The Center Square reported on a University of Maine report commissioned by HospitalityMaine forecasting that COVID-19 will cause $1 billion loss in direct taxable revenue for the state hospitality industry this year compared to last year.
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Centralmaine.com, News Center Maine and the Portland Press Herald reported that there were eight active cases of COVID-19 across the University of Maine System, including one at the University of Maine, as of Friday.
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The Maine State Chamber of Commerce published a story about the University of Maine producing hand sanitizer for healthcare centers across the state in its inaugural issue of “OneVoice Maine” magazine. UMaine led the effort launched in response to a supply shortage among medical institutions at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The university worked […]
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News Center Maine reported Tuesday that there are seven active cases of COVID-19 across the University of Maine System, including one at UMaine. These numbers are unchanged from the previous day.
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WABI (Channel 5) and Centralmaine.com picked up a University of Maine news release highlighting activities planned for UMaine’s most unique Homecoming ever. The celebration, which historically attracts nearly 10,000 visitors and alumni, will feature a variety of social events, programs, sports and entertainment — live and prerecorded — because of the COVID-19 pandemic-related health and safety […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported that as of Monday, there were eight active cases of coronavirus among the 30,000 students, staff and faculty across the University of Maine System, including four at UMaine. Centralmaine.com also reported the number of active cases at UMaine.
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Ryan LaRochelle, University of Maine lecturer at the Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service, Rob Glover, associate professor of political science, and Brieanne Berry, Ph.D. candidate in anthropology contributed to an opinion published by Centralmaine.com. In the column, “What’s at Stake in the November Election,” LaRochelle and Glover expressed perspectives from the Scholar Strategies […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Kathryn Swacha, a University of Maine assistant professor of English, about her public storytelling project, “Coping with Covid.” Swacha seeks to compile people’s lived experiences as they deal with coronavirus, and interpret social distancing and public health guidelines in their everyday routines. Centralmaine.com picked up the UMaine news release about Coping with […]
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WABI (Channel 5) talked with Meredith Kirkmann, University of Maine assistant professor of Construction Engineering Technology (CET), about the outdoor projects senior CET students are working on at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum’s Leonard’s Mills demonstration site in Bradley. The students are wearing face coverings and following social distancing guidelines. WVII (Channel 7) talked with […]
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A Maine Public story about the impact of the pandemic on the state’s hospitality industry referenced a report by University of Maine researchers expected to be released next week. The report will likely reflect more than $2 billion in industry losses for 2020 as compared to the previous year. The Bangor Daily News shared the […]
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