We welcome two new librarians to our staff and congratulate Sonya Durney on the completion of her Ph.D.! Welcoming Ann Price Ann Price is the new Access Services Librarian at Ketchum Library. Prior to coming to UNE, she was the Community Resources Coordinator at Portland Public Library. Ann has a Master of Library and Information […]
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Bendable Resources for Maine Summers
Maine’s lifelong learning platform has resources to help you get into the great outdoors and enjoy Maine’s summers. Learn about animal tracking, how to identify trees on a hike, how baby birds learn to sing or how fungi move. Content is created and curated by local experts and is free for all Maine residents.
Images of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence
Images of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence: Opening Reception
May 5, 2023
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ketchum Library Art Gallery
Work from UNE’s Histology and Imaging Core and Paintings by Honour Mack May 5 – September 29, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, May 5, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Free and open to the public; refreshments served. This exhibit features images of biological samples produced by scientists on our campus in Biddeford in conversation with the […]
Drag Story Hour
Drag Queen Story Hour
April 27, 2023
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Ketchum Library Art Gallery
Patty Bourrée is a Boston-based drag queen known for her big voice and hilarious storytelling. She appears regularly around New England in her original one-woman shows including ArtPatty, Are You Mad at Me?, and Another Evening with Patty Bourrée. The director of Boston’s chapter of Drag Story Hour, Patty has also performed at libraries and […]
UNE Joins the Open Education Network
The University of New England has joined the Open Education Network (OEN), an alliance of colleges, universities and other organizations working together to promote the use of open educational resources (OERs), especially open textbooks, in higher education. OERs are defined as “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been […]
Be Here Now: Practices for Mindfulness
Join us every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Ketchum Library Art Gallery for an exploration of mindful-awareness practices that will help you to build a friendly relationship with your mind and allow you space to relax and reflect. We will meet for 30 minutes on Wednesdays to cultivate curiosity and happiness, […]
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Inspiring Change
We invite you to contemplate how you might make change in your communities in rememberance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s legacy continues to inspire and motivate change makers because he calls on us to find a cause to which we are willing to dedicate our lives. He dedicated his life to racial […]
Data Management & Sharing; How to comply with the NIH Change
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have issued a Data Mangement and Sharing Policy, effective January 25, 2023. The purpose of this policy is to promote the sharing of scientific data in order to provide robust public access to research, and follow FAIR principles. It is part of an effort by NIH to improve the […]
DEI Resources for our Community
Whether you are looking for articles on health disparities, hoping to find a good novel that features diverse characters, or are just starting to think about DEI issues, we have resources for you. Our DEI resource site is a place to begin exploring diversity, equity and inclusion in all of its complexities. The materials available on our […]
Introducing Bendable Maine
We are very excited about Maine’s new lifelong learning platform Bendable Maine. The Maine State Library has curated content tailored to the interests of, and in many cases created by, Maine residents. Includes resources for learning hundreds of languages, technology, cooking, crafts, local history and ecology, personal finance and more. A few examples of the […]