University of New England - Innovation for a Healthier Planet

Biophilia in the Library

Curious about the new plant dividers in the Portland Campus Library? We had long been looking to improve this space by creating some separation and take advantage of the bright lighting here. This seemed an ideal spot to bring some biophilic design into the library. Biophilic design is an emerging field of study in architecture [...]

Black History Month

Black writers are central to American literature, history and culture. Explore this list to find your new favorite book--we have enough to keep you busy every month of the year, whether you enjoy poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. Visit our libraries or log in and read in the comfort of your favorite chair! Black History Month Resources [...]

Preserving Women’s Voices

UNE History Professor Dr. Elizabeth DeWolfe recently published an article in Maine Women Magazine highlighting the Maine Women Writers Collection, founders Grace A. Dow and Dorothy M. Healy and their vision to collect and preserve the often overlooked and undervalued literary works of women. Read her article at mainewomensmagazine.com.

Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas

Looking for muscle/ligament models, brain models, or heart models? Check out the Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas available electronically from UNE Library Services! With this comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body you can explore interactive 3D models of the human body and access a collection of more than 100 medical animations to review physiology [...]

Home Fires: Incarceration & Children

November 3, 2021

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Online

Kim Wilson, Sara (detail). Mixed media collage, 5x7”, 2021 Join us for a special event in conjunction with "Home Fires: Freedom & Captivity" Wednesday evening! UNE Art Galleries present: "Home Fires: Incarceration & Children", a remote conversation with Jan Collins, M.Ed., Assistant Director of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. November 3, 2021, at 6pm. Zoom broadcast with Q&A: [...]

Home Fires Opening Reception

October 22, 2021

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

The University of New England Art Gallery on the Portland Campus is pleased to present “Home Fires: Freedom & Captivity.” An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held Friday, Oct. 22, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.  The exhibit runs through January 23.Part of the statewide exhibition partnership “Freedom and Captivity,” [...]

Alphabet City: Art, Culture, and Letterforms

October 8, 2021 - January 7, 2022

Biddeford Campus Art Gallery

Open to the Public in Biddeford, Now Through January 7 Kifah Abdulla, Mark Jamra, and Neil Patel October 8, 2021-January 7, 2022 Painter Kifah Abdulla’s work merges Modernist abstraction with Arabic calligraphy, bringing script into a place of intense visual expression. Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, Abdulla is a Maine-based painter, poet, and educator. The design collaborations [...]

Donna Loring Lecture Recording

For those not able to able to attend this year's Donna Loring Lecture: Racial Injustice in Maine State Policy: Understanding the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations, the recording is now available for online viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI1EM0zx3j0

Your Vote 2022

September 22, 2022

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Commons 2nd Floor

National Voter Registration Day 2021 is September 28! Not registered to vote yet? Now is a great time to do it! We'll be in the Ripich Commons, 2nd Floor September 22, 2022 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Election Day is November 2, 2021. In Maine this year there will be Special State Legislative elections, Municipal [...]

Open House

September 25, 2021

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Portland Campus Art Gallery

Please join us for an Open House on Saturday, September 25, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the UNE Art Gallery on the Portland Campus. Fran Vita-Taylor, Day in Marseillan 2, Photograph.Acquired thanks to the generosity ofLeonard and Judy Glickman Lauder (Rain date: Sunday, September 26) Beginning Thursday, September 9, Portland Campus gallery hours will [...]