participated in a recent “Maine Calling” episode about the $500 million gift to higher education and research institutions in Maine from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University Bookstore offering a discount to customers who donate food items to Black Bear Exchange, the on-campus food pantry. The store will offer a voucher for 30% off one regular priced item valid through Dec. 31 in exchange for three eligible nonperishable food items. “There’s just such a need […]
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Members of the University of Maine’s Male Athletes Against Violence group released videos of members reading the children’s book “Hands Are Not for Hitting,” and are making them available to local elementary schools. The 2009 book, written by psychologist Martine Agassi and illustrated by Marieka Heinlen, teaches children that violence is never OK, and how […]
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The Portland Press Herald talked with Robert Wheeler, University of Maine associate professor of microbiology and leader of the COVID-19 water sampling initiative at UMaine, about testing wastewater to predict coronavirus outbreaks on campus and in the town of Orono.
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The Portland Press Herald reported 67 active coronavirus cases among the eight University of Maine System campuses on Sunday, including 10 students and 47 total cases at UMaine. Centralmaine.com shared the Press Herald story.
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The fall 2020 issue of Maine Policy Review (Volume 29, No. 2), a special issue celebrating Maine’s bicentennial, is now available on MPR’s Digital Commons site. A brief look at this issue is available on MPR’s website. The issue provides an overview of Maine’s rich history with articles that focus on the state’s economic development and demographics and articles that […]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of International Programs (OIP) and the International Student Association (ISA) will highlight the international community at the University of Maine by celebrating Culturefest 2020 online. A Culturefest website will be launched on Monday, Nov. 23, to highlight the rich traditions of UMaine’s international faculty, staff and students. The website […]
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