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Education & Training
In Aroostook County, $3M renovation of R&D farm could speed potato innovations
Updated: July 21, 2025A $3 million renovation includes a new lab, DNA and imaging equipment and drone monitors to accelerate development of potato varieties, which typically takes years.
Updated: July 21, 2025
Maine public universities to test shorter degree programs for adult learners
July 14, 2025A pilot program approved by University of Maine System trustees targets adult learners who have not yet earned a degree and have been out of school for at least two years. The goal is to help employers meet workforce needs.
July 14, 2025
Northern Maine Community College teams up with nonprofits to offer child care on campus
July 10, 2025Northern Maine Community College has selected three Aroostook County nonprofits to launch cildccare center.
July 10, 2025
UNE to launch 5 programs for in-demand careers
July 9, 2025The University of New England will offer undergraduate majors in supply chain management and economics and a graduate program in psychiatric mental health for nurse practitioners.
July 9, 2025
‘First ship’ nonprofit’s new director brings deep draft of maritime experience
Updated: July 8, 2025Maine’s First Ship is at “a pivotal transitional place” as it creates programming for the reconstruction of the 1607 sailing ship Virginia, said the nonprofit’s new director.
Updated: July 8, 2025-
At $156 million, a Windham school build may signal new era of construction costs
Updated: July 14, 2025The cost per square foot to build an elementary school increased from $270 in 2015 to $661 in 2024, according to a Maine Monitor report.
Updated: July 14, 2025
Exotic animal rescue and rehab center finds new home in Poland
Updated: July 7, 2025The nonprofit offers frequent traveling programs and attracts 50,000 people annually to its education center featuring rescued and rehabilitated exotic animals, mostly reptiles, as well as a geological center and library.
Updated: July 7, 2025
UMaine tweaks playbook on pay for student athletes
June 30, 2025The Division I school said it will opt into an NCAA settlement that allows members to pay student athletes up to $20.5 million a year out of their own budget for commercial use of name, image and likeness.
June 30, 2025
Newsworthy people and performances for June 30, 2025
Updated: June 30, 2025A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, health care institutions and professional services firms across Maine.
Updated: June 30, 2025
A biomedical program trains future researchers, but federal funding cuts jeopardize its outlook
Updated: June 30, 2025The Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, led by MDI Bio Lab, is a consortium of 17 education and research institutions that collaborate to strengthen Maine’s competitiveness in biomedical and biotech research, feed students to
Updated: June 30, 2025
With new Portland home, Maine’s only medical school tackles doctor shortage
Updated: June 30, 2025At the front end of the workforce pipeline, Maine’s only medical school will operate out of its new $93 million Portland home built to meet the highest standards in medical education but without trying to replicate larger, more established schools.
Updated: June 30, 2025
Higher ed is big business in Maine, but it’s also in constant motion
June 25, 2025Continued investment in education has been a hallmark of Maine’s universities, colleges and research centers
June 25, 2025
Summer enrollments skyrocket at Maine's public universities
June 25, 2025This is the third consecutive summer semester where overall enrollment has increased in both undergraduate and graduate programs.
June 25, 2025
Camden program for high school-level climbing instructors touted as first in nation
June 24, 2025Support included the Maine Tourism Association’s workforce development initiative that aims to promote youth career training in Maine’s outdoor recreation economy.
June 24, 2025
Maine community colleges forced to close chapter on free tuition
June 24, 2025This year's graduates will be the last to benefit from a free tuition program after state lawmakers declined to continue funding in the budget signed by Maine's governor on Monday.
June 24, 2025
Longtime IBM executive to lead Colby's AI Institute
June 23, 2025David Watts "brings the mindset of a teacher and the heart of an academic," according to Colby College President David A. Greene.
June 23, 2025
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