At an age when most teens are graduating from high school, Sam Matey is about to get a college degree and study lemurs.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine Composites Alliance, needing trained workers, will locate research lab at USM
A collaboration between the university and the Maine Composites Alliance will bring $1.5 million worth of equipment to the school’s Portland campus.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Students don’t get commencement guidance when they really need it
Advice to those starting college: Reach out to faculty, lean on your advisers, talk to career-services staff and be flexible.
Posted inOpinion
Bill Nemitz: The good people back USM students
The Promise Scholarship identifies kids with big aspirations but not a lot of money and provides them a $5,000 annual scholarship for each of the four years they attend USM.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Associate dean of UMaine law school selected as interim dean
Dmitry Bam will assume the position when Dean Danielle Conway leaves for a new position at Penn State.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Trustees approve master plan for USM that would transform the Portland campus
The approval, which doesn’t include the millions of dollars that would be needed, clears the way for a revitalization of the campus with dorms, a student center and a new quad.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
UMaine system officials reviewing dozens of academic programs to eliminate or consolidate
Academic officers have identified over 30 programs that could be affected as part of an effort to cut costs and increase efficiency.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
From USM to University of Maine at Portland? Signs point to ‘yes’
Campus leaders back the change in name, which needs approval from the UMaine System trustees and, finally, the Legislature.
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Portland didn’t break federal law in disclosing HIV patients’ data to researchers
A federal agency weighs in on the city’s disclosure of more than 200 names, without their consent, as part of a study with USM.
Posted inFood & Dining
New year, new resolutions from food lovers
What are Mainers resolving to do on the subjects of food and drink in 2019? We asked a range of hobbyists and professionals.