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.
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."
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.
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.
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.