University of New England

Maine Coast Sportfish Trackers is a research and education project through which UNE marine biologists are studying the migratory habits of striped bass that inhabit the waters of the Saco River and adjacent coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine. Data recorded from tagged stripers and educational exercises for teachers and students will be available. Contact: Tim Arienti, field and laboratory technician. Website.

The Maine Geriatric Education Center is developing a coordinated interdisciplinary program of educational advocacy, professional development, and constituent services for Maine elders and those who care for elders in Maine. Contact: Judith Metcalf, project director, at 207-6022124. Website.

The Maine Women Writers Collection is a pre-eminent special collection of literary, cultural and social history sources by and about women authors, either natives or residents of Maine. It is located on the Westbrook College Campus in Portland and was recently designated a national Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Contact: Cally Gurley, curator, (207) 221- 4324. Website.

The Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center (MARC), a division of the Marine Science Education and Research Center. The Rehabilitation Center is part of a network of centers authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service to rescue and rehabilitate stranded marine animals, including seals, porpoises, and sea turtles. Contact: Keith Matassa, marine mammal rehabilitation coordinator, at (207) 602-2670. Website. Click here for information on what to do for seal, porpoise and whale strandings.

The Marine Science Education and Research Center (MSC) at UNE is a 27,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility with a flow-through seawater system. The primary program goals at the MSC are marine science teaching and research. Contact: Philip Yund, MSC director at (207) 602- 2440 for information regarding marine science teaching and research. Website.

MatureCare, a unit of the College of Osteopathic Medicine's Division on Aging, is Maine’s largest geriatric physician and physician extender group practice in Maine. It offers physician, physician extender and medical director contracts for long-term care settings. Contact: Mary Shabo, practice supervisor, at (207)878-4941. Website.

The New England Institute is an initiative by UNE's College of Arts and Sciences to foster research and education in a new interdisciplinary area: the connection between cognitive science (the investigation of the deep structures that lie beneath our conscious mind) and evolutionary psychology (the study of the human mind and behavior from a biological perspective). Contact the New England Institute at (207) 602-2237. Website.

The Northeast Osteopathic Medical Education Network (NEOMEN)  is committed to establishing and sustaining programs of osteopathic medical education, faculty development, and research that exemplifies the highest standard of quality through a partnership of health care organizations to address the health care needs of the people of the communities served by the partners. Contact: Edward F. Kittredge, FACHE executive director, (207) 602-2229. Website.

The Performance Enhancement and Evaluation Center will be a center devoted to learning and assessment of patient evaluation skills. The PEEC will include both high-tech patient simulators and "standardized patients" - people trained to realistically and consistently portray a patient. The new Clinical Simulation Program, a key component of PEEC, currently uses ‘high fidelity’ patient simulators placed in realistic clinical settings such as patient exam, trauma and operating rooms to produce a real-life environment for both UNE students and health professionals from various organizations in the region. Contact: Carl M. Toney, P.A., assistant professor, College of Health Professions, (207) 221-4266.  Website.

Porpoise and whale rescues are a service of the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center, a division of the Marine Science Education and Research Center. For information on what to do for seal, porpoise and whale strandings, visit our website.

Space Rental is a service of Conference Services. Conferences Services can assist organizations in planning conferences and special events and also rents space on both the Biddeford and Portland campuses to organizations planning their own special events. Contact Conferences Services at (207) 221-4413. Website.

University Health Care is a community service of the University of New England offering comprehensive, high-quality, affordable health care and counseling services for area residents of all ages at ten area locations. Website

See also University Health Care for Kids

The University of New England/Spurwink Center for Research is an institutional partnership for integrated, interdisciplinary applied research. The primary focus of the Center is (1) the impact of poverty on people’s health and well being and (2) outcome-based evaluations of health and human services and the clinical integration of those services. Contact: Stephen M. Rose, professor, (207) 221-4431. Website.

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