News
Recognize Foster Care Awareness Month with Muskie
From May 14-18, the Muskie School’s Children, Youth, and Families program and its partners will honor National Foster Care Awareness Month with a community discussion, art exhibition, and film presentation.
Muskie School’s Population Health and Health Policy Program Granted Funding to Evaluate Maine Families Program
The Muskie School of Public Service and USM’s Department of Applied Medical Sciences (AMS) have received funding to evaluate a Maine Office of Child and Family Services project resulting from a federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Expansion grant. Maine will use funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health [...]
New Fall and Summer Course Schedules
New course schedules for summer and fall 2012 have been posted- check out the wide variety of classes available for Muskie School undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs. Visit: http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/academics/students/course-schedule.jsp
Muskie Professor, Public to Discuss Sea Level Rise Planning in Bayside
Join the USM Muskie School’s Environmental Finance Center (EFC) on February 24 for a presentation and discussion on sea level rise adaptation in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. The event is free and open to the public.
Featured Reseach
New Report: Personal Experiences with Long-Term Care Services and Supports
In a recent report prepared for the Maine Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, researchers at the Muskie School of Public Service captured the first-hand experiences and input of long-term care supports and services consumers, family members, workers, advocates, and community members so that their voices might become an integral part of state-wide planning for such services [...]
New Findings on ‘New Americans’
The New Americans project, a collaboration between the USM Muskie School and Oldham Innovative Research, has released its final report, New Americans: Child Care Decision-making of Refugee and Immigrant Parents of English Language Learners.
2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report
On October 3, the Maine Statistical Analysis Center released the 2011 Maine Crime Victimization Survey Report, conducted to raise awareness among Maine policymakers, practitioners, advocacy organizations, and the public of crime victimization trends in Maine. The report includes data on identify theft, stalking and property crime, public perception of safety and law enforcement, and crime [...]
New Research Briefs on Health Care Policy
The USM Muskie School recently prepared two research and policy briefs for the Health Care Forum of the Policy Leaders Academy, a nonpartisan educational program for Maine Legislators.
Graduate Scholar Award
New scholarships for out-of-state and international students
Out-of-state or international students applying for part-time or full-time status in a Muskie School master's degree program for Fall 2012 are eligible to apply. Learn more
Events
Brown Bag Lunch: How Muskie Has Helped the Red Cross in Africa- and How the Red Cross Can Help You: Innovations in Community Planning for Climate Risks
May 16, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Spring Webinar: Assessing and Improving Organizational Culture and Climate
May 17, 2012 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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