As the national epidemic of opiate abuse and addiction continues to swell, the social and financial burden of treating infants born to drug-addicted mothers grows, too. The current issue of the “Journal of the American Medical Association” features an editorial co-written by University of Maine psychology professor Marie Hayes.
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Activity at Maine’s 144 golf courses, along with tourism-related spending by out-of-state golfers, generated a $270 million statewide economic contribution in 2011, according to research by University of Maine economists Todd Gabe and James McConnon.
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The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center the LEED Gold certification for its newly constructed Offshore Wind Laboratory. This is the first LEED Gold-certified building on the UMaine campus.
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A University of Maine computer server has been breached by hackers, potentially exposing personal information of individuals who made purchases through campus-based computer stores at UMaine and the University of Arkansas. While law enforcement’s forensic analysis of the data continues,early estimates are that up to 1,007 online-only transaction records —including names and partial credit card […]
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One of the largest classes in University of Maine history graduated today in the 210th Commencement ceremonies at Harold Alfond Sports Arena. This academic year, 2,467 students — 1,875 undergraduate and 592 graduate students — earned degrees from UMaine.
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In response to his first nine months of extensive visiting with the University of Maine community in campus classrooms, laboratories and legacy buildings, President Paul Ferguson, as part of an initiative referred to as “Paint and Polish 2012,” will allocate approximately $2.5 million to improve the campus infrastructure. This initiative will include more than a […]
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UMaine President Ferguson Taps Six Campus Initiatives in His Visions of University Excellence Program Six initiatives by University of Maine colleges, departments and programs designed to enhance excellence and campus transformation were selected for funding by the Presidential Request for Visions of University Excellence (PRE-VUE) Program.
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