USM Earth Month Events Connect Classroom Learning with Campus Action
Throughout April, the University of Southern Maine celebrated Earth Month with a series of campus events for students, faculty, and community partners to explore … Read More
From Portland, Maine to Montana: USM Students to Map Climate Refuges Across Country in Summer Roadshow
This summer, a group of students and alumni from the University of Southern Maine will embark on a 2,000–mile journey from the stone coast … Read More
Linda Woodard awarded Lifetime Achievement Award from Maine Environmental Education Association
Linda Woodward, Lifetime Achievement Award Linda has dedicated 35 years to Maine Audubon where she served as Director of the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center … Read More
The Contingent Professor: Advice for Adjuncts
Professor Emeritus, Robert Sanford, and former member of the Environmental Science & Policy department, Daniel Martínez, have published a new book. The Contingent Professor: … Read More
ESP student Ian Mowatt receives 3rd place research poster award at the 2025 Northeast Natural History Conference
Congratulations to ESP’s Ian Mowatt! This research began under the 2023-2024 MEIF-funded Maine-Greenland Collaboration grant. Ian joined this research in 2024, when he received a … Read More
Environmental Science & Policy students present at the American Association of Geographers Conference in Detroit.
Students, Kaitlyn MacPhee & Lily Newton and ESP Associate Professor, Vanessa Levesque presented their poster “Explorations of Resilience Adaptive Capacities in Rural Maine Municipalities” at the American Association of Geographers Conference in Detroit this March.
Environmental Science and Policy students present at the Northeast Natural History Conference
Environmental Science & Policy Students, Ian Mowatt & Sage Tocci, presented posters at the Northeast Natural History Conference on Saturday, April 5.
Dr. Staples presents at the Maine Entomological Society
Join Dr. Staples for this online presentation with the Maine Entomological Society as he shares ongoing studies from the Environmental Entomology and Chemical Ecology Laboratory (EECEL) at USM, where researchers investigate how trace amounts of pesticides and pollutants can subtly alter insect behavior and physiology, with potential ripple effects across entire ecosystems.
ESP Alumni create “Forgotten Lore Eco Lodge”
Environmental Science & Policy alumni and brothers, Matt and Jason Duff, have built a special place in the Maine woods. Forgotten Lore Eco Center … Read More
Environmental Science & Policy graduate highlighted by the Maine Climate Council
The Maine Climate Council interviewed recent Environmental Science & Policy graduate, Carter Frank.