Doctoral Students 2013
The Wise Laboratory is pleased to announce that three of its doctoralstudent successfully defended their Ph.D. dissertations and willgraduate in May. Specifically, Sandra Wise defended her...
View ArticleManuscripts March 2013
The Wise Laboratory is pleases to announce two manuscripts have beenaccepted for publication. Its manuscript entitled "Chronic Exposure toParticulate Hexavalent Chromium Alters Cdc20 Protein...
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The Wise Laboratory is pleases to announce its manuscript entitled "Global Mercury and Selenium Concentrations in Skin from Free-Ranging Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) has been accepted for...
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The Power of Design
Currently on display in the Portland Museum of Art, Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx features an interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design. It includes a 17-foot-tall tower...
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Muskie School hosts forum on evolving lens of gender in modern culture
On April 23, the Muskie School's Justice Policy program hosted a brown bag discussion on the portrayal of gender and violence in the media that featured a partial screening of The Bro Code: How...
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Maine Youth Transition Collaborative gives voice to youth transitioning out...
This week on Capitol Hill, the Maine Youth Transition Collaborative (MYTC) played an integral role in launching Success Beyond 18, a national campaign to create a better path for young people...
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Policy colloquia broadcast on MPBN Speaking in Maine
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network's Speaking in Maine has broadcast two health policy colloquia hosted by the USM Muskie School in April. You can listen to streaming versions of these broadcasts by...
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Muskie report recommends investment in land conservation, low impact...
If Maine is to ensure the quality of its drinking water, mitigate hazards of flooding, and handle the effects of stormwater, it will have to make widespread use of cost-effective alternatives instead...
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Geo-Anthro students earn summer internships with NASA
Geography-Anthropology students Paul Bourget and Tony Cole have earned summer internships with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Working out of the Goddard Space Flight Center in...
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Muskie School to offer 'Lunch and Learn' series in Augusta
This summer, the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine will hold a ‘Lunch and Learn’ series on critical social issues. The first, “What’s the Problem with Minimum Wage?”...
View ArticleInterdisciplinary Research Teams Funded
Four teams of USM faculty and students from the sciences, technology, arts and humanities have come together with industry and community partners to conduct research ranging from how Maine businesses...
View ArticleAn Engineering Student Teacher Team
Dr. Mehrdaad Ghorashi, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and Jacob Finley, a mechanical engineering major, presented their paper "Effective use of an Undergraduate Research Fellowship...
View ArticleSpace Radiation Project Funded
Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Douglas Currie has received funding from the Maine Space Grant Consortium Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Program to establish a new research focus on the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Science Research Collaboration
Environmental Science Lecturer Joseph Staples, with the assistance of several Environmental Sciences students, has been working with Maine Medical Center (MMC) on disease vectors that carry Lyme...
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Maine Youth Transition Collaborative one of 21 sites nationwide to receive...
Maine Youth Transition Collaborative one of 21 sites nationwide to receive funding from Aspen Institute’s Opportunity Youth Incentive FundIn Maine, an estimated 11.8 percent of the state’s youth ages...
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Muskie hosts colloquium on the Affordable Care Act and its impact on Maine
Major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) take effect in January 2014, with mandated health coverage and new health insurance options for individuals and small businesses, including tax credits...
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Patient Safety Academy announces 2013 Rising Tide Award recipients
The Patient Safety Academy has announced the recipients of the inaugural Rising Tide Award, which recognizes individuals or organizations who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and commitment to...
View ArticleMaine Food Strategy Project Team
CMHS faculty members are involved in a local food research project. Mark Lapping, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Management, together with Samuel Merrill and Barbi Ives from the New...
View ArticleScholarship in Exhibition
Professor of American & New England Studies Donna Cassidy is involved in curating two upcoming exhibitions. The first one Beyond the Northern Border: U.S. Artists in Quebec and Atlantic Canada, is...
View ArticleGeologic structural mapping in the State of Maine
CSTH Professor of Geosciences Mark Swanson is currently involved in Continuing Geologic Investigations - detailed structural mapping of coastal locations in Maine. He applies earlier research into the...
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