They cut some administrative positions and merge two colleges there as they continue to streamline operations to reduce costs.
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Kaitlyn Abrams is the founder of the University of Maine’s new environmental journal
The journal Spire is devoted to sustainability in Maine and beyond.
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Enrollment deposits by first-time students up 34% at USM
The sharp increase marks a turnaround for a campus that has struggled to improve its enrollment and finances.
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UMaine System to consider environmental, social factors in making investments
Board of trustees member Karl Turner says the policy change will not necessarily eliminate fossil fuel holdings in the system’s $287 million portfolio, but it ‘will weed out the worst offenders.’
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Scientists take to Maine’s streets on Earth Day
The March for Science planned for Saturday – Earth Day – leaves scientists, more attuned to facts than acts of protest, with the question: go, or no?
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The Scion: Glenn Taylor
The director of dining services at the Univerity of Maine in Orono is both feeding the next generation and educating it about local foods.
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UMaine System trustees vote to make Machias campus part of flagship
Under the new structure, UMM will keep its name and degree-granting authority, and will be led by an academic dean who reports to the president of UMaine in Orono.
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Cost to attend UMaine System likely to top $19,000 next year
Following a six-year tuition freeze, ‘now it is time to invest,’ Chancellor James Page says.
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UMaine System capital improvements borrowing plan clears hurdle
The proposal calls for issuing as much as $100 million in bonds to pay for renovations, new construction and technology upgrades in classrooms and labs.
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Maine professor had hand in April’s March for Science
Paleoecologist Jacquelyn Gill says scientists have to honk their own horns to foster a stronger connection with the public and politicians.