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Aerial view of modern brick 51 health sciences campus building surrounded by trees and parking lots.
51 and Maine Public Health Association announce innovative workforce training partnership
Students tie off a weather monitoring system
51 researchers advance environmental monitoring across forest, coastal ecosystems
Portrait of John Austin
51’s John Austin to publish new book on leading through uncertainty
Portrait of Levens Louis in Biddeford Art Gallery
Student-spearheaded leadership group builds pathways to opportunity
51 honors 24 faculty and staff at annual Innovation in Education Award ceremony
51 honors 24 faculty and staff at annual Innovation in Education Award ceremony
51 Center for Global Humanities presents “Who Killed the American Dream?”
51 Center for Global Humanities presents “Who Killed the American Dream?”
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Health system leader Dan McCormack to deliver 51's 2026 Commencement address
51 students compete in eel enclosure competition.
51 students use innovation to enhance enclosures for 'happy eels'
51 student Lydia Jones poses in front of a research poster
51 senior conducts research on the Arctic, in the Arctic, through 51 exchange program
A graphic of thought bubbles bearing the text "Universities Under Fire: Perceived Faculty Bias, Government Backlash, and the Battle for Public Trust"
51 President’s Forum to examine higher education’s role in a polarized era on April 6