USM Public Affairs

In a report by the Portland Press Herald on December 31, Muskie Professor Charles Colgan was quoted as saying good sales news across the State may have minimal impact on the economy.

Muskie Professor Charles Colgan provides his expert opinion on three project proposals for an unused mill space in Lewiston, as reported in the December 30 Lewiston Sun Journal.

Firooza Pavri, Muskie associate professor of geography, published the editorial “Geospatial technologies will affect our future” in the December 30 Bangor Daily News.

Barbara Walsh will apply her professional writing experience to a new course, “Telling Stories That Matter: An Introduction to Digital Storytelling and Creative Writing,” offered at LAC for the 2012-13 school year as reported in the December 30 Kennebec Journal.

Julia Bowen, a student at LAC, was one of five non-traditional students awarded the scholarship, based on her financial need, letters of recommendation and personal statement. For more information, check out the December 29 edition of the Lewiston Sun Journal.

The New York Times used an Osher Map Library engraving to illustrate the article, “A Warm Update to a Chilly Arctic Ballad,” posted on December 29.

Professor of Economics Michael Hillard stopped by “207” on December 28 to talk about Congress’s extension of unemployment benefits and it’s effect on Mainers. Check it out at WCSH-TV Channel 6.

Muskie Professor Charles Colgan weighs in on Maine’s economy in a December 27 MPBN interview.

NBC Nightly News ran a profile about the Hour Exchange Portland on December 27, including an interview with USM Sociology Professor Ed Collom.

In a December 24 Portland Press Herald interview, Muskie Research Professor Richard Barringer spoke about his National Park Service report suggesting to fund environmental improvement projects in Maine. He also spoke with the Bangor Daily News on December 27, and the Lewiston Sun Journal on December 29.