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1. Punter for UMaine football team faces life-changing bone marrow transplant (pressherald.com) — UMaine punter Anthony Pecorella is practicing and studying in Orono while preparing for a life-changing bone marrow transplant after this football season. Living with a rare genetic immune disorder and past lymphoma, he's choosing to play one more year, commuting monthly to Boston for treatments and drawing strength from his teammates and local community connections.
2. In researching organ failure prevention, UMaine Ph.D. student earns prestigious fellowship - UMaine News - The University of Maine (umaine.edu) — A University of Maine Ph.D. student based in Orono has earned a prestigious NIH F31 fellowship to study how cellular stress after heart attacks and strokes can lead to organ failure. Using nematodes and planned mammalian cell studies, her work at UMaine's long-standing Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Department could inform future treatments for age-related diseases.
3. Announcing a New Campus Partnership with The Conversation - Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (umaine.edu) — University of Maine's Orono campus is launching a new partnership with The Conversation, giving local faculty a chance to share their research with national and global audiences. Editors from the outlet will visit campus April 14–15 for kickoff meetings, and interested UMaine scholars are encouraged to contact campus liaisons to pitch story ideas and get editorial support.
4. UMaine Libraries expands support for affordable course materials through open educational resources - UMaine News - The University of Maine (umaine.edu) — Students at UMaine's Orono campus could soon pay less for textbooks as UMaine Libraries expands grants and support for open educational resources. A renewed grant program, statewide survey on textbook costs, and focus on high-enrollment courses aim to boost free or low-cost materials starting in fall 2027 and beyond.
5. University of Maine System sees largest enrollment in 10 years (wgme.com) — University of Maine's Orono campus is seeing a slight enrollment dip even as the overall UMaine System expects more than 28,000 students this fall, its highest total in a decade. System leaders credit strong growth in online degree completion programs and a focus on affordability for drawing more students back to finish their degrees.
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