News

³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ News chronicles the accomplishments of students, faculty, and the institution through compelling stories, visuals, and news media.

Featured Story

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As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a remarkable year — 365 days shaped by our community’s passion, creativity, and dedication to making the world a brighter, healthier place. Take a walk down memory lane and revisit the stories and accomplishments that made 2024 a year to remember.

³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ in the News

Business, health professions students recognized as Outstanding Future Professionals
Sun Journal reports on ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's new online Doctor of Clinical Nutrition program
Criminology professor Ryan Williams discusses lower Maine, national crime statistics
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ research, actions lead to coastal resiliency for Biddeford beaches

Student News

A ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ professor interacts with middle schoolers from Saco at Maine Bioscience Day
Students and faculty from ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences volunteered at Saco Middle School to engage seventh-graders in activities aimed to inspire the next generation of bioscience researchers.

Faculty and Professional Staff News

Wesley Fresno Ph.D.
Wesley Renfro, Ph.D., an international relations scholar with a focus on American presidents and U.S. foreign policy, has been selected as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNE.

Scenes from the Field

Searching for a Unicorn in Maine’s Forests

The northern bog lemming is one of Maine’s most elusive creatures. Traditional methods of tracking wildlife, such as trapping and surveying, have been ineffective in determining the location and number of northern bog lemmings across the northern United States. New techniques used by Zach Olson, Ph.D., an associate professor of animal behavior at UNE, are flipping the script in identifying this threatened animal. Learn more 

2024 ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Magazine

Research: For the Health of Our World

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³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is an emerging powerhouse of research in many fields, including bioscience, marine, environmental, health, and the humanities. The 2024 ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Magazine celebrates the University’s innovation and collective commitment to making meaningful impact while discovering solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time.

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