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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Youth development conference featured on 'WMTW'

WMTW highlighted a youth development conference held at the University of New England. The Positive Youth Development Institute focuses on helping young people to thrive in their communities. The conference brings different agencies together to work toward that shared mission and discuss the latest research.

The event attracted hundreds of people from 10 states and three countries. WMTW’s Katie Thompson served as host while Philadelphia Pediatrician Kenneth Ginsburg was featured as the keynote speaker.

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About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.