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Unity College partners with international group to train staff in 'ocean justice'
April 4, 2022The initiative comes at a time when many students no longer want to spend the time and money it takes to complete a baccalaureate program but seek career training.
April 4, 2022
Maine community colleges will now forgive $2K in debt for returning students
April 1, 2022The new program eliminates up to $2,000 in debt for returning students in an effort to encourage them to complete their degrees or certificates.
April 1, 2022
Holy C-suite: Maine church diocese, business school launch MBA-like program
March 31, 2022The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, which oversees Catholic churches throughout Maine, has entered a partnership with a Philadelphia university to train graduate students in church management.
March 31, 2022
Maine Venture Fund pledges up to $750K for Roux Institute startups
March 30, 2022The state-sponsored VC firm has pledged up to $250,000 annually over the next three years to support startups planning to grow in Maine. MVF also will use the Roux Institute as a Portland co-working office.
March 30, 2022UMaine System trustees OK pacts with two unions
March 29, 2022The University of Maine System approved new labor pacts with two faculty unions, awarded tenure to several faculty members and approved increased financing for several infrastructure projects.
March 29, 2022
Portland, UMaine System update COVID safety protocols
Updated: March 28, 2022Portland will soon no longer require attendees at indoor public events to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test for the disease. But there are some exceptions. Maine's public university system is also relaxing some measures.
Updated: March 28, 2022
Roux Institute tackles neighborhood concerns about proposed campus in Portland
March 23, 2022The Roux Institute has a bold, 20-year plan to create a new education and research center and business incubator on the site of the former B&M Baked Bean factory. Not everyone is pleased about the project, however.
March 23, 2022
Maine's $110M in NIH research grants supported nearly 2,000 jobs last year
March 22, 2022Research labs in Bar Harbor were among the biggest grantees. Others included a Biddeford biotechnology start-up and a Bangor provider of services for Wabanaki people.
March 22, 2022
Business Leaders: Julie Butcher Pezzino leads a top community resource for Maine children
Updated: March 21, 20222022 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year: The Nonprofit Leader of the Year in the category of attraction or hospitality, Pezzino has led the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine to the finish of a $15 million capital campaign and the start of
Updated: March 21, 2022
New STEM recommendations promote education and workforce development
March 16, 2022Recommendations include stronger investment in math and science education, greater access to broadband, expanded public early college, and more inclusive thinking for traditional industries as STEM jobs of the future.
March 16, 2022Brunswick nonprofit gets $800K in federal funding to help laid-off Mainers
March 11, 2022Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. will use the funding to provide training for workers laid off last year in six Maine counties.
March 11, 2022
Lawmakers green-light $35M for UMaine’s bio-based ‘factory of the future’
March 11, 2022The lab is proposed to expand UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and support advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and arrays of large 3D printers.
March 11, 2022
$4M research facility breaks ground at Freeport agricultural education center
March 10, 2022Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment is building the facility, which will also host educational programs and community events, in an effort to promote the adoption of regenerative agriculture.
March 10, 2022
UMaine’s MIRTA accelerator program selects four teams for research innovations
March 10, 2022The teams are hoping to commercialize a wide range of innovations, from 3D-printed fish tags and aquaculture tank inserts to computer-aided mammography and software for wheelchair navigation.
March 10, 2022
University of Southern Maine erases $2M in student debt
March 9, 2022The school has forgiven debts of more than 750 current and former students unable to pay their college bills during the pandemic.
March 9, 2022With international tension building, threat of cyberattacks grows
March 7, 2022Guest columnist Rob Simopoulos, a cybersecurity expert, writes that the international conflict today includes not only physical weapons, but also digital weapons.
March 7, 2022
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