The University of Maine celebrated its Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution recognition with a reception Feb. 23 in the North Pod, Memorial Union. UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Kody Varahramyan, vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, hosted the event. Information about the Carnegie R1 designation for UMaine, announced earlier this month, […]
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Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau visited the University of Maine Feb. 18 for tours, discussions with students and a meeting with UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. Since 2006, the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center has hosted distinguished policymakers from Maine as guests on […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy will be attending Gov. Janet Mills’ State of the State address at 7 tonight in the House Chamber. The governor is expected to discuss a number of university matters and has asked the president and chancellor to attend. The address will […]
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Wheeler Lab at UMaine leading robust surveillance program for four UMS campuses and two neighboring communities Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System wastewater testing effort that began in fall 2020 and expanded to additional campuses in 2021 is in full operation as students settle back into campus life for the January–May 2022 semester. […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has approved up to $14 million to implement priority 1 athletic field improvements to the University of Maine varsity soccer, softball and field hockey venues starting this spring, and to continue planning and design of the UMaine athletics facilities master plan. The improvements are […]
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University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about COVID-19 guidance for in-person learning this semester at UMaine and its regional campus. The president said there will be a greater focus on flexibility and personal responsibility. The publication also highlighted a recent community message […]
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The Sun Journal and The Piscataquis Observer advanced a panel hosted by the University of Maine Alumni Association in which multiple speakers, including Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, will discuss the state of civil rights in Maine. The free, online event will be livestreamed on YouTube from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17. Opening […]
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Maine’s attorney general and four other individuals with differing personal and professional perspectives will address the topic “The State of Civil Rights in Maine” as part of eastern and central Maine’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. The free, online event will be livestreamed on YouTube from 9:30–10:45 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17. The […]
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The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) noted that retired Brig. Gen. Diane Dunn, a University of Maine alumna with 33 years of military service, was named senior advisor for special initiatives, reporting to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective Jan. 3. U.S. News & World Report, the Portland Press Herald and The […]
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A University of Maine alumna with 33 years of military service has been named senior advisor for special initiatives, reporting to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, effective Jan. 3. Retired Brig. Gen. Diane Dunn of Newburgh served as the assistant adjutant general of the Maine Army National Guard. She most recently served a six-month national appointment […]
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