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News from UNE’s Marine and Environmental Programs

Stay up to date with the latest news, research, and student stories from UNE’s School of Marine and Environmental Programs. Explore how our students and faculty are making an impact on oceans, ecosystems, and the environment.

UNE's Gwen Mahon, James Herbert, and Jim Irwin with David Shaw
鶹ýlaunches new Institute of Public and Planetary Health in honor of David Evans Shaw
people shaking hands at this year's University Awards
鶹ý honors students with 2026 University Awards
Aerial view of modern brick 鶹ýhealth sciences campus building surrounded by trees and parking lots.
鶹ýand Maine Public Health Association announce innovative workforce training partnership
Students tie off a weather monitoring system
鶹ýresearchers advance environmental monitoring across forest, coastal ecosystems
Two 鶹ýstudents pose with a wave monitoring device on a research boat
鶹ýleads study to measure impacts of coastal engineering on Maine’s shoreline
鶹ýstudent Lydia Jones poses in front of a research poster
鶹ýsenior conducts research on the Arctic, in the Arctic, through 鶹ýexchange program
鶹ýstudents help local land trust plant dune grass.
鶹ýstudents assist Biddeford nonprofit in making local beaches more climate resilient
Kara Mickiewicz with her faculty advisor and other students
A transfer student discovers her niche through marine research at UNE
Pieces of plastic float in the ocean
鶹ýCenter for Global Humanities screens documentary “Plastic People” on Feb. 23
Ram Island on a cloudy day
Two 鶹ýfaculty awarded nearly $400,000 to advance coastal and fisheries resilience research