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USM Nursing Students Continue Decades-Long Partnership Supporting Maine’s Fishing Community

Senior nursing students from the University of Southern Maine spent three days last week providing free preventative health screenings for fishermen, shellfish harvesters, and their families during the Maine Fishermen’s Forum at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The screenings — including blood pressure checks, cholesterol testing, hearing screenings, and health education — are part of the Casco Bay Fishing and Coastal Communities Partnership, a long-running outreach initiative through the USM School of Nursing that connects students with Maine’s coastal and island communities while offering preventative care to members of the state’s fishing workforce.

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Leadership PhD students complete successful doctoral dissertation defense

The Leadership Studies Department congratulates the following Leadership PhD students on the successful defense of their doctoral dissertations: Lisa C. Luken Dissertation defense dateRead More

From D.C. to Downeast: Muskie School to Host Forum on National Debt and its Impact on Maine

The University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service will host a panel discussion on March 12,examining the nation’s rising debt and what it could mean for Maine’s economy, public services, and the next generation of students entering the workforce.

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USM Renews Partnership with The Arctic University of Norway, Expanding Student Exchange and Applied Research Collaboration

On Feb. 26, The University of Southern Maine and The Arctic University of Norway renewed and expanded a long-running institutional collaboration agreement, reaffirming a transatlantic partnership rooted in student exchange, faculty collaboration, and applied research, shaped by a shared North Atlantic perspective. It builds on nearly a decade of academic engagement designed to connect USM students with international learning and research opportunities alongside peers in northern Norway.

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