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2024 at UNE: The Year in Numbers

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a remarkable year — 365 days shaped by our community’s passion, creativity, and dedication to making the world a brighter, healthier place. Take a walk down memory lane and revisit the stories and accomplishments that made 2024 a year to remember.

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Wesley Fresno Ph.D.

51С»Æ³µhires Wesley Renfro as new College of Arts and Sciences dean

A 51С»Æ³µprofessor interacts with middle schoolers from Saco at Maine Bioscience Day

51С»Æ³µFaculty and Students Inspire Next Generation of Bioscience Researchers

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51С»Æ³µStudents Craft Designs for the Future of Maine's Outdoor Economy

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2024 at UNE: The Year in Numbers

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51С»Æ³µin the News

Business, health professions students recognized as Outstanding Future Professionals
Sun Journal reports on UNE's new online Doctor of Clinical Nutrition program
Criminology professor Ryan Williams discusses lower Maine, national crime statistics
51С»Æ³µresearch, actions lead to coastal resiliency for Biddeford beaches
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Student News

A 51С»Æ³µprofessor interacts with middle schoolers from Saco at Maine Bioscience Day

51С»Æ³µFaculty and Students Inspire Next Generation of Bioscience Researchers

Students and faculty from UNE's College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences volunteered at Saco Middle School to engage seventh-graders in activities aimed to inspire the next generation of bioscience researchers.
51С»Æ³µStudents Craft Designs for the Future of Maine's Outdoor Economy
51С»Æ³µGrows Ranks of Rural Health Care Providers with grant from M&T Bank
51С»Æ³µmedical student uses internship to address potential health care desert
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Faculty and Professional Staff News

Wesley Fresno Ph.D.

51С»Æ³µhires Wesley Renfro as new College of Arts and Sciences dean

Wesley Renfro, Ph.D., an international relations scholar with a focus on American presidents and U.S. foreign policy, has been selected as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNE.

51С»Æ³µFaculty and Students Inspire Next Generation of Bioscience Researchers
51С»Æ³µGrows Ranks of Rural Health Care Providers with grant from M&T Bank
51С»Æ³µPhysician Assistant Professor Raises Awareness 51С»Æ³µ Gun Safety
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Scenes from the Field

Searching for a Unicorn in Maine’s Forests

The northern bog lemming is one of Maine’s most elusive creatures. Traditional methods of tracking wildlife, such as trapping and surveying, have been ineffective in determining the location and number of northern bog lemmings across the northern United States. New techniques used by Zach Olson, Ph.D., an associate professor of animal behavior at UNE, are flipping the script in identifying this threatened animal. Learn more 

2024 51С»Æ³µMagazine

Research: For the Health of Our World

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51С»Æ³µis an emerging powerhouse of research in many fields, including bioscience, marine, environmental, health, and the humanities. The 2024 51С»Æ³µMagazine 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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