Research
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Student Receives National Recognition
Jeff Thompson, a USM computer science student mentored by Professor Clare Congdon recently received national recognition as an undergraduate researcher. He was selected as an Honorable Mention in the Computing Research Association's (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award (Male) 2013. More » -
Name the new USM Student Research Journal and win a $25 gift card to USM Bookstore!
Are you a student planning to attend Thinking Matters 2013? You can help us name the student research journal, focused on highlighting research, scholarship and creative activity in all academic fields at USM – exposing students to scholarly writing, manuscript preparation and peer review. Make sure you fill out a card at the event on April 26. More »
News & Events
Posted May 11, 2013
This week, the Maine Youth Transition Collaborative- directed by staff in the Muskie School of Public Service- joined the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Foundation in launching the Success Beyond 18 campaign and released a new series of digital stories, giving voice to youth and their experiences transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
Posted May 10, 2013
On April 23, the Muskie School's Justice Policy program hosted a brown bag discussion on the portrayal of gender and violence in the media that featured a partial screening of The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men and expert panel discussion.
Posted May 8, 2013
Currently on display in the Portland Museum of Art, Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx features an interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design. It includes a 17-foot-tall tower featuring mulitple levels of screens with images that alternately reveal themselves and disappear. The interactive media featured on the tower was designed and programmed by USM's Professor of Art Raphael Diluzio, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science Stephen Houser, and Visiting Artis Programmer Matthias Oostrik.
June 10, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Burton Cross Building, Room 104 @ 111 Sewall Street, Augusta, ME
June 10, 2013
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
United Way of Kennebec Valley, 228 Water Street, Augusta, ME
June 13, 2013
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME
July 10, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Burton Cross Building, Room 104 @ 111 Sewall Street, Augusta, ME
July 10, 2013
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Deparment of Environmental Protection, Ray Lobby Room @ 28 Tyson Drive, Augusta, ME
Faculty Research
Three USM faculty members discuss their research: Dan Stasko, Assistant Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences; Francesca Vassallo, Associate Professor of Political Science; and Christopher Scott, Associate Professor of Exercise, Health, and Sports Science.
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