Icelandic engineering contest rewards winners with a trip to Portland Campus
A delegation from Iceland renewed the partnership between Reykjavík University and the University of Southern Maine with a tour of the Portland engineering facilities.
Author to speak on transgender history
posted in: Press releases, Women and Gender Studies Program
Dr. Jen Manion’s book recovers the lives of people assigned female who lived as men and married women in the 18th and 19th centuries in the U.S. and U.K.
USM researchers find emerging adults, 18 to 24, are overrepresented in Maine’s criminal justice system
A new report from the Catherine E. Cutler Institute at the University of Southern Maine shows 1 in 10 young adults ages 18 to 24 in Maine have had some level of contact with the Maine Department of Corrections.
‘Into the Woods’ allows fairy tale fan to release her inner witch
Sold-out shows deliver a storybook ending for “Into the Woods,” a joint production of the Theatre Department and the Osher School of Music.
A peek into the President’s playlist
posted in: Office of the President, University news
President Jacqueline Edmondson accepts an invitation from WMPG to play five songs with special meaning in her life.
For outdoor sports in early spring, there’s no playing without first plowing
posted in: Department of Athletics, Facilities Management, University news
A plow driver can spend a full eight-hour shift clearing a snowfall of five to eight inches off Hannaford Field.
With good eats and catchy beats, WMPG gets the Mardi Gras party (re)started
For the first time in two years, the “saints came marching in” to the Abromson Center for a traditional Mardi Gras party, hosted by WMPG.
USM’s AGILE My Inbox – Learning from Feedback
posted in: All news, Campus updates, Learning Commons
What is USM’s AGILE My Inbox? USM’s AGILE My Inbox is a weekly newsletter brought to you by the USM’s Learning Support team. Every learner can become more AGILE, which … Read More
Speakers with ties to Iran spur discussion about protest movement
A Nursing student was so bothered by the treatment of protesters in Iran that he organized a panel discussion to make the campus community more aware of the situation.
Donated children’s books welcome New Mainer families
Thanks to a partnership between the University of Southern Maine and Portland nonprofit I’m Your Neighbor Books, about 100 Saco students will get new books.