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		<title>Muskie Professor, Public to Discuss Sea Level Rise Planning in Bayside</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the USM Muskie School’s Environmental Finance Center (EFC) on February 24 for a presentation and discussion on sea level rise adaptation in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. The event is free and open to the public.]]></description>
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		<title>New Report: Personal Experiences with Long-Term Care Services and Supports</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/26/new-report-personal-experiences-with-long-term-care-services-and-supports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent report prepared for the Maine Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, researchers at the Muskie School of Public Service captured the first-hand experiences and input of long-term care supports and services consumers,  family members, workers, advocates, and community members so that their voices might become an integral part of state-wide planning for  such services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professor Charlie Colgan presents 2012 Maine Economic Forecast</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/10/professor-charlie-colgan-presents-2012-maine-economic-forecast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 10, Professor Charlie Colgan presented his 2012 economic forecast for the state of Maine at the annual event &#8220;Breakfast with Charlie.&#8221; Colgan is a former Maine state economist and current chair of the Muskie School of Public Service Community Planning &#38; Development master&#8217;s program. Presentation slides and audio from this morning&#8217;s presentation are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Findings on &#8216;New Americans&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/04/new-findings-on-new-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kradke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Americans project, a collaboration between the USM Muskie School and Oldham Innovative Research, has released its final report, New Americans: Child Care Decision-making of Refugee and Immigrant Parents of English Language Learners.]]></description>
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		<title>NRCOI Launches New Online Tool</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2012/01/04/nrcoi-launches-new-online-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of data collection on how states train and support child welfare supervisors, the National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI) recently introduced the Supervisor Training Project.]]></description>
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		<title>Disability &amp; Aging Program to Serve as Evaluator for National Dual Eligible Demonstration Program</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/11/04/disability-aging-program-to-serve-as-evaluator-for-national-dual-eligible-demonstration-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a subcontractor for the national Dual Eligible Demonstration Program of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Muskie School&#8217;s Disability &#38; Aging program will serve as lead contact and evaluator for four states participating in the program. The Research Triangle Institute is the prime contractor and winner of the five-year, $15 million contract. Additional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Policy Program Receives Legal Assistance for Victims Grant</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/11/04/justice-policy-program-receives-legal-assistance-for-victims-grant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Muskie School&#8217;s Justice Policy Program (JPP) within the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy has received a Legal Assistance for Victims grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women. The $400,000 award will fund the Tri-County Advocacy Partnership (TCAP) in its efforts to enhance and expand the availability of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/10/04/2011-maine-crime-victimization-survey-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slitwiller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 3, the Maine Statistical Analysis Center released the 2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report, conducted to raise awareness among Maine policymakers, practitioners, advocacy organizations, and the public of crime victimization trends in Maine. The report includes data on identify theft, stalking and property crime, public perception of safety and law enforcement, and crime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Receives Quality Award</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/09/09/national-child-welfare-workforce-institute-receive-national-quality-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slitwiller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI), a partnership between the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service, the National Indian Child Welfare Association, and eight universities throughout the nation, has been awarded the 2011 Quality Award by the National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA). Given annually in recognition of outstanding performance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Muskie School Celebrates 2011 Baron Award Recipients</title>
		<link>http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/muskie/2011/08/09/the-muskie-school-celebrates-2011-baron-award-recipients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 5, the USM Muskie School of Public Service staff and faculty gathered in the Wishcamper Center to celebrate this year’s Catherine A. Baron Endowment award recipients: Sun Young Yoon, Kyle Radke, and Diane Gout. Created in 2006 in honor of former Muskie senior staff member Catherine Baron, the Baron Endowment supports the professional [...]]]></description>
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