Fifty-seven COVID-19 cases have now been linked to gatherings at Brooks Pentecostal Church and its affiliated school.
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UNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant
The grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the city campus.
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Maine Voices: Keep pot away from young Mainers as stores start selling it to adults
Treat this substance like any other age-restricted product by safely storing it and modeling healthy behaviors.
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UNE investigating party tied to 3 cases of COVID-19
One student tested negative before returning to campus, then got the results of a positive test after attending the off-campus party last week.
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UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning
The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
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Maine Voices: Homelessness is a racial justice issue in Maine, too
Racial disparities among homeless people are real, and will require all of us to change the institutions and policies at their foundation.
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University of New England 2020 spring dean’s list
The following area students have been named to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list at the University of New England. UNE has campuses in Biddeford and Portland, as well as Tangier, Morocco. Samantha Heath and Olivia McPherson, both of Albion; Haley Gagne and Zinaida Gregor, both of Augusta; Marina Barnes-Berniger and Ariana Veilleux, both of Belgrade; and […]
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Maine college leaders collaborating on ‘framework’ to reopen campuses
Presidents of Maine’s public and private colleges and universities are hoping to present recommendations to Gov. Janet Mills next month.
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University of New England plans to have students back on Maine campuses this fall
A committee is exploring ways to mitigate health risks including through social distancing, increased cleaning and sanitation, and other modifications.
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Stacey Abrams, rising star in national Democratic Party, is coming to Portland
Abrams will speak at the University of New England on Jan. 22.