April
(Down East): From the roster to the coaching staff, the Hearts of Pine find fertile scouting grounds at USM’s soccer field in Gorham.
(Sun Journal): Out of hundreds of recordings, the version of the jingle performed by USM music students is especially beloved by the man who wrote the melody.
(Portland Press Herald): Keith Morang helped establish the baseball dynasty at USM as a key contributor the team that started the Huskies’ streak of 15 consecutive NCAA Division III tournament appearances.
(Mainebiz): Among the services and resources offered through the Military-Affiliated Student Hub are a peer mentorship program, a designated lounge and workspace, and the Veteran Completion Scholarship.
(Gorham Weekly): Twenty students are set to perform, up from nine at last year’s concert.
(New Hampshire Magazine): Over a series of archeological digs, USM’s Dr. Nathan Hamilton and a team of students unearthed artifacts dating back to colonial and even prehistoric times.
(Portland Press Herald): Dr. Libby Bischof, professor of History at USM, recited the famous opening lines of Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” at a public reading in Portland’s Eastern Cemetery.
(People): USM’s Coordinator of Special Collections Susie Bock is working to preserve and digitize the notes that were found during renovations to the Academy Building.
(Fine Art Connoisseur): Soon to be exhibited in New York, the USM alumnus’ paintings are rendered in casein, a milk-based tempera that dries quickly to a matte, velvety surface.
(Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel): In her sophomore season, Christopher was part of the UMaine team that won the America East title.
(Portland Press Herald): As album sales declined in favor of streaming, musicians increasingly came to depend on concert tours as their primary revenue stream, according to Dr. Michael Cauvel of USM’s Economics program.
(Nieman Lab): USM and Maine Public are working together to gauge inflation by routinely comparing prices at supermarkets in Portland, Bangor, Farmington, and Caribou.
(Bangor Daily News): The showcase for student-faculty research collaborations covers such wide-ranging topics as an analysis of COVID vaccines, mapping coastal estuaries, and the role of video games in shaping perspectives on nuclear weapons.
(WMTW): The notes were found at the Academy Building during a renovation project that won an award from Maine Preservation.
(Gorham Times): The Huskies won 12-2 over Rhode Island College thanks to a dominant start by McDonald during which he rang up seven strike outs and allowed only one earned run on six hits.
(NEWS CENTER Maine): The 杏吧传媒 allows fans to park at the campus garage on Bedford Street for $3 per game.
(Mainebiz): Consigli Construction, Co., Inc., pointed to its work on the Crewe Center for the Arts as a prime example of its successful method of doing business.
(Times Record): Joseph Stratman designed a miniature satellite to investigate the effects of radiation on electron ionization and the geomagnetic field’s influence on irradiance.
(WMTW): Portland Police staged their challenge at Costello Sports Complex in partnership with USM’s Criminology Club and the Recovery Oriented Campus Center.
(WGME): Taylor Ciotti, Karoline Brechter, Emma Hall, and Kiki Belanger star as the March sisters in a joint production by the Department of Theatre and the Osher School of Music.
(Valley News): Huskies Track and Field Head Coach Rob Whitten says of Janiah Young, “She鈥檚 very charismatic and carefree and always brings great big smiles to everything.鈥�
(CanvasRebel): To better serve the 杏吧传媒, President Edmondson reads extensively about all things Maine to continually improve her understanding of the state’s history, people, and culture.
(Vermont Public): When picking entertainment for people with dementia, complicated plots and fast-paced dialog can be confusing, according to Dr. Tammy Bickmore of USM’s Department of Occupational Therapy.
(Ellsworth American): Peter Keblinsky was the hero for the Huskies with a run-scoring double in the eighth inning and a grand slam in the ninth.
(WGME): An exploding star to the left of the Big Dipper is one of the many sights that planetarium manager John Haley is excited to share with visitors.
March
(NPR): A French-speaking neighborhood of Waterville, Maine, is the setting of the latest novel by Rob Currie, who teaches creative writing for USM’s Stonecoast MFA program.
(NEWS CENTER Maine): “I was glad that I had the ability to be there and that they were willing to accept a deaf-hearing interpreting team, which is a huge breakthrough,” said Dr. Regan Thibodeau, interim coordinator of USM’s ASL/English Interpreting Program.
(Gorham Times): The fundraising walk for women’s athletics is named for the longtime USM coach who fought to break through gender barriers in college sports.
(Portland Press Herald): Even as alternative meeting places for the LGBTQ community proliferate, gay bars still serve an important function, according to USM’s Dr. Wendy Chapkis, professor of Women and Gender Studies and Sociology.
(Maine Public): A Fulbright Scholarship made it possible for USM’s Tina Davis to spend the past year in Germany studying how piano performance evolved over the course of centuries along with the instrument’s design.
