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The University of Maine at Presque Isle will begin offering a bachelor's degree in agriculture this fall and open a research greenhouse.
A virtual reality simulation due out this spring will put users in the shoes of a patient undergoing hospice care and of those looking after the patient. The simulation, intended as a teaching tool for medical students and health care professionals
The University of New England College of Pharmacy is partnering with CVS Health to offer a residency training program in specialty pharmacy. The fastest-growing segment of the pharmacy industry, specialty pharmacy focuses on high-cost, high-touch
The first building in Colby College's multi-property Main Street project is renovated and occupied, and other downtown projects, both the college's and those by others, are following.
The annual Maine Startup & Create Week will continue under the new name of Startup Maine and new leadership, with Katie Shorey being named president and chairwoman of the board.
Four finalists have been named in the search for a successor to Susan Hunter, who became the first woman to serve as president of UMaine in July 2014 and announced almost two years ago her plans to step down on June 30, 2018.
In its latest ranking of the country's best online bachelor's degree programs, U.S. News & World Report puts the University of Maine at Augusta in the top 100.
University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Maine at Presque Isle are collaborating to leverage resources in order to meet workforce development needs and higher education demands in northern Maine.
Thomas College aims to save students $200,000 in book costs over the next three years thanks to a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation.
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees unanimously approved a preliminary plan to knock down up to 300,000 gross square feet of vacant or obsolete space on its campuses.
A focused effort to expand nursing education in response to projected health care workforce shortages has expanded nursing enrollment in Maine's public universities by 11% in the last seven years.
The University of Maine System is launching the Maine Engineering Pathways Program in the fall to help more students prepare for a Maine-based career in engineering in response to a critical state shortage of trained engineers.
Pooling resources with another contractor is the strategy employed by Landry/French Construction and others to employ Maine workers on Maine jobs.
Southern Maine Community College awarded certificates Jan. 10 to the first students to complete the Construction Institute program, designed to address unmet needs in the state's construction industry.
St. Joseph's College has ended its partnership with Organic Nutrition Inc. to develop a hydroponic greenhouse on the college's Standish campus.
The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine has launched a promotional video to publicize the state's year-old program that provides much-needed trained loggers for the state's $8.5 billion forest products industry.
The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.
The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)
The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour.
While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins.
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