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The Future of Medical Education Starts Here

91��Ƭ�� administrators and trustees cut the ribbon for the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences

June 3, 2025

91��Ƭ�� opens integrated medical education center on Portland Campus for the Health Sciences

The interprofessional Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Sciences, formally inaugurated on June 3, 2025, is the flagship facility of 91��Ƭ��’s health sciences campus in Portland and will transform the future of health care in Maine for generations to come.

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Brian Duff was recently quoted in the Boston Globe in an article about Senator Susan Collins vulnerability

91��Ƭ�� political scientist Brian Duff publishes book on what restaurants mean to us — and why

91��Ƭ�� hires Peter O’Donnell as the director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program

91��Ƭ�� opens integrated medical education center on Portland Campus for the Health Sciences

A brick building with numerous windows sits behind a stone sign that reads, "University of New England"

91��Ƭ�� maintains strong credit ratings with both Moody’s and Fitch credit rating agencies

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91��Ƭ�� in the Press

June 10, 2025

More Maine coverage of 91��Ƭ��-Atlantic Hospitality career partnership

June 9, 2025

Saco Bay News highlights expansion of College of Osteopathic Medicine in Portland

June 9, 2025

Portland Press Herald roundup spotlights 91��Ƭ��'s latest art show 'Piece of My Heart'

June 9, 2025

Book by 91��Ƭ�� dean Norm O'Reilly earns press in soccer trade, Yahoo

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Student Stories

Baby lobsters sit in a holding tank on a 91��Ƭ�� research vessel

May 20, 2025

With their DNA out for analysis, 91��Ƭ�� releases rare juvenile lobsters off Maine coast

91��Ƭ�� researchers released the lobsters — half of which bore a rare orange color — in the tide pools of Ram Island, 91��Ƭ��'s own research station, as part of a novel, long-term study into the genetic basis of lobster coloration.

May 18, 2025

University of New England confers nearly 1,300 degrees at 190th Commencement

May 15, 2025

Business senior finds community at the University of New England

May 14, 2025

Graduating 91��Ƭ�� medical student seeks to fill the gap in rural mental health care

Faculty and Professional Staff News

June 6, 2025

91��Ƭ�� political scientist Brian Duff publishes book on what restaurants mean to us — and why

In “Restaurant,” part of Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series, Duff explores care, nourishment, and the revival of conversation through the restaurant space — itself a story of family as much as of food.

June 3, 2025

91��Ƭ�� opens integrated medical education center on Portland Campus for the Health Sciences

April 30, 2025

91��Ƭ��'s Norm O’Reilly co-authors book chronicling the rise of Major League Soccer

April 29, 2025

91��Ƭ�� researchers now tracking real-time seismic activity off Maine's coast

Join in the Joy: Commencement 2025 Highlights

Inspiring words and moments from the 2025 Commencement ceremony. Learn more

Research: For the Health of Our World

The 91��Ƭ�� Magazine

A 91��Ƭ�� researcher and student write out formulas on a clear whiteboard

91��Ƭ�� is an emerging powerhouse of research in many fields, including bioscience, marine, environmental, health, and the humanities. This edition of the 91��Ƭ�� 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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