Editor’s note: This story was updated March 29, 2022. The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees approved the new collective bargaining agreements with two faculty unions and tenure for several faculty members on March 28 at the University … Read More
New face covering guidance follows latest vaccine protocols requiring students to be up to date with COVID-19 and state-mandated immunizations to study in-person in the summer and fall Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System is making face coverings … Read More
Immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), tetanus/diphtheria, and COVID-19 must be up to date for students to participate in in-person programming at Maine’s public universities this summer and fall Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System is extending … Read More
In her State of the State address, Governor Mills announces proposed FY22–23 supplemental budget will include additional appropriation to allow the University of Maine System to maintain in-state tuition prices through the pandemic Orono, Maine — University of Maine System … Read More
Wheeler Lab at UMaine leading robust surveillance program for four UMS campuses and two neighboring communities Contact: Ashley Forbes, ashley.forbes@maine.edu Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) wastewater testing effort that began in fall 2020 and expanded to additional … Read More
Booster policies, clinics, and expanded COVID-19 testing among UMS safety strategies. UMS testing partner is extending capacity of its mobile lab at UMaine to support state testing efforts in Augusta and Westbrook. Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System … Read More
All in-person students will be required to participate in routine COVID-19 testing starting Feb.1 unless they received a vaccine booster. The System also updated its quarantine, isolation and travel guidance. Orono, Maine — University of Maine System (UMS) universities plan … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More