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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
USM dorm, student center construction project delayed by outbreak
The project, which includes the first student housing on USM’s Portland campus, is now scheduled for completion in spring 2023.
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Maine, Portland Forecaster
USM students engineering designs for mass produced face shield
The effort has already produced 20 prototype shields so far, but current materials could yield another 50-100 for hospitals near or far.
Posted inMaine, News
Homeless shelter’s first coronavirus case adds urgency to reduce crowding
The woman came from out of state last week and is now quarantined, along with 27 other people who may have been exposed at the crowded shelter in downtown Portland.
Posted inMaine, News
USM’s Sullivan Gym to be converted to homeless shelter by next week
The gym on Falmouth Street in Portland will be open to men and women who need shelter and aren’t showing symptoms of having COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine Republicans pressured USM to punish ‘rogue’ professor
University officials defend their actions surrounding the 2018 controversy to offer class credit for protesting Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, while critics say the response went too far in pandering to Republican lawmakers.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In Portland, Tulsi Gabbard says U.S. should scale back military operations overseas
The long-shot Democratic presidential candidate will host another town hall at 5 p.m. Sunday at Maple Hill Farm in Hallowell.
Posted inCommunity
University Credit Union 2020 scholarship program seeks applications
ORONO — University Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2020 scholarship program. Applications must be received through the UCU website by Friday, May 1, according to a news release from UCU. For a fifth consecutive year, the credit union will award $8,000 in scholarships to undergraduate students from each University of Maine System institution […]
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Trustees unanimously approve largest construction project in USM history
Work on the 577-bed dorm and student center in Portland is expected to start this summer and be completed by 2022.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: UMaine System student workers are not a commodity – they are an investment
By blocking the student workforce from receiving minimum-wage hikes, the system favors its bottom line over its mission.