Faculty and Professional Staff News

Two professional headshots side by side on a dark blue background. On the left, a woman with long dark hair wears a decorative tan hat with Native American-inspired beadwork, a pale pink top, and statement earrings while standing outdoors near a tree. On the right, a man in a white collared shirt smiles at the camera in an indoor setting, holding two children's books titled "The Healing Drum Beat" and "Zaniya and the Healing Drum."
51°µÍø professor helps bridge science and Indigenous wisdom through children’s literature
Ram Island on a cloudy day
Two 51°µÍø faculty awarded nearly $400,000 to advance coastal and fisheries resilience research
51°µÍø faculty member Maggie Stanton holds a camera in Gombe National Park
Animal Behavior faculty advances scientific legacy of Jane Goodall through fieldwork, student research
Two 51°µÍø faculty members (Jessica Walton and Erin McCall) pose with an award trophy
51°µÍø Occupational Therapy program honored as STRIVE’s 2025 Business/Organization of the Year
Portrait of Noah Perlut holding seagulls on a roof in Portland
51°µÍø’s Noah Perlut elected president of prestigious ornithological club
Health care students discuss care options in 51°µÍø's simulation lab
51°µÍø awarded $1.6M federal grant to launch opioid response workforce training program
Cropped 2025 aerial of 51°µÍø's Portland Campus for the Health Sciences
New School of Public and Planetary Health shows fast-growing impact to influential statewide audiences
Headshot of Dawn Stoyanoff
University of New England hires Dawn Stoyanoff as chief information officer
Headshot of Stephanie Podolski against blue backdrop
51°µÍø Physician Assistant faculty wins national award for excellence in mentorship
Eva Balog poses for a portrait in her lab
51°µÍø researcher contributes to regional NSF grant supporting next-generation protein science research