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A Global Approach to Improving Human Health

UNE Professor Will Kochtitzky displays a seismic activity map with a student

UNE launches new School of Public and Planetary Health

The new school will unite expertise across disciplines including public health, marine and environmental sciences, political science, medicine, and business, preparing students to be systems-level thinkers in addressing interconnected environmental and human health challenges, such as climate change, aging populations, and global supply chain vulnerabilities.

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UNE welcomes ocean historian Helen Rozwadowski for annual Connections Lecture Oct. 9

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UNE’s Alicia Peters examines the structural causes of human trafficking in her new book

  UNE Art Gallery show honors Deaf community and victims of the Lewiston shootings

UNE Art Gallery show honors Deaf community and victims of the Lewiston shootings

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UNE Center for Global Humanities presents ‘Understanding Syria’ on Sept. 29

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UNE in the Press

UNE's Brian Duff explains to the Portland Press Herald how restaurants possess the power to connect us
NEWS CENTER Maine feature spotlights UNE researchers' installation of island weather station to track shifting storm systems
UNE Art Gallery opens exhibit honoring Lewiston shooting victims and Deaf community
UNE community will pack 150,000 meals to address food insecurity in Maine
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Student Stories

UNE students help beta test NFL app.

UNE students help beta test NFL app with product designer who hails from famous NFL family

UNE business students help beta test an app that could shape the future of fan engagement in the NFL, assisting the founder of the app company whose family also owns the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Student-driven sustainability solutions the focus of annual fellowship showcase
A UNE student is mapping the future of Maine’s lighthouses
Occupational Therapy students host health and wellness fair for Portland senior residents

Faculty and Professional Staff News

UNE’s Alicia Peters’ examines the structural causes of domestic sex trafficking in her new book

UNE’s Alicia Peters examines the structural causes of human trafficking in her new book

In her latest book, "Trafficking Trajectories," Peters focuses on the lived realities and narratives of trafficking survivors in Maine and New Hampshire and their experiences of vulnerability. It also includes vivid accounts from frontline workers in the two New England states and ultimately offers reform recommendations to address the root causes of human trafficking.
UNE students help beta test NFL app with product designer who hails from famous NFL family
UNE’s second Science Café draws a packed house at Elements in Biddeford
NSF awards two grants to UNE researcher to study shifting Antarctic ecosystems
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UNE Research Comes to Life Off Maine's Coast

UNE researchers have deployed a cutting-edge underwater seismometer near UNE’s Ram Island to monitor real-time seismic activity in the Gulf of Maine. The project, led by faculty and students, is enhancing our understanding of offshore earthquakes and fault lines in New England. Read more

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Research: For the Health of Our World

The UNE Magazine

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