UNE receives $5M gift for public and environmental health institute

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 22, 2026

The University of New England will have a new research center dedicated to environmental and human health, thanks to a $5 million donation from the founder of IDEXX Laboratories, the school announced Wednesday. The Institute of Public and Planetary Health will be named in honor of donor David Evans Shaw, and is an interdisciplinary research and academic center focused on health sciences, public health, marine and environmental science, political science and sustainable business.