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BIDDEFORD — The proliferation of people living in outdoor encampments throughout Maine communities and the United States has prompted an increasingly

Lise Pelletier, Hannah Pingree, and Julia Sleeper-Whiting were presented with the 2022 Deborah Morton Award, which recognizes distinguished Maine women who have made an exceptional impact through their careers and public service or leadership in civic, cultural, or social causes.

To address the situation in Ukraine as well as its effects on the Arctic region, Sen. Angus King of Maine, co-chair of the U.S. Senate Arctic Caucus, will head a special session on “The New Future of the Arctic” on June 3 at 9 a.m. at the University of New England’s Portland Campus.

The University of New England's 187th commencement exercise will be held on May 21.

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and the University of New England will require booster shots, and Bates will start the semester with remote learning.

Bates College and the University of New England updated COVID-19 guidelines for when students return after the holiday break.

May 20, 2021 10:35 AM EDT The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on addressing workforce shortages in the health care industry. Watch the hearing live at 10:30 a.m. ET in the video player above. A 2018 report by the consulting firm Mercer found that the demand for health care workers in the U.S. will outpace the number of professionals able to fill the demand by 2025, with an estimated gap of 446,300. In a recent ...

increase font size Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah to deliver UNE commencement address Maines top public health official is scheduled to address University of New England graduates at the schools 186th commencement exercises on May 15-16. Share Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will deliver the keynote address at the University of New England’s 186th commencement exercises next month. A key leader in the state’s effort to battle the COVID-19...

Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah to deliver UNE’s 2021 commencement address “I extend deep gratitude to the entire University of New England community for this honor," Shah said in a release. Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 10:28 AM EDT April 15, 2021 Updated: 10:29 AM EDT April 15, 2021 BIDDEFORD, Maine — Editors Note: The video above aired March 11, 2021. Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D., director of the Maine Center fo...

Article content When he first read about a new psychotherapy that used eye movement to help alleviate patients’ trauma, psychologist Philippe Gauvreau was deeply skeptical. The field was beset by pseudoscientific fads, and he was convinced Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was just another one. The therapy combines exposure therapy with guided eye movements: Typically, a patient is asked to track a therapist’s hand while thinking about a traumatic event. We apologize, but...