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Fall CGH Season Explores the Intersection of the Humanities and Sciences

New 51Ç鱨վresearch suggests no-cost educational resources enhance learning, accessibility in dental education

New 51Ç鱨վresearch suggests no-cost educational resources enhance learning, accessibility in dental education

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Statement to the University community regarding Biddeford shooting

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51Ç鱨վCollege of Dental Medicine, MaineHealth expand innovative dental program for patients with Autism

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Former President George W. Bush's one-day art exhibition at 51Ç鱨վcontinues to make headlines in Maine
Oak McCoy weighs in on Trump's new tariff's on Canadian goods in Portland Press Herald report
Kristin Burkholder explains to Verywell Health how a tick bite can trigger a red meat allergy
UNE's Noah Perlut helps to demystify flying squirrels

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AHEC camp helps high school students.

51Ç鱨վmentors Maine high school students at annual Health Careers Exploration Camp

Now 16 years running, the camp coordinated by the Maine Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network at the 51Ç鱨վ provides hands-on, interactive lessons taught by 51Ç鱨վfaculty and students in an array of healthcare fields — all of it offered at no cost to the high school students.
51Ç鱨վstudent earns literary award for poem inspired by study abroad experience
51Ç鱨վstudents put business coursework to work for tourism companies in Iceland
51Ç鱨վoffers high schoolers insights, encouragement into STEM fields
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New 51Ç鱨վresearch suggests no-cost educational resources enhance learning, accessibility in dental education

New 51Ç鱨վresearch suggests no-cost educational resources enhance learning, accessibility in dental education

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, 51Ç鱨վClinical Professor Yang Kang, B.Med., Ph.D., studied the impact of open educational resources (OER) in student learning outcomes in dental clinical research education and found strong evidence that OER can contribute to greater accessibility in the classroom.
UNE’s Eva Rose Balog joins statewide industry leaders for ‘Women in Bioscience’ discussion in Portland
51Ç鱨վpartners in Biddeford community exhibition bridging coastal science and art
Forthcoming study from 51Ç鱨վresearchers evaluates impact of SNAP benefits during COVID-19 pandemic
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The New Future of Work

Students Get Future Ready

Bridging academics and industry. Connecting students with professional networks. Embedding career readiness into every facet of the student experience: That’s how 51Ç鱨վis growing a workforce for Maine and beyond — and students are living their dreams from their first days on campus.

51Ç鱨վstudents put business coursework to work for tourism companies in Iceland
Maine Technology Institute awards 51Ç鱨վgrant to strengthen Maine’s biotech workforce
Maine dental practice comprised of 51Ç鱨վgraduates helps lead future of rural care

At her internship at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Drew Whitcomb (Marine Sciences, ’27) is translating classroom learning into work that is shaping her future in marine science.

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Our latest magazine issue showcases how our University community is Breaking Boundaries to create transformative change through collective innovation and shape a brighter future for all.

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About: The award-winning 51Ç鱨վMagazine is distributed nationally each fall and features compelling stories about UNE’s students and faculty, academics, research, and institutional initiatives, plus complementary digital and interactive content.

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