2024 News Releases

º£½ÇÉçÇø 2024 News: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Leadership

​In 2024, the º£½ÇÉçÇø (º£½ÇÉçÇø) 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.

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º£½ÇÉçÇø hires Wesley Renfro as new College of Arts and Sciences dean
A º£½ÇÉçÇø professor interacts with middle schoolers from Saco at Maine Bioscience Day
º£½ÇÉçÇø Faculty and Students Inspire Next Generation of Bioscience Researchers
Three º£½ÇÉçÇø students work around a table in the Makerspace
º£½ÇÉçÇø students craft designs for the future of Maine's outdoor economy
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2024 at º£½ÇÉçÇø: The Year in Numbers
Caitlyn Daly was one of three º£½ÇÉçÇø students to receive an M&T Bank stipend for a rural health clerkship this fall.
º£½ÇÉçÇø Grows Ranks of Rural Health Care Providers with grant from M&T Bank
º£½ÇÉçÇø's Annual DPT Symposium now includes a job fair.
º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Annual PT Symposium Adds Career Fair
Alexa Bigelow º£½ÇÉçÇø COM medical student
º£½ÇÉçÇø medical student uses internship to address potential health care desert
Students listen in a classroom while working on a laptop
º£½ÇÉçÇø introduces 100% online doctorate in clinical nutrition
º£½ÇÉçÇø's Chris Bates-Withers and Michael Smith of BU gave a gun-safety seminar this fall.
º£½ÇÉçÇø Physician Assistant Professor Raises Awareness About Gun Safety
Three º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers pose holding a Society for Women in Marine Science banner
Faculty, students present research at annual conference of women marine scientists
A group of º£½ÇÉçÇø women business students sits around a conference table
At º£½ÇÉçÇø, These Women Mean Business
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º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Lei Lei publishes book on the evolution of tRNA and the genetic code
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º£½ÇÉçÇø appoints biomedical researcher to lead School of Pharmacy
º£½ÇÉçÇø's Pam Morgan poses against a rocky outcropping
º£½ÇÉçÇø Researcher Contributes to Global Climate Study on Wetland Carbon Storage
A º£½ÇÉçÇø professor stands against a whiteboard while another professor speaks
Joint Political Science Class Explores Complex Politics Behind 2024 Election
Karen Pardue was honored by the New England Board of Higher Education
Karen Pardue honored by New England Board of Higher Education 
Portrait of a woman smiling in front of the forest
Student-led research on archaeological vulnerabilities leads to first publication for º£½ÇÉçÇø undergraduate
Ali Ahmida was shortlisted for the Guggenheim Fellowship.
º£½ÇÉçÇø Professor Ali Ahmida shortlisted for Guggenheim Fellowship
Fall aerial of º£½ÇÉçÇø Biddeford Campus
º£½ÇÉçÇø offers free tuition for qualified students
Two students operate a 3D printer
The Future of Occupational Therapy is 3D-Printed
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º£½ÇÉçÇø announces two new appointments to Board of Trustees
A brick building sits behind green grass and a large tree
CEPH researchers publish multistate study on pandemic’s effects on SNAP-Ed programming
Two female students pose for a photo holding awards
WCHP students honored as ‘outstanding future professionals’ by Maine industry association
Three º£½ÇÉçÇø occupational therapists give a classroom presentation
º£½ÇÉçÇø hosts annual Maine Occupational Therapy Association conference
A group photo with Talwar and º£½ÇÉçÇø constituents
Moroccan Ambassador Puneet Talwar Makes Diplomatic Visit to º£½ÇÉçÇø's Tangier Campus