University of Southern Maine

News Releases 2008-2009

During the summer of 2008, the Office of Public Affairs transitioned from posting its news releases on this Web page to a blog at: blogs.usm.maine.edu/publicaffairs. For more info, please contact the Office of Public Affairs at 780-4200 or e-mail: lmooney@usm.maine.edu.

Note: Some of the releases archived below, beginning in May 2008, may be accessible on this page and on the new blog.

News Releases 2007-2008

September 1, 2007 to July 2008

July

• USM’s African American Collection of Maine Acquires OOB Guest House Register
• USM Undergraduates Conduct Summer Research
• USM Child And Family Centers Earn National NAEYC Accreditation
• USM Researcher Looking to Prevent Cancer with Berries: Maine ‘Ripe’ for Neutraceutical Industry
• USM Uses Davis Educational Foundation Grant to Implement New General Education Curriculum
• USM’s Employee Wellness Program Gets the Gold
• USM Faculty Member Ana Lazar Receives Fulbright Award
• K-12 Teachers at USM for a Look Into an Invisible World
• “People, Planet, Profit” Themes of USM On-Line Business Program
• USM Faculty Member Receives Fulbright Award

June

• Tips for the Incoming College Student
• Professor Evan Richert of the USM Muskie School Recognized with 2008 Visionary Award from the Gulf of Maine Council
• USM Life Story Center Launches Interactive Web Site
• Portland Freedom Trail to Commemorate First Year Anniversary with Two Events
• Middle School Engineering Campers Unveil Their Gizmo on Friday, June 27
• USM Southworth Planetarium Receives 2008 Best of Portland Award
• USM’s WMPG Sixth Annual Bluegrass Spectacular 6:30 p.m, Monday, June 30
• USM Wins International Artificial Intelligence Competition
• USM Hosts Sport Psychology Institute
• USM Professor named International Fellow in Behavior Analysis
• Vermont Playwrights Award Winner Announced
• USM Writer’s Conference Offers Free Public Readings
• Parents Beware:  Teens Entering U.S. Workforce Risk Exposure to Sexual Harassment on the Job
• USM’s Summer Music Offerings

May

• Awards Presented at 2008 Commencement of the University of Maine School of Law
• USM Students’ Artificial Intelligence Program to Compete at World Congress on Computational Intelligence
• University of Maine School of Law Graduates 71
• University of Maine School of Law Graduation Features Keynote Address by the Honorable Frank M. Coffin
• USM Makes Cuts to Balance FY ‘09 Budget, Invest in Future Growth
• Local Upward Bound at USM Scholar Named One of 254 Nationally to Receive $20,000 in Scholarships from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
• USM Evenings at Abromson Screens Documentary about Sports Fans
• USM Honors 10 Retired Faculty and Distinguished Staff Members at Recent Commencement Ceremonies
• USM Corporate Partners Host Angus King at Monthly Breakfast Meeting Wed. May 14
• Scholarship Helps Community College Students Seeking USM Degree
• USM Grads Told Active Citizenship Changed the Nation
• USM’s 128th Commencement
• Auburn’s Mark A. Coursey Named USM’s 2008 Student Commencement Speaker

April

• USM Presents an Evening of Storytelling
• One Thousand Graduates To March at USM Commencement
• USM’s OLLI Honors Members in Their 90s
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation “Cover the Uninsured Week” at USM April 30, 2008
• USM is looking for Women to Participate in a Weight-Loss Study
• USM Earth Day Fair Features Water Tasting
• USM’s Third Annual Knap-In A Fun Family Event in Gorham
• The University of Southern Maine SIFE Team Receives Recognition at Regional Competition
• USM Students Organize Earth Day Fair
• Homemaking & Snowbabies at the North Pole: The Peary Polar Quest Through a Women's Lens
• Policy Soundings Features Incoming USM President Selma Botman
• USM Thinking Matters: From Soccer to Urban Sprawl
• USM Professor’s Book Introduces Non-Lawyers to the U.S. Legal System
• Author of “Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith” reading at USM
• USM Hosts Northern Ireland Mission to Explore Maine’s Creative Economy
• Expert Speaks on Role of Vice Presidency in Presidential Elections
  Senator Muskie’s 1968 Candidacy Viewed as Pivotal

