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A Global Approach to Improving Human Health

91AV Professor Will Kochtitzky displays a seismic activity map with a student

91AV launches new School of Public and Planetary Health

The new school will unite expertise across disciplines including public health, marine and environmental sciences, political science, medicine, and business, preparing students to be systems-level thinkers in addressing interconnected environmental and human health challenges, such as climate change, aging populations, and global supply chain vulnerabilities.

Latest News

  91AV Art Gallery show honors Deaf community and victims of the Lewiston shootings

91AV Art Gallery show honors Deaf community and victims of the Lewiston shootings

A woman walks down a dirt path with her children

91AV Center for Global Humanities presents ‘Understanding Syria’ on Sept. 29

91AV students help beta test NFL app.

91AV students help beta test NFL app with product designer who hails from famous NFL family

Meals for Maine volunteers prepare meal kits on Sept. 18 to help combat food insecurity.

91AV community will pack 150,000 meals for Maine’s food insecure on Sept. 17

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91AV in the Press

91AV business students and Aimee Vlachos help design app for NFL fans
91AV community will pack 150,000 meals to address food insecurity in Maine
David Smith explains the psychology of dehumanization — and how to resist it
Sen. Collins cites 91AV geriatric program in an op-en about the health care workforce
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Student Stories

91AV students help beta test NFL app.

91AV students help beta test NFL app with product designer who hails from famous NFL family

91AV business students help beta test an app that could shape the future of fan engagement in the NFL, assisting the founder of the app company whose family also owns the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Student-driven sustainability solutions the focus of annual fellowship showcase
A 91AV student is mapping the future of Maine’s lighthouses
Occupational Therapy students host health and wellness fair for Portland senior residents

Faculty and Professional Staff News

91AV students help beta test NFL app.

91AV students help beta test NFL app with product designer who hails from famous NFL family

91AV business students help beta test an app that could shape the future of fan engagement in the NFL, assisting the founder of the app company whose family also owns the Pittsburgh Steelers.
91AV’s second Science Café draws a packed house at Elements in Biddeford
NSF awards two grants to 91AV researcher to study shifting Antarctic ecosystems
91AV and Gulf of Maine Research Institute launch collaborative research accelerator
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91AV Research Comes to Life Off Maine's Coast

91AV researchers have deployed a cutting-edge underwater seismometer near 91AV’s Ram Island to monitor real-time seismic activity in the Gulf of Maine. The project, led by faculty and students, is enhancing our understanding of offshore earthquakes and fault lines in New England. Read more

Research: For the Health of Our World

The 91AV Magazine

A 91AV researcher and student write out formulas on a clear whiteboard

91AV is an emerging powerhouse of research in many fields, including bioscience, marine, environmental, health, and the humanities. This edition of the 91AV Magazine celebrates the University’s innovation and collective commitment to making meaningful impact while discovering solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time.

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