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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News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News and the Machias Valley News Observer reported on the new COVID-19 “swab and send” testing site at the University of Maine at Machias. “We’re pleased to have the opportunity to help expand access to COVID-19 testing in rural Maine,” UMM Head of Campus Dan Qualls said to News Center. […]
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A Public Voice, the newsletter of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU), reported that University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivered the Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Lecture online on Oct. 28. The President’s address, “Positives in Pandemics: The Increased Need and Importance of Extension During Times of Crisis,” focused on UMaine Cooperative Extension […]
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Julie DellaMattera, University of Maine associate professor and director of the School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development, was interviewed by WalletHub for a report about the best states for Thanksgiving celebrations in 2020. Maine ranked 8th overall based on affordability and celebrations, pandemic safety, statewide reopening measures and giving thanks. Vermont, ranked […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on Sunday that there are 43 active cases of coronavirus at University of Maine System campuses, including 30 at the University of Maine. Six residence hall students are among those diagnosed with COVID-19 systemwide.
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Maine Public reported that the University of Maine is exploring dry ice production and increasing cold storage capacity to support coronavirus vaccine distribution. A UMaine spokesperson indicated that the University will report their findings to the Maine CDC by the end of this week.
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WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported that numbers of coronavirus cases are increasing at many of Maine’s universities, including the University of Maine System campuses where there are 37 active cases. Twenty-five of those cases are at the University of Maine. The Portland Press Herald also reported on the number of […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on Monday evening that there are 33 active coronavirus cases across the University of Maine System, including 13 at the University of Maine. The system wide total includes five students living in residence halls at several campuses.
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The Associated Press, WABI (Channel 5) and Mainebiz reported on comments made by University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy following the diagnosis of 10 facilities management employees with coronavirus. “We are hopeful that all individuals in our communities who have tested positive and are afflicted or impacted by COVID-19 will have good health and rapid recovery, […]
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