COVID-19 – News

New community engagement project from Muskie

beth.liotard — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:10:07 +0000

In July 2023, the Muskie School of Public Service launched a new community engagement-focused project to help identify resilience-related workforce skills needed for future-ready … Read More

Catherine Cutler Institute Researchers Publish Article on Building Youth Resiliency and Aspirations During a Crisis

Angie Bordeaux — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:12:00 +0000

Elora Way and Sarah Goan from the Catherine Cutler Institute published an article in the Maine Policy Review entitled, "Building Youth Resiliency and Aspirations During a Crisis: Lessons Learned from Maine’s Aspirations Incubator During the COVID-19 Pandemic."

Nursing Convocation celebrates heroes in the fight against COVID-19

Michael Kmack — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:22:00 +0000

The first Nursing Convocation since 2019 gave graduates a chance to celebrate a win against COVID-19 in the classroom before carrying on the fight in their careers.

Nursing Research Symposium reminds caregivers to also care for each other

Michael Kmack — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:15:00 +0000

Educators and students from across the University of Maine System gathered on Friday, October 1, at the Abromson Center in Portland to better understand the challenges facing their profession.

USM historian invites public to contribute to online archive of COVID-19 signs

jessica.c.hovey — Thu, 21 May 2020 20:30:00 +0000

Some of the fleeting Maine images of COVID-19 — of light-up marquees, lawn signs and storefront warnings — are being collected in an online … Read More

USM Honors Student Finds Meaningful Work Amid Pandemic

charlie.grantham — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:47:00 +0000

This is a partial posting of an article by Marc Glass/USM Public Affairs (“USM Bachelor of Social Work Students Find Purposeful Work Amid the … Read More