March

• Informational Session on Educational Psychology M.S. that focuses on Applied Behavior Analysis to be held Tuesday, April 8, 2008
• Bring Maine Together For Children - Maine Celebrates National Week of the Young Child
• USM’s English Department Hosting Free Lectures about Shakespeare
• USM School of Business Students and Alumni Form Investment Club
• Board of Visitors Presents New Report on the Future of the University of Southern Maine
• USM Board of Visitors to present "A Southern Maine Imperative II"
• Muslim/Jewish Relations Experts Judea Pearl and Akbar Ahmed to Speak at USM April 7
• USM’s Community Radio Station WMPG Launches Spring Begathon on Monday, March 31
• USM Responds to Business Community with Creation of Insurance Track
• April Informational Session on "Teaching ALL Students"
• Media Invited to view Maine Artist Paint in USM Gallery
• USM Looking For Women to Participate in Weight-Loss Study

February

• Israeli Veteran to Speak at USM about Israeli Occupation of Palestine
• New Book on Who Participates in Politics and Why
• USM Hosts A Hysterical Maine Event
• Business Leaders Named To Head USM School of Business Advisory Council
• USM Site for National Entrepreneurship Week in Maine Events
• Women and Gender Studies Program Presents Annual International Women’s Day Dinner
• Master of Possibilities
• Academic Programs To Be Evaluated
• USM Students Staff Soup Kitchen on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Shakespeare Revises “Hamlet"

January

• Informational Session on “Teaching ALL Students”
• USM Exhibit Celebrates African American Life in Central Maine
• Public Invited to Focus the Nation Teach-in on Global Warming
• USM Professor Thinks College Isn't for Everyone
• USM Looking for Women to Participate in Weight-Loss Study
• WMPG's 13th Annual Fat Tuesday Celebration Slated for February 5
• Leonard W. and Mary Jane Hill Cummings Donate Archives of The Bridge to USM's African American Collection of Maine
• USM Presents Budget Plan to Trustees
• USM Presidential Search Finalists
• The Nation Columnist Katha Pollitt to Read at USM Stonecoast MFA Event in Freeport on January 11
• USM Corporate Partners Host "Breakfast With Charlie"

December

• USM's MCBER Wins Award for Excellence in Economic Development Research
• USM/ARAMARK Contribute to Toys for Tots
• Kwanzaa Exhibition Open in USM's Glickman Family Library through January 10

November

• Yale University Professor to Speak at USM about Jimi Hendrix
• Mumps Confirmed on USM Campus
• WMPG Presents Panel Discussion on Diversity and Discrimination
• USM Course About Shopping More Than a Trip to the Mall
• The Power of Art Inspires USM Professor
• USM Residential Life and ARAMARK Dining Services Support Toys for Tots
• USM Muskie School Appoints Barbara Hart To Domestic Violence Research Team
• USM LAC Leadership Gifts Announced
• USM Student Business Plan Competition Finalist Sets Up Shop in Portland
• University of Southern Maine Professor Busts New England Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday Myths
• USM's '07-'08 Trustee Professor Writing New Book about Novel "Peyton Place"
• USM Professors Are Named Fulbright Scholars In ’07-’08 Fulbright Scholar Program
• National Guard Soldier Awarded First USM John S. Ricci Fellowship
• USM Research Finds High Chromium Levels in Right Whales

October

• USM Muskie School Researcher Wins National Achievement Award
• USM Muskie School Partners With Goodall Hospital On Patient Safety Research
• USM Panel Discussion Examines Artistic Expression and Free Speech Within the University
• USM’s WMPG Announces 12th Annual Record & CD Sale
• UMaine Law School Lecture Examines Race, American Law and Victim Compensation
• Academic Freedom and the War on Terrorism
• Participants Needed for USM Study on Adult Children Caring for Aged Parents
• University of Southern Maine Presents the Portland Playback Theatre Performing “Holidays from Heaven and Hell”
• Business Coalition Holds First Symposium To Address Employment For People With Disabilities
• USM’s School of Business Announces New Sport Management Concentration, Appoints New Associate Professor
• USM School of Business Hosts Executive Forum 2007
• Actress, Comedienne Appears At USM To Celebrate National Disability Employment Month
• Conforti Named USM Distinguished Professor
• USM Sampson Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Reception, Exhibition, and Conference
• Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esq. to give 15th Annual Coffin Lecture on 9/11 Funds

September

• USM Premiers Film About Cutting and Self-Injury
• USM’s Muskie School Professor Richard Barringer receives NASPAA award
• New Book About First African American Woman Author Edited by USM Professor
• USM Office of Undergraduate Admissions to host Fall Open House
• USM Osher Map Library Lecture Open to Public on October 2
• Author Michael White to read at USM Portland Book Store
• USM and Portland host Waterfront Development Conference
• USM's Sampson Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary with "Catalyst for Change Award"
• Community Radio WMPG at USM Announces Major Fund-Raiser, Fall Begathon
• Defender of Academic Freedom Opens USM Convocation
• USM Muskie Forum Examines Changes in Healthcare Workforce

 

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