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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.

A USM researcher has won a $400,000 NIH grant to study the health outcomes of Maine women after pregnancy.

The University of Southern Maine will observe its 141st Commencement with a virtual celebration, featuring a keynote address by best-selling author and national anti-racism thought leader Ibram X. Kendi and a senior address by Human Biology major Grace Muheto of Portland.

This spring, Jennifer Yazwinski's struggles will pay off when she graduates with her Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.

Grace Muheto ‘21 hopes to shock her friends when the University of Southern Maine’s 2021 Virtual Commencement is presented on the morning of May 8th. The shy young woman, who once quaked when she had to speak in front of her classes, will take the podium during the celebration and deliver the student address.

At the 75th annual Maine State Science Fair, held virtually on Saturday, April 3, the University of Southern Maine (USM) extended nearly a quarter-million dollars in merit-based scholarship offers to 10 Maine high school juniors for their passionate pursuit of science-based solutions for real problems facing their local communities.

For anyone quartered on USM’s Portland Campus who longed for an unobstructed view of Durham Street, these must be happy days.

Researchers at the University of Southern Maine and Harvard University have released a new report examining COVID-19 deaths and their discovery that African-American women are dying at rates higher than men in other racial and ethnic groups.

The M.S.Ed. in Literacy Education will start by offering two online courses in fall 2021 and two in spring of 2022. All will be seven-week courses and asynchronous, which means students don’t have to attend class at a set time.

Now that Woodbury Campus Center has been razed to make way for the Portland Commons Residence Hall, you might be wondering what’s next. First, there’s a little cleanup work to do — about 650 tons’ worth.