University of Maine System lifts COVID vaccine mandate

The system is still encouraging community members to get vaccinated and boosted.

Legislators urged to help eligible students pay for University of Maine tuition

Educators and advocates urged the Legislature's education and cultural affairs committee to support 50% tuition vouchers for UMaine System schools for some Maine residents.

Orono center to host talk by water science center director March 6

Maine’s new ‘roadmap’ for offshore wind power follows a complex route

The state has built ambitious goals for generating electricity from ocean winds. A new report describes the infrastructure and workforce that need to be built first.

At UMaine, back on campus but still online for many classes

Some learners chafe at lost in-class experiences; others appreciate remote flexibility. For now, the university system doesn't seem ready to reverse its pandemic-era shift.

Center to host talk with Penobscot Nation director Feb. 27

Talk will be held remotely via Zoom and in person.

University of Maine announces dean’s list

Orono center to host talk on conservation work challenges Feb. 13

UMaine Orono dips into reserves amid declining enrollment

The UMaine System board allows the state's flagship university to pull $5.7 million from savings to help close a $17 million budget gap.

Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021

Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl.