COVID-19_UMaine News_Plant Studies During the Pandemic UMaine instructor Incorporates Flexibility, Support Network o Preserve Outdoor Learning

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding Jose Dudu Meireles, UMaine assistant professor of plant systematics incorporating flexibility, support network to preserve outdoor learning.mar

COVID-19_UMaine News_#Selfie4Science Face Mask Study

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding Professor Mollie Ruben\u27s #Selfie4Science research project

COVID-19_UMaine News_Economic Fallout from COVID-19 in Maine\u27s Hospitality Industry

Screenshot of Maine News release regarding two University of Maine professors, Todd Gabe and Andrew Crawley\u27s research into the economic fallout from the COVID-19 in Maine\u27s hospitality industry

COVID-19_UMaine News_AP reports on COVID-19 Cases at UMaine, UMS

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding University of Maine featuring in a Associated Press printed story featuring a round-up of COVID-19 news from New England

COVID-19_UMaine News_Pen Bay Pilot, Medical XPress highlight Yaseen Balki\u27s SARSCOV- 2 review article

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Penobscot Bay Pilot and Medical XPress sharing a news release about University of Maine immunology expert Mumtaz Yaseen Balkhi\u27s review article and model detailing innate and adaptive immune responses to SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

UMaine 2021 Virtual Commencement Will Honor Two Years of Graduates

The University of Maine will honor the achievements of the more than 2,000 UMaine students receiving degrees in 2021 with a virtual 218th Commencement presentation, highlighted by video of students\u27 in-person stage walks. congratulatory remarks by Valedictorian Bailey West and a keynote by Dr. Edison Liu, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory. Alumna Melissa Smith, chair and CEO of WEX in Portland, and Wayne Newell of Indian Township, a Passamaquoddy scholar and educator, will be awarded honorary degrees. UMaine has 412 graduate students and 1,639 undergraduates receiving degrees in 2021. Following COVID-19 health and safety guidance, nearly 1,000 members of the Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 participated in commencement stage walks Apr il 23- May 3. Recordings of the livestreamed events over six days, which received a total of more than 12,400 views, will be part of the virtual presentation that will feature elements of UMaine\u27s traditional in-person commencement ceremony. The health and safety of our University of Maine community is our top priority. As President Ferrini-Mundy wrote in an email to the University of Maine community on February 10, due to continuing public health concerns related to COVID-19, 2021 Commencement ceremonies will be conducted virtually. The virtual ceremonies out lined below are designed to honor and recognize the hard work, dedication, achievements, and perseverance of our UMaine undergraduate and graduate students during this particularly challenging time. Our sincere hope is that someday in the future, we will be able to invite both 2020 and 2021 graduates back for in-person celebrations

COVID-19_UMaine News_Press Herald Updates UMS COVID-19 Case Numbers

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding The Portland Press Herald report of 67 active COVID-19 cases among the eight University of Maine System campuses on Sunday, November 22, 2020

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/umaine_today/1025/thumbnail.jp

UMaine Today

UMaine Today magazine, published twice a year by the University of Maine Division of Marketing and Communications, showcases creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. The goal of the general-interest magazine is to demonstrate the university’s value and contributions to the state, and to advance institutional goals.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/umaine_today/1043/thumbnail.jp

COVID-19_UMaine News_Media report change in UMS vaccine stance for students

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Associated Press, the Portland Press Herald, Centralmaine.com, News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News, WGAN (98.5 FM in Portland), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), WABI (Channel 5), WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and Mainebiz reporting that the University of Maine System will require students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to participate in on-campus learning and activities this fall