This year’s University of Maine Presidential Awards recognize outstanding achievement in teaching in the Master of Social Work program, higher education research that supports the well-being of students, and impactful community engagement affecting Mainers of all ages and sectors from agriculture to schools. Judith Josiah-Martin, a lecturer in the School of Social Work, received the […]
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Margaret Nagle, senior director of public relations at the University of Maine, is the recipient of the 2021 Steve Gould Award for demonstrating superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in service to the university and its ideals. Nagle generates stories, handles media relations, and edits UMaine Today, a magazine distributed nationwide that highlights faculty and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported that Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation and president of the University of Maine, testified before the state legislature against a bill seeking to block transgender females from participating in school sports, including college, intercollegiate and intramural sports.
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News Center Maine reported on University of Maine Finance, Facilities and Technology Committee’s approval of renaming Little Hall. The decision to name the building after Beryl Warner Williams, the first Black graduate to earn a degree in mathematics at UMaine in the 1930s, must first be approved by the University of Maine System. “She serves […]
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News Center Maine shared a joint statement from Dannel Malloy and Joan Ferrini-Mundy on Gov. Janet Mills economic recovery plan. Malloy, University of Maine System chancellor, and Ferrini-Mundy, vice chancellor for research and innovation for UMS noted that the American Rescue Plan funds designated for the System will facilitate development of new research infrastructure that […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine president, Vice President Robert Dana, and several student volunteers about Maine Day traditions on the Orono campus. WVII (Channel 7) talked with Lisa Morin, coordinator for the Bodwell Center for Service, and a number of students who were participating in campus clean-up activities. WABI (Channel […]
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University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery Mills announced a $100,000 gift to kick off the annual Maine Day of Giving event led by the Foundation. Donors Joe and Sue Cyr of Old Town have provided $50,000 to name a biomedical engineering prep lab in the Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, $40,000 to support the […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine System Board of Trustees will consider renaming Little Hall on the University of Maine campus for Beryl Warner Williams, a Bangor native who earned two degrees at UMaine.
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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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News Center Maine talked with Emma Wilson, Big Gig coordinator at the University of Maine, about the final event of the 2021 season. According to Wilson, conducting the pitch-off events virtually has facilitated increased participation and publicity for the contestants and their businesses. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine System vice chancellor for research and innovation […]
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