University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke to News Center Maine about the allocation of $35 million in Maine Jobs and Recovery funds to the University of Maine System. According to Ferrini-Mundy, the dollars will be used immediately to build Maine’s talent pool and workforce.
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Penny Bishop, a professor of education and former associate dean at the University of Vermont, has been named dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, effective July 1. Bishop, a member of the University of Vermont faculty since 1998, fills the dean position held in the interim for the past […]
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist Mill Bridge in Hampden, Maine on May 21 to celebrate the groundbreaking research that is leading the country toward a sustainable, low-cost transportation system of the future. The 75-foot single-span […]
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This spring, the University of Maine established the Black Bear Award for Extraordinary Impact, focused on recognizing an individual or group that goes above and beyond in performance excellence. Such positive impact is “deep, significant and lasting,” and is reflected campuswide and beyond in the quality of the student and employee experience. The inaugural recipient […]
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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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