UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff

Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.

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$1 million UMaine grant will expand rural telemedicine and distance learning

The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund technology improvements at 42 higher education and health care sites around the state.

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UMaine System won’t require COVID-19 vaccines for students or staff

The seven campuses will still encourage everyone who wants vaccinations to get them, a spokesman said.

Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.

UMaine System, unions settle dispute over retirees’ health insurance

The deal affects about 3,000 retirees, who will now have the option of keeping a group health plan that would have been replaced by a health exchange system.

UMaine System pauses health insurance change after retirees sue

The lawsuit stems from the decision to switch the retirees from a group benefits plan to a Medicare exchange.

UMaine System to hire ombudsman to assist retirees with insurance change

The ombudsman will be charged with helping to guide the transition to a new health insurance exchange that has met pushback from unions and retired employees.

UMaine System retirees picket, plan legal action over benefits change

The Maine Education Association says changes to health insurance plans were made without consultation with unions and against signed contracts between the system and retired employees.