News Releases

With expansion of wastewater testing to the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Town of Farmington, coverage will be in place for 97% of University of Maine System residential students. University of New England now participating in biweekly sampling program with UMaine’s in-house wastewater testing lab.  Orono, Maine —… Read More about COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring Approaches Universal Coverage  of University of Maine System Residential Student Population for Spring Semester

180 leaders in industry and education convene to develop vision for the multi-university Maine College of Engineering, Computing, and Information Science funded as part of the Harold Alfond Foundation’s historic $240 million commitment to the University of Maine System Orono, Maine — Planning for a statewide Maine College of Engineering,… Read More about University of Maine System Launches Planning for Statewide College of Engineering, Computing, and Information Science backed by Million Investment from Harold Alfond Foundation

Grant to support the creation of culture change through collaboration the latest investment in higher education innovation made possible through new Unified Accreditation for UMS Orono, Maine — The Trustees of the Davis Educational Foundation recently awarded a $297,000 grant to the University of Maine System over two years that… Read More about 7,000 Davis Educational Foundation Grant To Support Statewide Planning for University of Maine System Collaborative Programs 

The University of Maine System’s test-trace-isolate strategy for the spring semester will require weekly COVID testing for all UMS community members with in-person experiences New partnership with Shield T3 provides processing capacity for approximately 16,000 non-invasive, saliva-based PCR tests per week, reduces result waiting times to 24 hours or less… Read More about University of Maine System Partners with Shield T3 for Universal COVID Testing

Responding to COVID-19 college search disruptions, the University of Maine System, Finance Authority of Maine, and Maine Department of Education are partnering with local schools for the On Track for College campaign in support of high school students and their families Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System, the Finance… Read More about Maine Launching Pandemic Pathway to Postsecondary Education for High School Seniors

ORONO – University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy issued the following statement today regarding Governor Mills’ FY22-23 biennial budget proposal that preserves future funding for education, research and economic development at Maine’s public universities at pre- curtailment current fiscal year levels ($230.8M): “On behalf of the tens of thousands… Read More about Chancellor Malloy Thanks Governor Mills for Preserving State Funding

Pandemic exposes growing need to improve broadband connectivity for remote learning ORONO, MAINE (Dec. 30, 2020) – Networkmaine, a unit of the University of Maine System responsible for the design and operation of Maine’s research and education network (MaineREN) that delivers high-speed Internet and technology services to support education, research,… Read More about Networkmaine, MDOE Upgrading 301 PreK-12 Schools to Gigabit Speeds

Mills Administration commits $8.15 million in CARES Act funding to reimburse UMS for fall semester testing and PPE expense, aiding efforts to fund enhanced screening in support of a safe return to campus for spring semester beginning Jan. 25 2021 Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System is extending… Read More about University of Maine System on Track for Spring Return with More COVID-19 Testing

ORONO – University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy issued the following statement upon Congressional passage of a $900 billion COVID-19 response package. “On behalf of the University of Maine System, I’m grateful for the hard work of our federal delegation to pass a federal pandemic relief package, which will… Read More about Chancellor Malloy Statement on Congressional passage of 0 Billion COVID-19 response package

Prioritizing student success for learners impacted by COVID-19 disruptions, the University of Maine System is extending its Make the Grade free course offer for first year students who failed a course in the fall 2020 semester Make the Grade Making a Difference: First-to-second year retention for students who failed a… Read More about Free Course Offered To Help First Year Students Make the Grade