Check out the February 29 Kennebec Journal article, “Snowe Leaves a Legacy of Independence,” which quotes retired USM Professor of Political Science Oliver Woshinsky about what he thinks Senator Olympia Snowe will be remembered for.
USM Alumna Morgan Callan Rogers recently published her debut novel, “Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea.” Check out the review in the February 22 Forecaster.
Watch the February 22 WCSH-TV Channel 6 video to see what USM Professors of Psychology Bruce Thompson and Bill Thornton, as well as USM Professional Development Programs instructor Rich Brooks, think about technology and children.
Read USM President Selma Botman’s monthly column, “USM Cultivates Opportunities for Student Innovation,” in the February 20 Portland Press Herald. In it, Botman promotes USM’s commitment to innovative learning.
Read the February 16 Lewiston Sun Journal to learn about USM LAC’s collaboration with Lewiston-based Tree Street Youth program. Students in the youth program toured LAC facilities and programs, including natural and applied sciences, nursing, leadership and social and behavioural sciences programs.
Associate Professor of Music Robert Lehmann performed a violin recital featuring sonatas by Sergei Prokofiev and Johannes Brahms on the USM Gorham campus. Read more about the performance in the February 14 Lewiston Sun Journal.
Check out the February 13 Portland Press Herald review of USM Lewiston-Auburn College’s art exhibit, “The Inspired Hand.” The exhibit includes work by various craft artists.
Read Muskie Professor Charles Colgan’s co-authored February 12 Portland Press Herald “Maine Voices” column, “Getting Economics of Wind Power Right.”
Check out the February 12 Portland Press Herald “Classical Beat” to learn more about USM Professor of Music Laura Kargul’s French romantic music concert at USM.
USM opened two new Learning Commons in both the Gorham and Portland campus libraries in February. Read the February 11 Portland Press Herald and the February 13 Kennebec Journal to learn more about the new student-centered learning spaces.
