In this issue: Nursing and Tourism students take a first-ever trip to Cuba, National Geographic recognizes USM's digitized antique globes, and more.
 
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  A USM student in Cuba  
Student trip to Cuba
 
University of Southern Maine (USM) graduate and undergraduate students and faculty from both our Nursing and Tourism and Hospitality programs recently set sail on a first-of-its-kind winter session trip to Cuba in hopes of learning more about the recently-opened nation's tourism and healthcare industries.
 
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  An Osher Map Library globe  
National Geographic recognizes USM
 
A just-published list of best maps by National Geographic includes digitized antique globes at USM's Osher Map Library. USM joins the Swiss national mapping agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and a dozen others to be highlighted among "The Best Maps of 2016."
 
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  Master of Public Health students  
MPH training featured in federal case study
 
Training and coursework used by USM's Master of Public Health students was the focus of a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency case study. Curricula includes real-world cases that help students prepare for careers in the field of public health.
 
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  USM's Husky Veterans  
Husky Veterans earn first-in-Maine grant
 
The Student Veterans of America — a Washington, DC-based group devoted to helping veterans transition to college — recently awarded its first Maine grant to USM's student-led Husky Veterans. USM attended the national organization's conference this month in Anaheim, CA.
 
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  Fresh vegetables  
New Food Studies program launches
 
USM will celebrate its new Food Studies minor on February 9th on the Portland Campus. Speakers at the celebration include President Glenn Cummings; Michael Hillard, the program's executive director; and Kristen Miale, president of Good Shepherd Food Bank.
 
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Graduate Programs Open House
 
Join us on February 6th to meet our renowned faculty and explore rigorous academic programs.
 
 
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School of Music students   'Blue Nebula' by Clint Fulkerson
     
  School of Music spring concerts  
     
  Join us for student ensembles, faculty concerts, USM's quadrennial opera, and more.  
     
 
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  Spring art
exhibitions
 
     
  The spring season begins with an opening reception for artist Clint Fulkerson on Feb. 2.  
     
 
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