UNE to begin building new medical school at Portland campus

The $93 million health sciences facility will consolidate the University of New England's health programs on one site and allow for expanded enrollment in the state's only medical school.

UNE team gets $6.6 million grant to explore eye pain, potential treatments

With the National Eye Institute award, a University of New England scientist will look at how eye damage takes its physical and emotional toll.

University of New England recognizes local dean’s list students

As state expands access to care, Maine’s dental school to train more students

The expansion of UNE's College of Dental Medicine is intended in part to increase the supply of dentists in Maine, particularly in rural areas.

Tagged white sharks can’t hide from 1st buoy of its kind in Maine waters

The buoy, which transmits real-time notifications when a tagged white shark is nearby, was put into Saco Bay on Tuesday by University of New England faculty and students.

Maine nursing schools see enrollments rise amid pandemic

Students preparing for hospital careers say they aren't discouraged by the pressures of the pandemic, and instead are eager to help.

Photography exhibit features dozens of recent acquisitions

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UNE researchers study whether, for energy sector, kelp is on the way

A project in Saco Bay looks at how best to grow kelp in the open ocean, with an eye toward producing biofuel if it can be grown efficiently at a large enough scale.

UNE to require COVID-19 vaccination for fall semester

The University of New England joins the growing number of colleges and universities that are mandating the vaccine for a return to in-person learning.

Man who killed UNE student in Massachusetts was mentally ill, judge finds

Deane Stryker, a first-year student at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was stabbed while she was in a public library.