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University of Southern Maine researchers identify ambulance deserts, rural healthcare needs

Areas with the most limited access to ambulance services include the Appalachian region in the South, Western states with difficult mountainous terrain, coastal areas across the U.S., and the rural mountainous areas of Maine, Vermont, Oregon, and Washington.

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Gorham Savings Bank Invests in Maine’s Future with $75,000 Gift to the USM Foundation

The Bank’s gift includes a $50,000 Founding Sponsorship pledge to support the McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success, now under construction on the University of Southern Maine (USM) Portland Campus and scheduled to open this coming September. 

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USM to open $2.5M nursing simulation center 

The opening celebration and ribbon cutting will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25 in the Science Building on the University’s Portland Campus. Members of the media will have the opportunity to tour the space, see the simulation lab in action, and interview students and faculty on site.

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USM to celebrate 143rd Commencement on Saturday, May 6th

The University of Southern Maine will celebrate its 143rd Commencement on Saturday, May 6th with nearly 1,000 graduates scheduled to participate. The event, scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, will feature comments from University President Jacqueline Edmondson, student speaker Nadine Bravo, and featured speaker Neil Genzlinger ‘77, a New York Times journalist and USM alumnus.

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Local, cross-system collaboration improves youth safety and wellbeing for over 100 youth across Maine communities

Regional Care Teams,  a collaborative of the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute, the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) and the Center for Youth Policy and Law at the University of Maine School of Law, released a report summarizing the progress of the its initiative over its second year of operation.

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