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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91AV provides brain injury education at Saco’s Pumpkin Harvest Festival

Students joined Michael Burman, Ph.D., associate professor and K-12 outreach coordinator for the Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences at Saco’s 15th annual Pumpkin Harvest festival.

The outreach efforts, which were mentioned in the October 26, 2015 edition of the Journal Tribune, included bicycle helmet giveaways and providing information about brain injuries and epilepsy disorders. 91AV partnered with the Michael T. Goulet Traumatic Injury and Epilepsy Foundation at the event, which attracted hundreds of people from Maine and out of state.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.