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Posted April 3, 2013
As the recipient of the 3rd annual USM Provost’s Research Fellowship for the 2012-2013 academic year, Professor Piers Beirne examined the pervasiveness of animals in Hogarth’s art, focusing on the 1751 print collection The Four Stages of Cruelty, in light of how the animals are portrayed and the artist’s interpretation of animal cruelty.
Posted April 1, 2013
Dr. David Carey Jr., a Professor of History, Women and Gender Studies, was recently named Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHS). His research focuses on the indigenous populations in Latin America, specifically those who live in Guatemala.
Posted April 1, 2013
Assistant Professor of Film Studies Ariel Rogers arrived at USM last September as part of the team developing a Film Studies minor at USM. Her research is centered on how the experience of cinema has transformed in conjunction with different movie technologies.
Posted April 1, 2013
The Muskie School of Public Service recently prepared "Chartbook: Older Adults and Adults with Physical Disabilities: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)", co-authored by Muskie School’s research staff members Stuart Bratesman, Louise Olsen, Cathy McGuire, Tina Gressani, Cindy Shaw, Catherine Gunn, Jasper Ziller, Karen Mauney, and Julie Fralich.
Posted March 29, 2013
Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Networking Conference - Advancing Women in Academia to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 250 Haskell Road, in Bangor, ME.
Keynote speaker will be Dr. Jaime Lester of George Mason University on "Women Can't Have it All? Work-life Issues in Higher Education."
Posted March 28, 2013
The Muskie School’s PPM program will offer 9 courses for distance students in the Fall 2013 semester, including classes on finance, human resources, and strategic planning.
Posted February 26, 2013
Maine legislators attending the Policy Leaders Academy Health Care Forum session on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, were presented with an overview and highlights of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as it affects Maine's uninsured population.
Posted February 21, 2013
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) funds student-faculty collaboration across all disciplines. Each year, students are awarded fellowships for a one year research project. Current UROP fellows will be on hand to discuss their work on February 27th from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Woodbury Center Amphitheater on the Portland campus. Their posters will be on display through March 1st. This is an excellent opportunity to explore what's happening in student research and learn more about UROP at USM.
Posted February 14, 2013
Dr. Meghan Brodie, Assistant Professor of Theatre and a faculty member in the Women and Gender Studies program, will be directing Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s "Orlando" this coming April at USM.
Posted February 14, 2013
Assistant Professor of Art Kelly Hrenko and Associate Professor of Literacy Andrea Stairs co-authored an article entitled "Creative Literacy: A New Space of Pedagogical Understanding" recently published in the journal Across the Disciplines - A Journal of Language, Learning, and Academic Writing.
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