Maine’s state epidemiologist says such cases typically arise when school begins.
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Waterville police to send Reiter report to DA
The Waterville High School principal was placed on leave Sept. 1 and is also the subject of an internal school district investigation, which may be completed by the end of the week.
Thinking about ‘interdisciplinarity’ as a way of life
In life, everything is interconnected. One might use knowledge one learned in math class and English class in order to solve a problem in the grocery store. Not everything is divided up into neat sections in the world outside classrooms. Because of that simple truth, the University of Maine at Augusta’s academic theme for this […]
Thomas College receives CMP electric car grant
The college will receive $2,500 toward buying and installing plug-in electric vehicle charging equipment, the utility company said.
One-fourth of college women report unwanted sexual contact in new U.S. survey
About 150,000 participate in the online questionnaire.
UMF professor awarded grant to study forest fires
Drew Barton received an 18-month research grant that will investigate whether fires are transforming types of forest.
Pain produces big gains for UMaine System – projected deficit drops by $37 million
The chairman of the trustees says the board must focus on eliminating the deficit, ideally by 2019.
Maine schools vulnerable in vaccine debate, but hands tied
Parental rights to opt out remain strong after a bill to make it harder was vetoed, leaving districts with few options for getting more students inoculated.
Chancellor outlines long-term transformation of University of Maine System
The ‘One University’ initiative seeks to streamline costs and overhaul the academic offerings at each campus to reduce overlap.
UMA kicks off new academic year
Celebrating its 50th year, the University of Maine at Augusta is emphasizing a new approach to learning and problem solving.