2024 News Releases

UNE 2024 News: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Leadership

In 2024, the 挓乾勛圖 (UNE) made significant strides in enhancing educational access, leadership, and community engagement. Highlights from the year include our free tuition initiative, leadershup appointments, and athletic achievements.

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UNE Center for Global Humanities presents Social Media and Social Justice
A faculty member and three students pose with a flying drone
UNE sharing $900K in grant funding to restore salt marshes in southern Maine
quotes for President's Forum
UNE to host panel on homelessness at its Presidents Forum on Feb. 28
Photo of man in blazer smiling against brick wall
School of Pharmacy alum credits UNE education for being a lifelong learner in professional career
Dean's list graphic for Fall 2023
UNE announces Fall 2023 Dean's List
Photo of Carol Lambdin-Pattavina against a blue background
Carol Lambdin-Pattavina delivers keynote address at national OT conference
Michele Polacsek
CEPH's Michele Polacsek publishes two manuscripts on the U.S. school food landscape
Therapy health clinic
UNEs Center for Excellence in Public Health plays key role in expanding behavioral health services in Maine
Bette Mae Fikes speaking at MLK Celebration 2024
挓乾勛圖 hosts civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes
Erin McGee Ferrell in front of multimedia art supplies
UNE instructor explores cancer systems through art and science at Columbia University
Photo of Shelley Cohen Konrad in white against a background of red leaves.
UNEs Shelley Cohen Konrad publishes new book on social work, health education and practice
Aerial image of UNE Portland Campus
挓乾勛圖 and Maine Municipal Association forge new partnership
Two lobsters are shown against a white background
UNE receives two new rare lobsters, launches novel research initiative to decode their DNA
banner assistive technology
UNE students use P.D. Merrill Makerspace to construct wheelchairs
The shoreline of the Saco River with sailboats visible
UNE awarded $140K to address coastal erosion on Biddeford Campus
Portrait of Kristen Miller
UNE alum appointed next president of Southern Maine Community College
Eva Balog Laboratory
UNE receives $10.8 million to establish new Center for Cell Signaling Research
Aerial image of UNE Portland Campus
Maine SNAP-Ed team publishes article on inclusive communication audit for public health interventions
An aerial view of salt marshes in Biddeford Pool
UNE researcher awarded $50,000 to monitor coastal landforms in southern Maine
A composite of two images featuring, at left, Bettie Mae Fikes singing into a microphone and, at right, a black and white image of her embracing Martin Luther King Jr.
UNE to host civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes for annual MLK celebration
A mixed-media art piece
UNE Art Gallery in Portland presents An Evening with Irises on Jan. 18
An illustrative depiction of Adam and Eve
Center for Global Humanities presents 'Why the Apple Falls Far from the Tree of Knowledge' on Jan. 29