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Leigh Alley earns global Top 50 Educators recognition

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Leigh Alley, assistant professor and coordinator of teacher education, has been named one of The Educator’s Room’s Top 50 Educators, … Read More

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Book spring dental hygiene appointments for children and adults at UMA’s Bangor clinic

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UMA’s Dental Hygiene Clinic has spring appointments available for children and adults. UMA Dental offers low-cost comprehensive Dental Hygiene Care. … Read More

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UMA partners with Simmons University to expand opportunities in library and information science

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The University of Maine at Augusta is partnering with Simmons University’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) to create … Read More

Students seated at desktop computers in a computer lab review cybersecurity data on large monitors during a collaborative class session.

UMA’s Maine Cyber Range highlighted for meeting Maine’s cybersecurity workforce needs

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Maine’s cybersecurity workforce needs continue to grow, and the University of Maine at Augusta is responding with education designed around … Read More

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UMA, UMF partnership expands Maine’s behavioral health workforce through $325K Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan grant

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The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) have completed a three-year workforce … Read More

Ten uniformed members of the Winthrop Police Department stand in the back row and six members of the Winthrop Town Council kneel in the front row. Chief (ret.) Noel March, and UMA President Jenifer Cushman stand to the right. Two officers in the middle of the back row hold a plaque.

UMA presents Winthrop Police Department with prestigious community policing award

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UMA is pleased to announce that the UMA 100% Award for Community Policing Education was awarded to Winthrop Police Department … Read More

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University of Maine at Augusta Professor Leigh Alley recognized with Educator Award for Leadership in Whole Child Education

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UMA is pleased to announce that Leigh Alley, assistant professor and coordinator of teacher education, has been named the 2025 … Read More

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A collaborative learning experience in mediation and neuroscience

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Faculty from UMA and the Technical University of Liberec (TUL) in the Czech Republic recently teamed up to offer an … Read More

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UMA professors present fresh perspectives on historic women writers

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Professors of English Lisa Botshon and Ellen Taylor represented the University of Maine at Augusta at the Society for the … Read More

Maria Wilcox, manager of UMA's aviation maintenance technician school, with long, blonde, curly hair and glasses, smiles while standing in front of an airplane engine inside of an airplane hangar.

UMA celebrates expansion of Maine’s first aviation maintenance technician school

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Program expands access, strengthens Maine’s aviation workforce and advances statewide economic development UMA celebrated the continued growth of its Aviation … Read More