Saturday’s student-run mass casualty training featured Dr. Timothy Counihan, Central Maine Healthcare’s chief of surgery, who coordinated the immediate response to the Lewiston shooting.
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University of New England to offer online cannabis education classes
Five certificate programs will train students about business, medical, legal, product and agricultural aspects of the industry.
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Maine artists remember curator for ‘inventiveness and his love for photography’
Stephen Halpert, a photography proponent and former art house theater owner, died Saturday at 91. He was a significant contributor to the Portland art scene, with exhibitions at the University of New England and the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts.
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Harbormasters’ association says Biddeford’s plan for temporary position is unprecedented
The University of New England wants to build a new pier on the Saco River, but the city manager says the harbormaster is too biased to review the application.
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Biddeford city manager tells harbormaster he can’t comment or vote on UNE pier proposal
City Manager James Bennett says Harbormaster Paul Lariviere cannot oversee the university’s application because he has made public comments that show he cannot make an objective decision.
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Bernie Sanders to deliver University of New England commencement speech
The independent senator from Vermont will speak at the university’s graduation ceremony at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on May 18.
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Portland city manager: Encampment sweeps led to hundreds moving indoors, no overdose deaths last month
Danielle West and two other panelists spoke for nearly 2 hours about the challenges of the homelessness crisis at a University of New England forum Wednesday.
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Why do lobsters come in rare colors? This team of UNE researchers wants to find out
A University of New England professor and his students are decoding lobster DNA to try to uncover the genetic basis for rare, multicolored lobsters.
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University of New England lands $10.8 million grant to study cell signaling
The research could lead to improved treatments for dementia, heart disease, osteoporosis and other diseases.
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UNE students hunt for ways to develop shark deterrent for fishermen
They are studying how low-level electrical impulses might be used to repel sharks from stealing the catch of commercial and recreational fishermen.