Wheeler Lab at UMaine leading robust surveillance program for four UMS campuses and two neighboring communities Contact: Ashley Forbes, ashley.forbes@maine.edu Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) wastewater testing effort that began in fall 2020 and expanded to additional … Read More
Booster policies, clinics, and expanded COVID-19 testing among UMS safety strategies. UMS testing partner is extending capacity of its mobile lab at UMaine to support state testing efforts in Augusta and Westbrook. Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System … Read More
All in-person students will be required to participate in routine COVID-19 testing starting Feb.1 unless they received a vaccine booster. The System also updated its quarantine, isolation and travel guidance. Orono, Maine — University of Maine System (UMS) universities plan … Read More
The University of Maine System (UMS) has updated its COVID-19 guidance for children who attend an indoor gathering of more than 250 people on any of its premises. Starting Jan. 4, the System will require anyone five years of age … Read More
The University of Maine System negotiated employee vaccination protocols with its bargaining units in the early weeks of the fall semester. These protocols remain in effect notwithstanding legal challenges to federal guidelines related to employees of federal contractors. UMS has … Read More
University of Maine System appoints 17 committee members to help select a new leader to serve Huskies in Portland, Gorham, Lewiston-Auburn and beyond. Portland, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees has formed the committee tasked … Read More
Shield T3 Health, the University of Maine System’s COVID-19 testing partner with a mobile lab on the University of Maine campus in Orono, has verified that its PCR testing methods are effective in detecting infection by all known COVID-19 variants, … Read More
With 95% of its community vaccinated, the System is providing paid leave time for booster shots as a next step to curbing COVID threat and finishing the final weeks of the fall semester safely and in-person. Orono, Maine — The … Read More
Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System has received the Above and Beyond Award for its support of a university employee serving in the National Guard. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense-affiliated … Read More
More than 88% of University of Maine System employees, including both full- and part-time, already meet the federal requirements to prove either vaccination or a medical or religious exemption. Orono, Maine — The University of Maine System (UMS) has updated … Read More