How does the University of Maine System stay up to date with breaking COVID-19 developments involving testing, treatments, transmission mitigation, contact tracing and vaccine development? It turns to its experts on the UMS Scientific Advisory Board. Chancellor Dannel Malloy created the six-member board chaired by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. She is joined by Melissa Maginnis, […]
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John Volin, vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut, has been named University of Maine executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, effective Aug. 14. Faye Gilbert, dean of the Undergraduate School of Business in the Maine Business School, has served as interim executive vice president and provost since Sept. 1. […]
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Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper shared a University of Maine Darling Marine Center release announcing that Rhian Waller, an associate professor, has been granted tenure. Waller, of Jefferson, Maine, is a cold-water coral biologist in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences and was one of 29 faculty members at UMaine to receive tenure or promotion this […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Bangor Daily News, WABI, WGME, Maine Public and WVII (Channel 7) reported that Maine higher education leaders released a framework for reopening the state’s colleges and universities in a way that prioritizes fall on-campus learning. WMTW and The Courier of Montgomery County ran the AP story. Joan […]
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Maine’s higher education leaders have collaborated on a statement of principles for safely reopening their campuses this fall that summarizes the $4.5 billion impact and essential functions of the state’s 38 colleges and universities. The Framework for Reopening Maine’s Colleges and Universities in Fall 2020 includes strategies and practices that can be implemented in partnership […]
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The University of Maine has manufactured more than 2,200 bottles of testing solutions required to perform aerosol fit tests of N95 masks in accordance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration protocols for testing Personal Protective Equipment. Maine public sector enforcement guidance requires that state and local government health care employers perform an initial qualitative fit test for […]
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The Portland Press Herald article “Despite pandemic’s disruptions, most UMaine System students stayed on course” quoted Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias. Of about 21,100 undergraduates across Maine’s seven campuses, almost 350 students dropped, for a semester retention rate of 98.4 percent, the same as last spring, […]
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, president of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, was a recent guest on WVOM’s “George Hale and Ric Tyler Show.” President Ferrini-Mundy talked about this year’s Commencement and Recognition Week, takeaways from the shift to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, what the fall semester could look like […]
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Two faculty members in the School of Marine Sciences and one in the College of Engineering are the recipients of 2020 Presidential Awards at the University of Maine. Sara Lindsay, associate professor of marine sciences, received the Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award. Bob Steneck, professor of marine sciences, received the Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award. […]
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News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) reported on virtual Commencement celebrations held by University of Maine System campuses, including the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias. “Every graduating class — of course, it’s such a special time,” said UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. “We’re so proud of what they’ve accomplished, and we’re […]
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