More than 75% of undergraduates who were enrolled last fall returned to school this year. The system said that’s the highest number since they began tracking retention data two decades ago.
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UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
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University of Maine System sees 3% enrollment increase after final tally
Following an October census, the system said there are more than 20,000 undergraduate students, and graduate enrollment has reached a record 4,965.
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Wabanaki tribes, scientists take drastic steps to save ash trees from invasive beetles
They are striving to protect the state’s remaining brown ash trees, and hope to harvest enough healthy trees in the meantime to supply future tribal artisans.
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Skowhegan development group receives $200,000 grant to help Maine Grains, others
The grant from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation is expected to help fund equipment to allow Maine Grains in Skowhegan to turn local milling, cheesemaking, seaweed, blueberry and soy byproducts into high-fiber, high-protein packaged goods for sale to schools.
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Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves
Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
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Virtual 4-H Climate Civic Action Series begins Oct. 28
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is leading a three-part, virtual series on climate change action for ages 12-18. Sessions are set for 4:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 28, Nov. 14 and Nov. 11 via Zoom. Participants can learn about climate change from global and local perspectives and explore opportunities for individual action to make a […]
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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.
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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.
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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.