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Covid-19_Umaine News_Wabi Highlights Innovation Award To Collins Center For The Arts, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Mar 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Wabi Highlights Innovation Award To Collins Center For The Arts, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding a WABI report that the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts received the Innovation of the Year award from the ticketing firm Paciolan for using their ticketing software to streamline campus COVID-19 testing.


Covid-19 President Memo_January 29, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Mar 2021

Covid-19 President Memo_January 29, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Message from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President to the University of Maine community regarding the return to campus for the Spring 2021 Semester.


Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_February 26, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Feb 2021

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_February 26, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.


Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_February 19, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Feb 2021

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_February 19, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Wvii Reports Covid-19 Active Cases Trending Downward Across Ums, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Feb 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Wvii Reports Covid-19 Active Cases Trending Downward Across Ums, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding WVll (Channel 7) report that numbers of active COVID-19 cases in the University of Maine System are trending downward.


Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_February 12, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Feb 2021

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_February 12, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn Reports On Improved Covid-19 Testing At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Feb 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn Reports On Improved Covid-19 Testing At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Bangor Daily News report that Improvements to the COVID-19 asymptomatic testing protocols implemented on Monday at the University of Maine have reduced participant wait times.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Media Report Ums Will Improve Covid-19 Testing, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Feb 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Media Report Ums Will Improve Covid-19 Testing, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald, WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland), Maine Public, WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reporting that the University of Maine System temporarily halted its asymptomatic COVID-19 testing of employees and students while testing provider Shield T3 addressed technical issues and worked to reduce participant wait times.


Covid-19 President_Important Update On Phase Six Asymptomatic Covid-19 Testing On Campus Email, University Of Maine Office Of The President Feb 2021

Covid-19 President_Important Update On Phase Six Asymptomatic Covid-19 Testing On Campus Email, University Of Maine Office Of The President

Office of the President

Updates from the University of Maine President regarding COVID-19 testing at the University of Maine T3 testing being canceled for the remainder of the week, Feb. 3–5, 2021 to resolve the QR scanning issues experienced on the first day of Shield T3 asymptomatic COVID-19 testing at the University.


Covid-19_This Week's Covid Testing Has Been Canceled Email, University Of Maine Feb 2021

Covid-19_This Week's Covid Testing Has Been Canceled Email, University Of Maine

University of Maine Communications

Email from University of Maine COVID-19 Testing regarding the fact that the UMaine’s T3 testing for the remainder of the week Feb. 3–5 was canceled to resolve QR scanning issues experienced with the testing process.


Ums_Covid-19 Announcements_Testing Improvements Planned For University Of Maine System, University Of Maine System Feb 2021

Ums_Covid-19 Announcements_Testing Improvements Planned For University Of Maine System, University Of Maine System

University of Maine System Announcements

Announcement regarding that COVID-19 was paused at UMaine and USM as University of Maine System addressed technology challenges and completes training in support of up to a ten-fold increase in testing volume for the 2021 spring semester.


Chancellor Messages_Improving Our Covid Testing, Dannel P. Malloy Feb 2021

Chancellor Messages_Improving Our Covid Testing, Dannel P. Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding making improvements to the University of Maine System's COVID-19 Shield T3 testing which started in February 2021 for the spring semester.


Covid-19_Maine Campus_Letter To The Editor, Sean Mcguire Feb 2021

Covid-19_Maine Campus_Letter To The Editor, Sean Mcguire

Teaching, Learning & Research Documents

Letter to the Editor by Sean McGuire submitted to the Maine Campus Newspaper regarding the employment of students in the University of Maine's front line response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Covid-19_University Of Maine Covid-19 Phase 6 Weekly Asymptomatic Testing Email, Chris Lindstrom Jan 2021

Covid-19_University Of Maine Covid-19 Phase 6 Weekly Asymptomatic Testing Email, Chris Lindstrom

University of Maine Communications

Email from Chris Lindstrom, VP Human Resources, University of Maine regarding the University of Maine COVID-19 phase 6 weekly asymptomatic testing.


Hr_Covid-19 - Shield T3 Opportunities, Chris Lindstrom Jan 2021

Hr_Covid-19 - Shield T3 Opportunities, Chris Lindstrom

University of Maine Communications

Email from Chris Lindstrom, VP Human Resources, University of Maine regarding the University of Maine System entering into an agreement with Shield T3 for processing COVID saliva-based tests and that Shield T3 is currently recruiting to fill laboratory positions.


