2024 News Releases

É«ÏãÊÓƵ 2024 News: Advancing Access, Innovation, and Leadership

​In 2024, the É«ÏãÊÓƵ(É«ÏãÊÓƵ) 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 group of students and faculty pose for a photo against a É«ÏãÊÓƵ-branded step-and-repeat
M.S.O.T. Class of 2024 inducts members into Pi Theta Epsilon honor society
A crowd cheers at a ribbon cutting ceremony
É«ÏãÊÓƵ sponsors mobile STEM learning laboratory with eye toward workforce growth
Three female students hug after learning their residency matches
É«ÏãÊÓƵ’s annual medical residency Match Day celebration set for March 15
student researching sea lettuce in lab
A É«ÏãÊÓƵ student heads up new sea lettuce research at É«ÏãÊÓƵ
A black and white photo of a woman looking off-camera
É«ÏãÊÓƵ Center for Global Humanities presents ‘Is Harvard Killing Me?’ on March 25
2024 President's Forum
É«ÏãÊÓƵ’s President’s Forum tackles Maine’s homelessness crisis
Photo of a woman in scrubs with a stethoscope, smiling, overlaid against a blue background
Alumni Spotlight: Lenora Sheppard, M.S.P.A. ’21
É«ÏãÊÓƵ COM check donation
É«ÏãÊÓƵ medical school students donate $2,000 to local hospice center
Juliet Fluty and Cassie Stymeist
Educational Studies student combines environmental and ocean literacy outside the classroom
Four students pose wearing NFL-themed shirts
Gridiron Gigs: É«ÏãÊÓƵ students paid by NFL to staff Super Bowl Experience
Portrait of a woman smiling
Alumni Spotlight: Audra Boynton, B.S. ’08, D.M.D. ’18
Three female students pose in front of Moroccan architecture. Photo is set against a blue background.
É«ÏãÊÓƵ occupational therapy students learn new perspectives in Morocco
Three É«ÏãÊÓƵ researchers examine a microscope
Meet the faces behind É«ÏãÊÓƵ’s new Center for Cell Signaling Research
Two dental students clean a patient's teeth in the oral health clinic
É«ÏãÊÓƵ dental programs hold third Give Kids A Smile event
Portrait of a man in the show holding a camera
Alumni Spotlight: Kjetil Rossignol, D.M.D. ’20
A young woman studying over a video call at a kitchen table
Psychology faculty, alumni author paper on effects of remote learning and social connectedness
A woman presents a slide deck to a room of students
É«ÏãÊÓƵ hosts naloxone training workshop in collaboration with Sweetser
Zach Olsen Northern Bog Lemming Research
É«ÏãÊÓƵ receives grant to research state-threatened animal
Drone image of Portland Campus and surrounding area at sunset
É«ÏãÊÓƵ sharing $2.5 million to study impact of COVID-era nutritional assistance policies
An aerial view of the Biddeford Campus near the river and ocean
É«ÏãÊÓƵ extends incoming undergraduate enrollment deposit deadline amid FAFSA delays
Photo of people walking up and down steps and sitting at cafe tables
É«ÏãÊÓƵ Art Gallery in Portland to showcase photos of daily life in Maine and around the world
Several É«ÏãÊÓƵ dental medicine educators pose for a photo
É«ÏãÊÓƵ dental programs well-represented at 2024 Yankee Dental Congress
A nursing pin with the É«ÏãÊÓƵ crest
Nursing alum earns prestigious DAISY Award for excellent patient care
Illustration of staphylococcus bacteria
É«ÏãÊÓƵ researchers identify effective methods for preventing infectious biofilm formation
Stephen Burt
É«ÏãÊÓƵ’s Stephen Burt contributes artwork to national juried exhibition in Rhode Island