Higher education

The collaboration will link students from the school's new Institute of Public and Planetary Health with a statewide network of public health organizations to tackle real-world challenges.

Daniel P. McCormack, CEO of Spectrum Healthcare Partners, is a long time member of the school's board of trustees.

The Match Day event took place March 20 in the university's new state-of-the art medical education facility, the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences, which opened for the current academic year.

As Mainebiz gets ready to celebrate 2026’s Business Leaders of the Year for their accomplishments and contributions to Maine’s economy, we checked in with some of last year’s honorees to ask about their leadership advice for this year’s winner

Bill Burke, former chairman of the Portland Sea Dogs, was named 2026 commencement speaker at Thomas College in Waterville.

An average of 450 students use the current fitness center daily. “We’ve maxed out that space,” said a college spokeseperson The project could accommodate 2,600 users.

The program is designed to provide hands-on learning, skill-building and real-world exploration of STEM and outdoor leadership.

The project is designed to address the shortage in Maine of qualified STEM educators by providing teachers with classroom-ready lessons while preparing future educators with hands-on training.

A state program that offers free tuition for qualified students in the Maine Community College System is likely to be modified in coming weeks.

About $19 million in federal funding will be directed to the Maine Community College System and will include $6.5 million earmarked for student housing at York County Community College.