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PublishedJuly 21, 2024
USM seeing slightly increased enrollment, balanced budget, president says
President Jacqueline Edmondson said this is the first time since 2019 that USM didn't have to rely on reserves or outside funding to balance the budget.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2024
Maine AG looking into USM’s parking enforcement contractor
Between December and March, the attorney general's office received 15 complaints about the company that collects ticket revenue for the University of Southern Maine in Gorham and Portland.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2024
Launch of Maine research satellite delayed once again
Built by Maine college students, MESAT-1 will collect climate data for Maine students studying urban heat islands, phytoplankton and harmful algae blooms.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2024
Maine’s first satellite is ready for orbit, but launch is delayed
MESAT-1, one of 8 nano-satellites set to hitch a ride aboard Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket, will collect climate data for experiments designed by Falmouth, Fryeburg and Saco students.
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PublishedJune 14, 2024
Maine university system holds first conference on artificial intelligence
The event on Friday drew leaders from business, government and academia to talk about keeping Maine at the forefront of AI use and development.
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PublishedMay 20, 2024
Schools attend 25th Maine Model United Nations Conference
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
USM eliminates 5 management positions to save money
The positions include the directors of advising, graduate studies, and student engagement and leadership, as well as the director and associate director of the Russell Scholars program.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
University of Southern Maine announces layoffs to take effect Friday
The UMaine System school says it is ending the Russell Scholars program and eliminating several management positions, but would not say how many employees would be laid off.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Maine’s tour guide to outer space is signing off after 25 years
During his tenure at the University of Southern Maine's Southworth Planetarium, Edward Herrick-Gleason has narrated thousands of sky tours and astronomy shows and established himself as local media's go-to expert for all things astronomical.
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PublishedMay 4, 2024
Graduation season begins as hundreds receive degrees from the University of Southern Maine
The University of Maine System handed out thousands of degrees in ceremonies in Orono, Augusta, Farmington, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Portland and Machias.
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