FEATURED STORY: President Edmondson Dedicates Crewe Center Practice Room in Honor of Longtime Mentor
FEATURED STORY: From Midcoast Maine to the Big Screen: USM Alum Clint Elliott Brings 20-Year Story to Life
USM Cohort Joins Global Dialogue at Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland
USM Study Reveals $384M Boost
Veterans Say Federal Program Helped Them Find Support – and Success in College
USM Campus “SNAPs Into Action”
University News
Press Releases
The Maine Monitor spotlights MOSS Center at Catherine Cutler Institute
11/23/25
(The Maine Monitor): The Maine Opioid Settlement Support (MOSS) Center, housed in USM’s Catherine Cutler Institute, is helping local municipalities spend opioid settlement money appropriately and maintain data on where it’s going.
USM’s Office of Commercialization featured on Maine Business Show (Maine Life Media/WCSH6)
11/24/25
USM’s public-private partnership with the New England Ocean Cluster helps support blue economy startups, like Viable Gear, a company that uses a seaweed based bio-plastic to replace traditional plastics for food harvesters. Segment runs from 6:20-10:30.
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Writer’s Guide to Campus
Every college campus has its own language of abbreviations and acronyms. Some of the terminology regarding degrees and titles is common throughout higher education. But certain examples are unique to USM. From LAC to QC2, this guide helps you make sense of it all by setting a standard format for official campus communications.
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