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2024 News Releases

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 2024 News: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Leadership

​In 2024, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½) made significant strides in enhancing educational access, leadership, and community engagement.​ Highlights from the year include our free tuition initiative, leadershup appointments, and athletic achievements.

A green and red drawing of oceans and sea creatures
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s Stephen Burt contributes artwork to national juried exhibition in Rhode Island
quotes for President's Forum
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ to host panel on homelessness at its President’s Forum on Feb. 28
A faculty member and three students pose with a flying drone
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ sharing $900K in grant funding to restore salt marshes in southern Maine
Dean's list graphic for Fall 2023
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ announces Fall 2023 Dean's List
Photo of man in blazer smiling against brick wall
School of Pharmacy alum credits ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ education for ‘being a lifelong learner’ in professional career
Photo of Carol Lambdin-Pattavina against a blue background
Carol Lambdin-Pattavina delivers keynote address at national OT conference
Therapy health clinic
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s Center for Excellence in Public Health plays key role in expanding behavioral health services in Maine
Michele Polacsek
CEPH's Michele Polacsek publishes two manuscripts on the U.S. school food landscape
Bette Mae Fikes speaking at MLK Celebration 2024
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ hosts civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes 
Erin McGee Ferrell in front of multimedia art supplies
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ instructor explores cancer systems through art and science at Columbia University
Photo of Shelley Cohen Konrad in white against a background of red leaves.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s Shelley Cohen Konrad publishes new book on social work, health education and practice
Aerial image of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Portland Campus
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and Maine Municipal Association forge new partnership
Two lobsters are shown against a white background
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ receives two new rare lobsters, launches novel research initiative to decode their DNA
banner assistive technology
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students use P.D. Merrill Makerspace to construct wheelchairs
The shoreline of the Saco River with sailboats visible
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ awarded $140K to address coastal erosion on Biddeford Campus
Eva Balog Laboratory
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ receives $10.8 million to establish new Center for Cell Signaling Research
Portrait of Kristen Miller
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alum appointed next president of Southern Maine Community College
Aerial image of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Portland Campus
Maine SNAP-Ed team publishes article on inclusive communication audit for public health interventions
A mixed-media art piece
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Art Gallery in Portland presents ‘An Evening with Irises’ on Jan. 18
An aerial view of salt marshes in Biddeford Pool
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ researcher awarded $50,000 to monitor coastal landforms in southern Maine
A composite of two images featuring, at left, Bettie Mae Fikes singing into a microphone and, at right, a black and white image of her embracing Martin Luther King Jr.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ to host civil rights icon Bettie Mae Fikes for annual MLK celebration
An illustrative depiction of Adam and Eve
Center for Global Humanities presents 'Why the Apple Falls Far from the Tree of Knowledge' on Jan. 29