UMaine System trustees to consider renaming C.C. Little Hall

A committee will consider naming the lecture hall for Beryl Warner Williams, who held two degrees from UMaine and was affiliated with the NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women and the American Red Cross.

UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff

Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.

Coronavirus cases increase across University of Maine System

The positivity rate remains below the state average but some students and staff are not participating in weekly COVID-19 testing.

$1 million UMaine grant will expand rural telemedicine and distance learning

The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund technology improvements at 42 higher education and health care sites around the state.

Commentary: Science, tech work a boon for Mainers

By refocusing resources, creating new learning paths and integrating educational systems with private-sector partners, Maine can produce a skilled, resilient STEM workforce.

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UMaine System runs into problems with expanded testing regime

The system's partnership with a new testing provider gets off to a bumpy start when there are long waits and problems reading barcodes on sample tubes.

First-year student applications down in UMaine System

Applications from in-state students have declined more than twice as fast as out-of-state applications, the system said.

Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.

Commentary: To boldly go where education in Maine has not gone before

High schoolers taking online early college classes from UMaine at Fort Kent will benefit from a collaboration that bridges education and emerging technologies.