(WABI): Steph Gilbert graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from USM and now sings with the Connecticut-based Pink Floyd tribute band, Floydian Trip.
(Portland Press Herald): USM will host back-to-back screenings of documentaries about campus radio station WMPG and the futsal games at Kennedy Park in Portland.
(Maine Monitor): Financial and career support for teachers is essential to expanding their ranks in Maine, according to Dr. Flynn Ross, professor Teacher Education at USM and director of the Maine Teacher Residency.
(96.3FM Big Jab): Coach Mike Morin recaps the season, which resulted in All-American selections for Colby Frost and Jake Craig.
(El Progreso): Osher School of Music alumna Bella StCyr (’24) incorporates music into her work of teaching English at a school in Spain.
(Gorham Weekly): To fans of the beloved book upon which the show is based, director Danny Hutchins offers his reassurance that “the actors are delivering beautiful, touching, and heartbreaking performances.”
(NEWS CENTER Maine): Twenty-five years after they met as teacher and student at USM, ChoralArt Musical Director Bob Russell is helping to bring Travis Ramsey’s oratorio to the stage.
John Sutyak joins USM as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation
(Maine Public): USM historians Libby Bischof and Ashley Towle shine a light on the women who deserve more attention for their contributions to culture and society.
(NEWS CENTER Maine): Turning off your phone at least once a week clears dynamic memory which can harbor malware, according to Dr. Lori Sussman of USM’s Department of Technology.
(WABI): The Little East Conference and New England Women’s Basketball Association recognized Wiles for a standout freshman year during which she led the Huskies with an average of 13 points per game.
(The Forecaster): The support that Larry Dyhrberg received from the fiction workshop at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute allowed him to write “Sutton Tales.”
(WGME): The two Huskies in the competition are Colby Frost from Steep Falls and Jake Craig from Norridgewock.
(NEWS CENTER Maine): Zoe Barnes set the record for women’s indoor shot put at USM with a throw of 13.14m, and William Carrolton threw for 15.67m to set the men’s record.
(Gorham Times): Featured artists were selected based on expertise in a variety of media and their diverse backgrounds.
(WGME): The event featuring Cajun cuisine and New Orleans-style jazz music has been a campus tradition for 31 years.
(Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel): The four athletes from USM who qualified for the competition are Ben Drummey, Ethan Shain, Khalysa Hammith, and Joey Richards.
(Maine Public): Data collected by USM Economics students under the direction of Dr. Michael Cauvel found that eggs were a major driver of rising grocery expenses for Mainers.
(Broadway World): One of the show’s innovations will be to dramatize the memories that characters would normally share with standard dialogue.
(NursingProcess.org): Boasting an accomplished faculty, international mission work, and graduate assistantships, USM claimed the No. 1 ranking on the list.
(Portland Press Herald): Dr. Adam Schmitt, an assistant professor of Teacher Education at USM, cites a shift to primary sources as one reason why Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic novel has largely disappeared from required reading lists.
(SeacoastOnline): Terri Nelson shared memories of her years playing at USM (1979-83) with author Mike Whaley.
February
(WGME): The spread of free food and entertainment is organized by campus radio station WMPG.
(Portland Press Herald): The new class includes Husky notables Todd Miranda, Ben Palubinskas, and Dan Costigan.
(Maine Public): Economics students of Dr. Michael Cauvel are buying the same groceries at multiple stores to see how the prices compare.
(OnStage Blog): A wide range of productions from classics (“A Winter’s Tale”) to contemporary (“John Proctor Is the Villain”) made USM’s Theatre program stand out.
(Times Record): The audience for each show is limited to 40 guests, who are seated in the midst of the action on stage to ratchet up the tension.
(NEWS CENTER Maine): “My time at USM was some of the greatest years of my life,” said Zac Stearn. “I enjoyed every show I worked on over there. It gave me all the skills that I could use in my professional life.”
(Gorham Weekly): The play is based on the same book by Daphne du Maurier that inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film adaptation, starring Tippi Hedren.
(Sun Journal): Matthew Peinado’s exhibit of surrealist paintings is on display at the Atrium Gallery of USM’s Lewiston campus.
(Aberdeen Insider): USM President Jacqueline Edmondson visited South Dakota to talk about the urban-rural divide in education.
(WGME): The four artists whose work is displayed at the USM Art Gallery kick off a four-part series of exhibitions, with each one featuring different members of their art collective.
(Wiscasset Newspaper): The featured artists include USM alumna Elizabeth Caton Pardoe with her crisp, black and white monotypes.
USM hosts celebration of Gorham native who introduced baseball to Japan
(Portland Press Herald): Sluggish workforce recruitment makes large companies skittish about expanding into Maine, according to Dr. Hirotoshi Takeda, associate professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems at USM.
