2024 News Releases

鶹ý2024 News: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Leadership

​In 2024, the 鶹ý (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.

February CGH
鶹ýCenter for Global Humanities presents “Social Media and Social Justice”
President's Forum 2024
鶹ýto host panel on homelessness at its President’s Forum on Feb. 28
Aerial image of salt marshes in Biddeford Pool
鶹ýsharing $900K in grant funding to restore salt marshes in southern Maine
Justin Richards (Pharmacy, '19)
School of Pharmacy alum credits 鶹ýeducation for ‘being a lifelong learner’ in professional career
Dean's List graphic Fall 2023
鶹ýannounces Fall 2023 Dean's List
Photo of Carol Lambdin-Pattavina against a blue background
Carol Lambdin-Pattavina delivers keynote address at national OT conference
Clinical counseling setting
UNE’s Center for Excellence in Public Health plays key role in expanding behavioral health services in Maine
Michele Polacsek
CEPH's Michele Polacsek publishes two manuscripts on the U.S. school food landscape
Bette Mae Fikes speaking at MLK Celebration 2024
鶹ý hosts civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes 
Erin McGee Ferrell in front of multimedia art supplies
鶹ýinstructor explores cancer systems through art and science at Columbia University
Photo of Shelley Cohen Konrad in white against a background of red leaves.
UNE’s Shelley Cohen Konrad publishes new book on social work, health education and practice
Aerial image of 鶹ýPortland Campus
鶹ý and Maine Municipal Association forge new partnership
Photo of a blue and brown split-colored lobster
鶹ýreceives two new rare lobsters, launches novel research initiative to decode their DNA
The shoreline of the Saco River with sailboats visible
鶹ýawarded $140K to address coastal erosion on Biddeford Campus
group of students with wheelchair
鶹ýstudents use P.D. Merrill Makerspace to construct wheelchairs
Eva Balog laboratory
鶹ýreceives $10.8 million to establish new Center for Cell Signaling Research
Portrait of Kristen Miller
鶹ýalum appointed next president of Southern Maine Community College
Aerial image of 鶹ýPortland Campus
Maine SNAP-Ed team publishes article on inclusive communication audit for public health interventions
Bettie Mae Fikes sings into a microphone
鶹ýto host civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes for annual MLK celebration
A mixed-media art piece
鶹ýArt Gallery in Portland presents ‘An Evening with Irises’ on Jan. 18
Headshot of William Kochtitzky
鶹ýresearcher awarded $50,000 to monitor coastal landforms in southern Maine
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