University of New England Archives - The Portland Press Herald

UNE students lend a vital hand to Deer Isle nursing home hit hard by COVID

by Kevin Miller January 17, 2021May 3, 2021

The partnership helped the home fill vital shifts as virus-stricken staffers isolated at home while offering future nurses and doctors an opportunity for intimate, hands-on experience during the pandemic.

Portland Forecaster

University of New England lays out five-year plan for Portland campus

by Michael Kelley October 28, 2020November 2, 2020

The top priority of the plan is the relocation of the College of Osteopathic Medicine from Biddeford into a new building behind the old armory on Stevens Avenue.

Local & State, News

As outbreak grows in Waldo County, state moves its schools to ‘yellow’ category

by Eric Russell October 23, 2020October 23, 2020

Fifty-seven COVID-19 cases have now been linked to gatherings at Brooks Pentecostal Church and its affiliated school.

Business, Local & State, News, Schools and Education

UNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant

by STAFF REPORT October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

The grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the city campus.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Keep pot away from young Mainers as stores start selling it to adults

by Doreen Fournier Special to the Press Herald October 10, 2020October 9, 2020

Treat this substance like any other age-restricted product by safely storing it and modeling healthy behaviors.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: For many kids, distance learning makes healthy eating a lot harder

by Michele Polacsek and Julia McCarthy Special to the Press Herald September 20, 2020September 19, 2020

Kids are protected from COVID at home, but they’re exposed to digital junk food ads on educational platforms – unless the USDA takes action.

Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Local & State, News, Schools and Education, Southern Maine Weeklies

UNE investigating party tied to 3 cases of COVID-19

by Rachel Ohm August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

One student tested negative before returning to campus, then got the results of a positive test after attending the off-campus party last week.

Local & State, Schools and Education

UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning

by Rachel Ohm July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.