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Driving Discovery at 51°µÍø

The University of New England is home to a thriving research community dedicated to advancing knowledge and improving lives. Here you’ll find the latest updates, achievements, and discoveries from across our academic and research programs.

Students tie off a weather monitoring system
51°µÍø researchers advance environmental monitoring across forest, coastal ecosystems
Portrait of John Austin
51°µÍø’s John Austin to publish new book on leading through uncertainty
Michele Polacsek
51°µÍø’s Michele Polacsek co-authors two studies on student experiences with school meals
Two 51°µÍø students pose with a wave monitoring device on a research boat
51°µÍø leads study to measure impacts of coastal engineering on Maine’s shoreline
Shaw Innovation Fellow Emily Battye (A.B.S.N., ’26) leads a panel discussion in Girard Innovation Hall
Student innovators explore how design can reshape maternal care in Maine
51°µÍø students compete in eel enclosure competition.
51°µÍø students use innovation to enhance enclosures for 'happy eels'
51°µÍø leadership and a Norwegian academic delegation pose for a group photo
51°µÍø formalizes partnership with The Arctic University of Norway
51°µÍø student Lydia Jones poses in front of a research poster
51°µÍø senior conducts research on the Arctic, in the Arctic, through 51°µÍø exchange program
51°µÍø students pose in front of the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland
51°µÍø-led impact study finds Maine Mariners add millions to Portland economy
Kara Mickiewicz with her faculty advisor and other students
A transfer student discovers her niche through marine research at 51°µÍø