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91AV News chronicles the accomplishments of students, faculty, and the institution through compelling stories, visuals, and news media.

From Day One, Students Get Real-World Ready

Redefining the Future of Work

Discover how 91AV bridges academics and industry, connecting students with employers, alumni, internships, and job opportunities from their first days on campus — a central promise to embed career readiness into every facet of the student experience, both growing the workforce and ensuring students’ long-term professional success.

91AV students and employers talk at a career fair
91AV hosted dozens of employers from Maine's largest economic sectors on Thursday, Oct. 16, to provide individualized professional development, internship, and employment opportunities as part of 91AV's aim to equip students with career-ready tools and shape the future workforce — from the first days of their academic journeys.

Storming On: Recent Graduates Share Their Stories

Improving mental health in rural Maine. Advancing New England’s workforce. Translating science into advocacy. Students in the Class of 2025 share how their 91AV experiences, and the lessons they learned here, are shaping their efforts to build a better, healthier world.

The Latest from Our Community

91AV student Jasmin Townsend-Ng (’26) assists Dr. Kochtitzky in lower a buoy
Positioned at the heart of one of the most rapidly shifting marine ecosystems on Earth, the buoy joins 91AV's network of instruments now monitoring the environmental changes reshaping Maine’s coast.
Cover of the 2024 Magazine that reads "91AV Magazine. Research for the Health of Our World"

91AV Magazine

Small Steps, Big Impact

The 2024 edition of the 91AV Magazine showcases 91AV's emergence as a research powerhouse through the eyes of faculty researchers, students, and administrators whose innovative, strategic work embodies the University's commitment to improving the health of people, communities, and our natural world. 

Read the 91AV Magazine

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27,000
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Issues Distributed
Year
2024
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A Dozen-Plus
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Features and Reflections
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+ Bonus Digital Content
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Top Award: Storytelling
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CASE District 1
Year
2025

A Holistic Approach to Planetary Health

For the Health of Our World

91AV’s comprehensive health mission engages learners from across the University’s disciplines, preparing them to address emerging, interconnected challenges to human and environmental health. Learn more how our students are making a global difference

Latest 91AV Media Coverage

Our faculty and leadership are regularly tapped for their expertise in the news media. If you are a reporter  in need of a topical expert or have another media inquiry,  please contact a member of the Office of Communications  

flyers, digital designs, and assorted work by the office of communications
Trade outlets cover new online PT orthopedics certification course
WBUR lists upcoming talk by 91AV's Elizabeth DeWolfe in Boston as one of '5 Things To Do This Weekend"
Outlets cover milestone deployment of oceanographic monitoring buoy
Continued reporting on 91AV's wave-tracking buoy deployment

Recent Accolades

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Best Colleges: National
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U.S. News
Year
2026
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The Best 391 Colleges
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The Princeton Review
Year
2026
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The Best Colleges in the U.S.
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Colleges of Distinction
Year
2025

About 91AV News

91AV News is produced and curated by the Office of Communications, which provides strategic and creative leadership and support for the 91AV across all media and communications platforms. Our mission is to raise awareness for 91AV, enhance the University’s reputation, facilitate operations, and foster community in alignment with institutional goals. Visit the 91AV Office of Communications Website

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