USM linguist co-authors Penobscot children’s book
For more than 100 years, Penobscot parents read their children the tribal community’s most beloved folk tales from old photocopied sheets of paper. The … Read More
U.S. News names Portland a best place to live in America
The editors of U.S. News & World Report have made it official: Maine’s largest city is among the best places to live in America. … Read More
USM’s Admissions success featured on NPR’s Marketplace
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The record-setting size of the University of Southern Maine’s incoming class of 2025 — fueled by a 33% increase in out-of-state students — caught … Read More
Critters: Mythical, Real & Imagined Virtual Exhibit by Ilana Welch 21′
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Explore a two-part virtual exhibit titled Critters: Mythical Real & Imagined curated by Honors Graduate, Ilana Welch 21′ Critters I Critters II “From the first cave paintings … Read More
Finalists announced for inaugural USM Cubesat Design Competition
Maine middle and high school finalists to construct and launch high-altitude microsatellite designs The University of Southern Maine is pleased to announce six Maine … Read More
OML offers bird’s eye look at post-Civil War Maine
The Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education project — “Maine’s Bird’s Eye Views, 1870-1905” — has gathered 80 aerial renderings of Maine communities published during the era. Each has been digitized and made available to the public online.
Business student parlays 1.8 million TiKTok followers into job with Hasbro
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The first time Hasbro sent Sophie Jamison a box of Nerf freebies, she hailed that day as “the absolute coolest.” “I remember running down … Read More
African American Collection unveils exhibit on Maine’s Black families
The University of Southern Maine’s African American Collection has unveiled the first of six new digital exhibitions, highlighting 200 years of families in Maine. … Read More
USM researcher receives $400,000 NIH grant
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An assistant research professor with the Public Health Program at USM’s Muskie School of Public Service has received a major three-year, $400,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the health outcomes of new mothers in Maine.
Honors faculty Ashley Towle: “The Past Shows the Way Forward”
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Read Honors and History professor Ashley Towle’s column in the Portland Press Herald: Black History Month: The Past Shows the Way Forward