USM Public Affairs

As the gubernatorial race heats up, the following USM political scientists are available for interviews.  All three are experienced interviewees on Maine and national political trends, and are easily accessible by phone and e-mail.

To arrange an interview, contact Bob Caswell or Judie O’Malley of USM Public Affairs at 780-4200 or caswell@usm.maine.edu and omalley@usm.maine.edu. After hours, call 207-839-2026 (Caswell) and 207-839-6402 (O’Malley).

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USM Media Studies graduate (’01) Sarah Hilchey was recognized on September 17 in the Village Soup for her promotion  to the “Quality Team” at Boston Financial.

USM archaeologists were mentioned in a September 17 Portland Press Herald article about Governor Baldacci’s apology to Malaga Island descendants for their ancestor’s eviction from the island.

Professor Robert Sanford and his team of archaeology students were mentioned specifically in a September 24 South Portland Sentry article for digging up artifacts on the island.

On September 16, The Times Record published an article about Seguin Lighthouse, which mentioned the University of Southern Maine for helping the Seguin Island community with regard to historic preservation.

Read about the recent Multicultural Student Center’s Eid al-Fitr celebration in the September 18 Portland Press Herald.  WCSH-TV Channel 6 also covered the celebration and book event, hosted by USM Coordinator of Multicultural Student Affairs Reza Jalali. Jalali’s book is titled, “Moon Watchers: Shirin’s Ramadan Miracle.”

USM Professor of Sociology Luisa Deprez wrote a “Maine Voices” column for the September 16 Portland Press Herald critical of a recent Maine Heritage Policy Center report about Maine’s safety-net social programs.

Read about USM graduate Brandon Turner and his band, The Haberdashery Ensemble, in a September 15 event release in The Forecaster.

David Hartley of Muskie School of Public Service was featured in a print article in Modern Healthcare Magazine for his knowledge of mental health issues in rural areas.  Full article not available online.

Listen to Lecturer in English Michele Cheung’s interview about “Conspiracy Conference X” by Karl Mamer on The Conspiracy Skeptic Podcast. To listen, scroll down to “Conspiracy Conference X” and click on the icon on the right side of the page.

Pictured, left to right; Mehrdaad Ghorashi, Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, Joe Staples, Lynn Rollins, and Nancy Richeson.

University of Southern Maine faculty and staff members attended a Grant Resource Center External Funding Conference to learn more about how to increase effective grant-seeking efforts across the institution. The conference, sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, featured national experts on federal budget and funding priorities, administrative perspectives on the grant-making process, and updates on program initiatives and regulations.

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