Move-In Weekend sets a hopeful tone for the year ahead
Students and parents share their hopes for a successful academic year between lugging all of those boxes during Move-In Weekend.
Brewery internships satisfy a thirst for science
The tests conducted by USM interns will help area breweries prolong beer freshness and eliminate contaminants.
Immigrant experience enriches singer’s Anthem performance at governors’ meeting
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Alain Igiraneza so impressed Gov. Janet Mills by singing the National Anthem at her inauguration that she asked him to sing it again at a meeting of the National Governors Association.
New turf makes every game day a field day
A giant Husky logo at the center of Hannaford Field ensures that school pride is woven into the fabric of the new playing surface.
Reading workshop is a real page-turner for elementary to grad students
President Jacqueline Edmondson tours the classrooms where graduate students are helping elementary and middle school age children improve their literacy skills.
Experiencing Carnegie Hall from the stage
To the University of Southern Maine’s choral students, the real gift of performing on one of the world’s storied stages, Carnegie Hall, is perspective.
Pride parade emphasizes authenticity, advocacy in return from hiatus
About 40 members of the USM community marched in the 2022 Pride Portland! parade in a return to form after the event was postponed for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Broadway star shares Tony moment with Music School lecturer
USM’s Ed Reichert was 20 years ahead of the Tony Awards in recognizing Robyn Hurder’s star quality.
Husky Ruck walks the walk of honoring fallen service members
Veterans Services staff led a group of walkers on a four-mile route around Portland’s Back Cove with five stops along the way to honor members of the USM community who died during active military duty.
Model UN exposes delegates to a new world of possibilities
Regulating cryptocurrencies, protecting pollinators, and repatriating cultural objects to their countries of origin were some of the topics that delegates debated at the Maine Model United Nations Conference.