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With community transmission on the rise across Maine the University of Maine at Presque conducts contact tracing and testing in response to its first known case of COVID-19 with plans to be back on campus on Monday, Nov. 9  Orono, Maine — The University of Maine at Presque Isle notified… Read More about UMPI Shifts to Remote Work and Learning for Friday, Nov. 6.

USM, Maine Law moved to remote operations for the day on Friday, Nov. 6 to assess concerns with growing community transmission in Maine and following detection of the virus in wastewater sampling at the USM-Gorham campus provisionally interpreted as higher than expected based on the known caseload by the University… Read More about USM, Maine Law Moved to Remote Operations For Friday, Nov. 6, Coronavirus detected in USM’s Gorham campus wastewater

University works with Maine CDC on contract tracing and to support employees isolating off campus. Thirty-eight facilities employees take part in free COVID-19 testing to identify asymptomatic cases of infection and to inform containment strategies Orono, Maine — Five University of Maine employees who work in administrative roles in the… Read More about Five UMaine Employees in Administrative Roles in Facilities Management Test Positive, Wastewater Monitoring Detects Low Levels of COVID Virus

Joint Release:  Town of Orono and the University of Maine System Confirming concerns about rising community spread in Maine, monitoring by University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board gets first detection of SARS-CoV-2 in samples taken from the Orono Water Pollution Control Facility Orono, Maine — The University of Maine… Read More about Monitoring Detects Low Levels of COVID Virus in Orono Wastewater

“Chancellor Malloy and the University of Maine System Board of Trustees are committed to providing university retirees with supplemental health insurance on top of their Medicare coverage that is cost effective and delivers value and flexibility for plan participants.  With only about 3,000 beneficiaries spread across the country with unique… Read More about Chancellor, Trustees: Tracking Transition and Committed to Providing University Retirees with Supplemental Medicare Health Insurance Coverage

Tuition and fee revenue declines a fraction-of-a-percent as enrollment-sustaining commitment to student safety and access, stabilization funds, and a curtailment order that minimized the impact on public higher education contribute to closing $5.69 million budget shortfall  Orono, Maine — The Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System offered… Read More about UMaine System Trustees Endorse 0 Million Spending Plan Without a COVID-19 Tuition Increase

University of Maine System commits to start the second half of the in-person portion of the fall semester safely with amplified plans to test all residential students for infection Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System begins its fourth round of asymptomatic screening this week with plans to test again… Read More about All Residential Students to Be Tested for COVID-19 in Post-Holiday Amplified Screening

University of Maine System COVID Data by Campus  6 — Known Case of UMS students or employees in public health agency Isolation 2 UMA:   3 UMaine:   1 UMF:  There are no known cases at the other University of Maine System universities.  The above Data reflects ACTIVE known cases identified through… Read More about Together for Maine Daily Briefing and COVID-19 DATA Update: 10/8/20

8th largest gift ever to an institution of public higher education follows the University of Maine System’s first-in-the-nation transition to a unified accreditation  Orono, Maine — The Harold Alfond Foundation’s historic investment in Maine and its people includes a $240 million commitment to the University of Maine System to bring… Read More about Harold Alfond Foundation Investing 0 Million to Bring Transformative Change to the University of Maine System

University leaders commit to increasing engagement with sampling by expanding testing options and communications, emphasizing mandatory participation for selected community members, and narrowing invitation pools to campus-based students and employees   Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System tested 704 students and employees in its first ten-day round of random… Read More about No Cases of COVID-19 in University System’s First Round of Random Sampling