Ums_Covid-19 Announcements_Covid-19 Wastewater Monitoring Approaches Universal Coverage Of University Of Maine System Residential Student Population For Spring Semester, University Of Maine System Jan 2021

Ums_Covid-19 Announcements_Covid-19 Wastewater Monitoring Approaches Universal Coverage Of University Of Maine System Residential Student Population For Spring Semester, University Of Maine System

University of Maine System Announcements

Announcement regarding the expansion of wastewater testing to the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Town of Farmington, coverage will be in place for 97% of University of Maine System residential students. University of New England now participating in biweekly sampling program with UMaine’s in-house wastewater testing lab.


Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_January 22, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Jan 2021

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_January 22, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Media Report On Increased Water Testing For Coronavirus At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Media Report On Increased Water Testing For Coronavirus At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Portland Press Herald reporting that in addition to testing wastewater samples from locations on campus and in the town of Orono, the University of Maine will begin testing samples from the University of Maine Presque Isle in a laboratory located on the Orono campus. WABI (Channel 5), the Bangor Daily News and the Associated Press reported on the plan to increase testing frequency. The Daily Bulldog picked up a University of Maine System news release about the spring semester wastewater testing regime. The Washington Times, The Lufkin Daily News, Q96.1 (Presque …


Covid-19_Umaine News_Advertiser Democrat, Mainebiz Report On Mobile Testing Lab, Enhanced Coronavirus Testing At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Advertiser Democrat, Mainebiz Report On Mobile Testing Lab, Enhanced Coronavirus Testing At Umaine, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Advertiser Democrat and Mainebiz reporting that the University of Maine System has partnered with Shield T3 to site a mobile coronavirus testing lab on the University of Maine campus in Orono.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Dagher, Maginnis Leading Two Maine Science Festival Online Forums, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Dagher, Maginnis Leading Two Maine Science Festival Online Forums, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Habib Dagher, founding director of the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and Melissa Maginnis, an associate professor of microbiology, leading two online forums during the 2021 Maine Science Festival. Maginnis, leader of the University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board, spoke on a forum titled “Overview of COVID-19” that explores what COVID-19 is, how it works and why it has been effective as a pandemic.


Covid-19_Preparing For T3 Covid-19 Test, University Of Maine Jan 2021

Covid-19_Preparing For T3 Covid-19 Test, University Of Maine

FAQ & Health Advisory

Guidance produced by the University of Maine for what staff and students need to do to prepare for the T3 COVID-19 test which was required for all those studying and working on campus during the 2021 Spring Semester.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Maine Public, Press Herald Cite Ferrini-Mundy In Story About Increased Covid-19 Testing, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Maine Public, Press Herald Cite Ferrini-Mundy In Story About Increased Covid-19 Testing, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald citing University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy in a story about enhanced coronavirus testing plans for the spring semester.


Ums_Covid-19 Announcements_University Of Maine System Partners With Shield T3 For Universal Covid Testing, University Of Maine System Jan 2021

Ums_Covid-19 Announcements_University Of Maine System Partners With Shield T3 For Universal Covid Testing, University Of Maine System

University of Maine System Announcements

Announcement regarding the University of Maine System’s test-trace-isolate strategy for the 2021 spring semester that required weekly COVID testing for all UMS community members with in-person experiences. And the new partnership with Shield T3 for the testing.


Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_January 15, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Jan 2021

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_January 15, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.


Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_January 8, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy Jan 2021

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_January 8, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.


Chancellor Messages_Spring Covid Testing: Higher Numbers, Faster Results, Dannel P. Malloy Jan 2021

Chancellor Messages_Spring Covid Testing: Higher Numbers, Faster Results, Dannel P. Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, riot at the US Congress, COVID-19 numbers rising, testing at the University of Maine System, and the return to campuses for the 2021 Spring Semester.


Covid-19_Umaine News_Public Advances Festival Presentations By Dagher, Maginnis, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications Jan 2021

Covid-19_Umaine News_Public Advances Festival Presentations By Dagher, Maginnis, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding Maine Public preview of the online 2021 Maine Science Festival, noting presentations by University of Maine faculty Habib Dagher and Melissa Maginnis. Maginnis, an associate professor of microbiology and member of the University of Maine System Scientific Advisory Board, provided an overview of the COVID-19 virus in March at a time to be determined.


It_Ums Safety Community App Webpage, University Of Maine System Jan 2021

It_Ums Safety Community App Webpage, University Of Maine System

Information Technology

Screenshots of the University of Maine System's UMS Safer Community App webpages. The app was developed by by Rokmetro and was used to coordinate COVID-19 testing for UMS campuses during the Spring 2021 Semester.