WGME (Channel 13) interviewed UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Robert Dana, vice president for student life and inclusive excellence and dean of students at UMaine, about campus testing facilities and procedures in advance of the return of 6,000 students to Orono this week. “COVID is among us, and it’s a powerful reminder that we have […]
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The Associated Press, Maine Public, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, WABI (Channel 5) and WAGM in Presque Isle reported on a statement by UMaine president Joan Ferrini-Mundy made last week following the detection of three cases of COVID-19 among UMaine students. U.S. News and World Report printed the AP story. The president’s message provided details about the cases and confirmed that […]
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A news release issued by Sen. Susan Collins on Aug. 17 regarding cosponsorship of bipartisan legislation to support the research community during the COVID-19 pandemic quoted University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “Federally funded research at the University of Maine has grown our local natural resource economy, strengthened the state’s quality […]
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FYI, the online bulletin from the American Institute of Physics, quoted University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a story about recent changes in the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. From 2011 to 2017, Ferrini-Mundy led the NSF directorate that administers the GRFP. The GRFP, established in […]
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News Center Maine reported on the University of Maine’s plans for students to return safely to campus. “At the University of Maine and across the System we are engaged in an unprecedented health and safety campaign to do our best to keep our students and communities safe,” said President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. Dick Young, associate executive […]
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The University of Maine will collaborate with New England Aqua Ventus, LLC (NEAV), a joint venture between Diamond Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation, and RWE Renewables, the second largest company in offshore wind globally, to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project off the coast of Maine. As the developer, NEAV […]
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A new 12-member task force has been appointed by University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy to make recommendations on the renaming of UMaine’s Little Hall. A website has been created to collect community input for consideration by the C.C. Little Hall Name Task Force. The site, with an online submission form, is taking suggestions, recommendations […]
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy has appointed a 30-member Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to advise campus leadership and report on institutional efforts and actions to ensure inclusive excellence. The President’s Council on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is co-chaired by Kimberly Whitehead, chief of staff to the President, and Susan McKay, founding director […]
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Maine’s 38 colleges and universities generate a total annual economic contribution — including the spending of students and visitors, and multiplier effects — of an estimated $4.5 billion in output, 31,267 full- and part-time jobs, and $1.7 billion in labor income, according to a recent report by researchers in the University of Maine School of […]
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The Portland Press Herald discussed the University of Maine’s contribution to the local economy when describing a report issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston titled “College Towns and COVID-19: The Impact on New England.” The report found that Maine leads the region in the number of municipalities that depend heavily on colleges and […]
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