(Bangor Daily News): Dr. Christine Maher, dean of USM’s College of Science, Technology, and Health, has been studying the same Falmouth-based group of groundhogs for almost 30 years.
(Sun Journal): As part of a six-week course at USM’s Lewiston campus, Camden Martin explains how French Canadians were able to maintain their culture after immigrating to New England.
January
(Mainebiz): Designers customized the building to meet the needs of the Osher School of Music including a 200-seat performance hall, 23 practice rooms, and a central gallery with oversized windows and a soaring ceiling.
(WMTW): “Become somebody who’s committed from the very streets that you live in, the neighborhood that you live in, to actually becoming a supporter of a group that is facing genocide,” said Dr. Abraham Peck, an adjunct professor of History at USM and a child of Holocaust survivors.
(WMTW): Dr. Mark Swanson of USM’s Geography-Anthropology Department explained the natural forces behind the earthquake that rocked Maine on January 27.
(The Forecaster): Dr. Jason Read revisited and recontextualized ideas from his blog for his new book, “Unemployed Negativity.”
(Gorham Weekly): The artists behind the exhibition discuss their various interpretations of growth ranging from biological development to the expansion of knowledge across cultures.
(Sanford School Department): Ethan Shain holds or shares program records in four track events: 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash, and indoor 200-meters.
(KIJHL News): One of the big adjustments that Ethan MacDuff had to make for the college game was getting to know his former junior hockey rival as a roommate.
(Mainebiz): Corey Hascall’s career spans over two decades in political strategy, communications, and fundraising.
(Bangor Daily News): One-time Husky Ms. Rachel, a.k.a. Rachel Accurso, has more than 13 million YouTube subscribers and millions more fans on Instagram and TikTok.
(Portland Press Herald): The opening reception for the Life Forms: Grow exhibition at the USM Art Gallery adds to a busy week of cultural events across the region.
(Portland Press Herald): Dagaz Media was co-founded by USM alumnus Fred Greenhalgh.
(WGME): “Having the trust from my teammates and my coaches to be able to be successful has been great,” said Lausier, who is averaging 23 points per game for the men’s basketball team.
(WGME): President Trump may face constitutional obstacles in his effort to enact some of his campaign promises, according to Dr. Ron Schmidt, head of USM’s Department of Political Science.
(Charleston Gazette-Mail): As county leaders in West Virginia took stock of their local ambulance service’s financial situation, they referred to the data in a USM report on the national problem of ambulance deserts.
(Maine Monitor): The challenges facing Maine’s elder care industry were highlighted in a report by the Cutler Institute that found clients were older and more likely to have dementia in residential care facilities than those in nursing homes.
(The Forecaster): The fundraising push began last October when two anonymous donors pledged to give $2 million dollars for the Promise Scholars endowment if the USM Foundation succeeded in raising $4 million from other sources by the end of the year.
(Gorham Times): History students under the guidance of Dr. Ashley Towle are seeking information about the veterans whose names grace the memorial that stands in front of the USM Art Gallery.
(Urban Land): The McGoldrick Center, Portland Commons, and the Bean Green combine to form a hub for student life in Portland that the 杏吧传媒 never had before.
(Sun Journal): A season at USM contributed to Hersi’s growth as a player, along with stints in New York and Spain.
(Bridgton News): 鈥淚 figured I should take advantage of the mentorship. And I鈥檓 so glad I did! Writing a novel is hard, and without the structure of having to turn in work regularly and complete a thesis to graduate, I probably would have given up,” said Jennifer Dupree, who holds an MFA from USM’s Stonecoast program.
(Portland Press Herald): Many students refer to their grandmother as Meme despite not identifying as French, noted Anna Faherty, archivist at USM’s Franco-American Collection.
(Sun Journal): The subject matter will cover the history of New France, Franco-American New England, and Franco-American Lewiston-Auburn.
(WAGM): Emma Brearley, a student in USM’s Tourism and Hospitality program, learned how to start a campfire with flint among other survival skills.
(Portland Press Herald): Khalid Hersi was a midfielder for the 2023 Huskies squad.
(Source New Mexico): The information gathered by researchers from USM’s Catherine Cutler Institute gives New Mexico its first survey data of sexual violence crime victimization in almost 20 years.
(Portland Press Herald): The production of “REDshift” by Chalmers Hardenbergh will use the planetarium’s dome to project images such as an exploding star and the Hubble Deep Field.
(NEWS CENTER Maine): Because of their limited funding for cybersecurity, schools are popular targets for hackers, according to Dr. Lori Sussman, an assistant professor in USM’s Department of Technology.
(Gorham Weekly): The artists behind the exhibition hope the experience will deepen their relationships with each other, reveal new connections through their creative work, and engage the public in conversation.
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