Change is on the horizon as UMaine system struggles financially

The seven-university system is contending with declines in enrollment, state funding that hasn’t kept pace with inflation, and lingering doubts about its chancellor’s leadership.

Maine adjunct professors join push for wage increases

The instructors acknowledge they have different roles than full-time faculty but say they should be paid similarly for performing the same tasks.

This wheel’s on fire: Readfield native Susan Elias reflects on illustrious cycling career

Elias, who finished fourth at the 1989 Tour de France Feminin, was recently elected to the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

New field marks first step in $110 million UMaine athletic facilities upgrade

The University of Maine holds a ribbon cutting for its synthetic turf softball field, the first of several improvements planned for athletic facilities on the Orono campus.

NorthStar 4-H Youth Mentoring program receives $120,000 commitment from Norway Savings Bank

New research lab could give Maine an edge in fight against PFAS contamination chemicals

The University of Maine plans to create a lab to support research that could help farmers with contaminated soils and crops.

UMaine to unveil world’s first bio-based 3D printed house

BioHome3D is being pitched as a potential solution to the housing crisis that could someday be used to build apartment complexes.

Former UMaine baseball star boosts Houston Astros to the World Series

Jeremy Peña, a rookie shortstop, was named Most Valuable Player of the American League Championship Series after the Astros swept the New York Yankees in four games.

UMA presidential search renewed as UMaine System seeks firm to find candidates by March

The University of Maine System used Pennsylvania-based Storbeck Search to find Michael R. Laliberte, who withdrew his position and received a large payout after disclosure of no-confidence votes from faculty members at a public university in New York.

Maine colleges scale back COVID-19 protocols even with more cases than previous two summers

The University of Maine System is no longer requiring boosters, but masks must still be worn in class.