The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Medical Xpress, Mediexpose, MD Linx, the Free Press and Opera News shared a University of Maine news release highlighting a study of mask wearing behavior during the pandemic. According to the study, belief in the value of science influences masking behavior.
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), News Center Maine and the Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine System will exempt staff and students working and living on campus from regular weekly COVID-19 testing once they are fully vaccinated. The story also reported on the vaccination clinic at UMaine and plans for vaccine clinics at […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Q106.5 FM reported that the University of Maine will hold a walk-in coronavirus vaccine clinic from 1–5 p.m. Wednesday, April 28 at Wells Conference Center. The clinic is for UMaine staff and students and members of the community, and will offer the Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines.
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The National Post spoke with Joshua Stoll, a University of Maine assistant professor of marine policy, about local seafood networks and community-based approaches to seafood distribution. According to Stoll, alternative seafood networks have thrived during the pandemic.
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In covering the ripple effects of the pandemic on Portland restaurants, the Portland Press Herald cited a 2018 economic impact study by the University of Maine and a 2020 survey of the hospitality industry in Maine by Todd Gabe and Andrew Crawley, faculty in UMaine’s School of Economics. The Sun Journal shared the Press Herald […]
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The Portland Press Herald and the Sun Journal reported that several Maine colleges and universities, including the University of Maine, have changed their application requirements by making the SAT and ACT voluntary. UMaine announced the change in 2020 based on accessibility to the tests during the pandemic.
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WABI (Channel 5) and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) talked with Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and UMaine president, and UMaine graduate student Mackenzie Bumpus about the decision to lift the quarantine requirement for any fully vaccinated staff or student who comes in contact with others infected with […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with several University of Maine graduate and undergraduate students about their willingness and efforts to get the coronavirus vaccine as infections rise among younger populations in Maine. UMaine kinesiology major and student athlete Kiana Bucknor is a student ambassador for “This is Our Shot, Maine,” the University of Maine System’s […]
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Education Week reported on a symposium at the American Educational Research Association’s virtual annual meeting featuring Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine. In the symposium, Ferrini-Mundy spoke about the challenges of teaching science during the pandemic while recognizing the opportunity to “watch […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported on a new federal grant that will support no-cost enrollment of elementary, middle and high school teachers in education courses offered by the University of Maine to enhance remote instruction and motivate the development of innovative pilot learning projects.
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