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Current News Briefs
John Richardson's blog
features our new Environmental Sustainability minor
August 20, 2007:
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/014846.html
ASET researchers on global
issues
Senior Research Scientist Lew
Incze of USM's Biosciences Research Institute of Southern
Maine was quoted in the July 25 Gloucester Daily Times about
the possibility that continued ocean warming may drive cod
from the Georges Bank. Read the story at
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_206093924?keyword=secondarystory.
Golf for Computer Science -
an annual favorite
Join us Monday, September
10, 2007 for the annual Wright Express Governor's Golf
Tournament to benefit Scholarships at the University of
Southern Maine. In addition to the afternoon flight of
golf to benefit the Governor's Computer Science
Scholarship in the USM School of Applied Science,
Engineering, and Technology, this year we've added a
morning flight of golf to benefit scholarships in the USM
School of Business. When you tee off at The Woodlands Club
in Falmouth, Maine, you'll become a part of this wonderful
day of "golf with a purpose". Join us for a day of fun,
camaraderie, and prizes... and a truly great cause.
These scholarships
represent part of Wright Express' commitment to supporting
instruction in these USM programs at all levels of
education and to encouraging enterprising young people to
stay in Maine. USM President Richard Pattenaude noted the
far-reaching benefits of the scholarships: "Too many of
our students face demanding financial and personal
challenges that are barriers to their success. The most
powerful tool we have to help build the new economy is the
support that helps talented students obtain a college
education. USM counts on private donations to provide the
bulk of the support."
Come and be a part of this
fun, worthwhile event. Register your players. Better yet,
help sponsor the event and get great name recognition.
Sign up today to ensure your company's space in the
tournament.
www.usm.maine.edu/wexgolf.
Wise Laboratory and
Department of Environmental Science in the news
May 29, 2007:
Professor of Applied Medical Science John Wise's research is
in the news again from the U.K.'s Guardian to DailyIndia.com.
Read about his research that suggests potential risk of
cancer from Depleted Uranium weapons at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,2074419,00.html
and
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/141350.php/Depleted-Uranium-weapons-can-cause-lung-cancer.
If you want to check out USM's Wise Laboratory of
Environmental and Genetic Toxicology, see
http://www.usm.maine.edu/toxicology/.
Each year, USM hosts the Maine Departmental of Environmental
Protection Children's Water Festival. Associate Professor of
Environmental Science Rob Sanford is the point-person for
this event designed for middle schoolers. Read a brief story
about this year's Festival on
www.MaineToday.com
at
http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/012010.html.
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