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From Day One, Students Get Real-World Ready
Redefining the Future of Work
Discover how UNE bridges academics and industry, connecting students with employers, alumni, internships, and job opportunities from their first days on campus, embedding career readiness into every facet of the student experience to grow the workforce and ensure our students’ long-term professional success.
Storming On: Recent Grads On Their UNE Journeys
Improving mental health in rural Maine. Advancing New England’s workforce. Translating science into advocacy. Students in the Class of 2025 share how their UNE experiences, and the lessons they learned here, are shaping their efforts to build a better, healthier world.
The Latest from Our Community
Highlighting how UNE and its students, faculty, and professional staff translate bold ideas into real-world impact — bringing the promise of opportunity through hands-on learning, internships, new academic programs, engaging events, interdisciplinary research, community engagement, and more.
Student News
Faculty and Professional Staff News
A Holistic Approach to Planetary Health
For the Health of Our World
UNE’s comprehensive health mission engages learners from across the University’s disciplines, preparing them to address emerging, interconnected challenges to human and environmental health. Learn more how our students are making a global difference
UNE Magazine
Small Steps, Big Impact
The 2024 edition of the UNE Magazine showcases UNE's emergence as a research powerhouse through the eyes of faculty researchers, students, and administrators whose innovative, strategic work embodies the University's commitment to improving the health of people, communities, and our natural world.
About the UNE Magazine
The award-winning UNE Magazine is distributed nationally each fall and features in-depth stories about our students, faculty, institutional initiatives, impactful research, alumni, and donors, plus complementary digital content including compelling photo, video, and social media storytelling.
Latest UNE Media Coverage
Our faculty and leadership are regularly tapped for their expertise in the news media. If you are a reporter in need of a topical expert or have another media inquiry, please contact a member of the Office of Communications
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About UNE News
UNE News is produced and curated by the Office of Communications, which provides strategic and creative leadership and support for the University of New England across all media and communications platforms. Our mission is to raise awareness for UNE, enhance the University’s reputation, facilitate operations, and foster community in alignment with institutional goals. Visit the UNE Office of Communications Website