Month: December 2021

The University of Maine System (UMS) has updated its COVID-19 guidance for children who attend an indoor gathering of more than 250 people on any of its premises. Starting Jan. 4, the System will require anyone five years of age or older attending an indoor event with more than 250… Read More about University of Maine System updates indoor gathering attendance requirements for children

The University of Maine System negotiated employee vaccination protocols with its bargaining units in the early weeks of the fall semester. These protocols remain in effect notwithstanding legal challenges to federal guidelines related to employees of federal contractors. UMS has been working throughout the fall semester to come into compliance with… Read More about University of Maine System maintains commitment to its negotiated employee vaccination protocols

University of Maine System appoints 17 committee members to help select a new leader to serve Huskies in Portland, Gorham, Lewiston-Auburn and beyond.  Portland, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees has formed the committee tasked with finding a new president for the University of Southern… Read More about University of Southern Maine Presidential Search Committee formed

Shield T3 Health, the University of Maine System’s COVID-19 testing partner with a mobile lab on the University of Maine campus in Orono, has verified that its PCR testing methods are effective in detecting infection by all known COVID-19 variants, including Omicron. Orono, Maine — Shield T3 Health, which provides… Read More about University of Maine System COVID-19 Lab Partner Passes Omicron Test