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News from 51’s Marine and Environmental Programs

Stay up to date with the latest news, research, and student stories from 51’s School of Marine and Environmental Programs. Explore how our students and faculty are making an impact on oceans, ecosystems, and the environment.

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
Two 51 students pose with a wave monitoring device on a research boat
51 leads study to measure impacts of coastal engineering on Maine’s shoreline
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
51 students help local land trust plant dune grass.
51 students assist Biddeford nonprofit in making local beaches more climate resilient
Kara Mickiewicz with her faculty advisor and other students
A transfer student discovers her niche through marine research at 51
Pieces of plastic float in the ocean
51 Center for Global Humanities screens documentary “Plastic People” on Feb. 23
Ram Island on a cloudy day
Two 51 faculty awarded nearly $400,000 to advance coastal and fisheries resilience research
Miranda Carrabba and Delilah Poupore pose for a portrait
Science and art ‘collide’ in 51, Biddeford community storytelling event
Portrait of Noah Perlut holding seagulls on a roof in Portland
51’s Noah Perlut elected president of prestigious ornithological club