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UNE’s annual Giving Day is Tuesday, March 25

For all members of the UNE community, there is no better day to make a gift to support the UNE experience than Tuesday, March 25. Your gift this year can help unlock $40,000 for alumni, families, and friends to support the UNE experience.

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A view of the entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau as seen through the spokes of a bike wheel

UNE Center for Global Humanities presents Maine’s premiere screening of 'For the Living'

Moustafa Abu El Fadl smiles outside on a sunny day

UNE professor supports scholars from diverse backgrounds in finance journal

A glacier meets the ocean in Greenland

International study finds climate-driven glacial melt drives development of new coastline

Two students pose for a photo holding a Match Day envelope

UNE medical students celebrate residency matches in Portland for the first time

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UNE in the News

The Courier spotlights UNE's local partnership to restore sand dunes following catastrophic storms
UNE's Susan Wehry to give lecture about 'The Aging Brain' on April 5
Criminology professor Ryan Williams pens op-ed supporting Maine's speedy transition to public defender system
Medical dean Jane Carreiro discusses residency program obstacles amid Maine birthing center crisis
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Student News

A medical student celebrates match results with her family

UNE medical students celebrate residency matches in Portland for the first time

Half of the 173 medical students in the Class of 2025 have matched to primary care specialties, and over two dozen of UNE's medical graduates will go on to complete their residencies in Maine.
Maine’s medical school to celebrate first Match Day on UNE’s Portland Campus March 21
UNE students aid Biddeford Pool Conservation Trust in coastal restoration
Eight medical students awarded prestigious national substance use disorder fellowship
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Faculty and Professional Staff News

A glacier meets the ocean in Greenland

International study finds climate-driven glacial melt drives development of new coastline

The study, co-authored by UNE's Will Kochtitzky, Ph.D., is the first to show how climate change is contributing to the development of new Arctic coastlines.
UNE’s Stephanie Nichols named inaugural fellow of national psychiatric pharmacists’ association
UNE’s Audrey Bartholomew named one of Maine’s ‘20 Outstanding Women’
UNE names Karen Eck as associate provost for Research Development and Training
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Digging Up the Past

Students Unearth Forgotten History at UNE

A group of students spent the fall semester getting to the root of UNE’s hidden history as home to a thriving, coastal community, spending the warmer months searching for remains of a former cottage before turning their attention to historical archives and producing digital projects on their findings. Learn more about the project

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Research: For the Health of Our World

The 2024 UNE Magazine

A UNE researcher and student write out formulas on a clear whiteboard

UNE is an emerging powerhouse of research in many fields, including bioscience, marine, environmental, health, and the humanities. The 2024 UNE 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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