2020 News Releases

Jennifer Gunderman
91AV’s Jennifer Gunderman elected to National AHEC Organization board of directors
Chris Hunt, Ed.D, reflects on his role as 91AV's first associate provost for Community, Equity, and Diversity and his hopes to make 91AV a more inclusive, equitable institution of higher learning.
A look into the world of Dr. G. Christopher Hunt
Iceland
Holly Parker discusses 91AV’s role in the North Atlantic at Camden Conference event
Scallop testing
PSM student helps create testing method to identify fresh scallops
Susan Wehry
Susan Wehry recognized with Occupational Therapy Advocate Award
Nicole Trufant
Nicole Trufant participates in keynote presentation on navigating the pandemic’s financial storm
CGH Mark Moffett
Center for Global Humanities presents “The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall”
The annual Donna M. Loring lecture will address health disparities among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color peoples
Annual Donna M. Loring Lecture to address COVID-19 racial health disparities on Oct. 27
The Princeton Review has named 91AV to its 2021 Guide to Green Colleges. It is the fourth time 91AV has made the list.
91AV featured in Princeton Review’s 2021 Guide to Green Colleges
Telehealth grant
91AV awarded CARES Act grant to increase telehealth for older adults in Maine
CGH Deep State
Center for Global Humanities presents “The American Deep State”
Michele Polacsek is a co-author of a new article published in 'The BMJ'
91AV's Michele Polacsek co-authors article on food and beverage trade promotions
An empty street illustrates the effects that COVID-19 has had on local businesses and communities across the United States.
Research by M.P.H. alumni explores communities in time of COVID-19
The Harold Alfond Foundation has gifted the 91AV $30 million to support boost the state's workforce and economy and support quality health care.
91AV receives $30 million to support quality health care and workforce needs in Maine
Doreen Fournier
91AV’s Doreen Fournier writes op-ed about preventing marijuana use by young adults
Social work older Mainers
School of Social Work and partners address isolation and loneliness within aging populations
Jodie Hermann
Jodie Hermann discusses flu season with WMTW
exterior view of the danielle ripich commons on the biddeford campus
91AV’s test-blind policy featured in CBS News
butternut squash
91AV students work to squash hunger in York County
David Smith
David Livingstone Smith to give lecture on dehumanization and how to resist it
Pam Morgan, center, and students on the shoreline in Biddeford.
Building sustainable shorelines that withstand the tides
The 91AV's Portland Campus.
91AV receives Alfond Foundation gift to support quality health care and workforce needs in Maine
Jadin James (D.O., ’24) helped Morgan Redmond (center) when she went into sudden labor at the Saco Scoop in mid-September. Morgan's husband, Kris Redmond, is at left, holding baby Onyx. Photo courtesy of Jadin James/Saco Scoop.
COM student helps woman in labor at Saco ice cream shop
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91AV’s Jennifer Gunderman featured in story about volunteering during COVID-19
Stacey Pierce-Talsma
Stacey Pierce-Talsma offers tips to avoid discomfort while working from home