Biden names UMaine president to National Science Board

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who has a Ph.D. in mathematics education, will serve on the 24-member board that oversees the National Science Foundation.

UMaine system reissues call for bids to purchase Hutchinson Center

The school rescinded an offer earlier this year to sell the Belfast facility to a local evangelical church over a technical issue.

UMaine System students awarded refunds over online learning during COVID

About 16,180 students are eligible for the partial refund of tuition and fees after a settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging breach of contract for classes and services moving online during the spring 2020 semester.

Orono center to host talk about ocean industries Sept. 30

All talks in the Mitchell Center’s Sustainability Talks series, which feature speakers from diverse backgrounds, are free and are offered both remotely via Zoom and in person in 107 Norman Smith Hall at UMaine.

UMaine System to request another round of proposals for Hutchinson Center sale

A new request for proposals on the Belfast property will be released by the end of next week and will remain open until November.

A Maine professor spent a month in Poland making bagels and searching for his past

University of Maine at Augusta history professor Robert Bernheim hoped bagel diplomacy could help repair some deep wounds left by the Holocaust.

Vulnerable Mainers weigh in on state’s climate action plan

The Maine Climate Council on Wednesday heard the results of an equity study that asked low-income residents, older and rural Mainers, veterans and others about the state's goals.

Explore Maine’s aquaculture industry with new virtual field trips from 4-H

UMaine System rescinds controversial sale of Belfast building to church, citing procedural issue

The change follows weeks of criticism from other bidders and community members over the procurement process for the Hutchinson Center.

As Maine towns balk at rising education costs, some call for sheltering the property tax

Lewiston was among many towns struggling to approve school budgets that often rely heavily on the local property tax.