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UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Expeditions 2012

Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE)

Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) Roosevelt Island, Antarctica Second Field Season: 10/10/2011 – 01/19/2012 Funding: National Science Foundation and GNS Science Webpage written by Thomas Beers RICE is an international collaboration between New Zealand, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy and China. The aim of the project is to recover a 750 m deep […]

Ice in Fire: Frozen Climate Records Inside a South American Volcano -Tupungatito Expedition 2012

Ice in Fire: Frozen Climate Records Inside a South American Volcano – Tupungatito Expedition 2012 (TE2012) The CCI component of the Tupungatito Expedition is supported by a generous gift from the Garrand Family of Portland, Maine. Climate Change Institute (CCI) at the University of Maine (field leader Paul Mayewski, Andrei Kurbatov, Bjorn Grigholm, Mariusz Potocki, […]

Ice Core Reconnaissance and Ice Volume Survey in the Alaska Range/Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Ice Core Reconnaissance and Ice Volume Survey in the Alaska Range/Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska 2012 Field Team Members: Seth Campbell, Curtis Marston, Lyndsey Marston, Josh Plourde (University of Maine); Kristin Schild (Dartmouth College); Brad Markle (University of Washington); Dave Silverstone (University of Alaska); Adam Toolanen (Lund University, Sweden) Location of Field Expedition: Denali […]

Surveying Tidal Marshes across the Northeastern U.S.

Surveying Tidal Marshes across the Northeastern U.S. Field Team Members: Mo Correll, Kate Ruskin, James Style, Brian Olsen and Tom Hodgman Point count surveys – Maine to Virginia (Intensive demographic study in Scarborough Marsh, Maine) National Science Foundation ‘Science360’ video feature link: http://news.science360.gov/archives/20120626 Tidal marshes are ecotonal systems that dominate the transition zone between terrestrial […]

Investigation of Historic Coastal Sand Inundation, Shetland UK

Investigation of Historic Coastal Sand Inundation, Shetland UK Travel Assistance and Equipment Shipping Funding Provided by Dan and Betty Churchill Expedition Members: Alice Kelley, Joe Kelley, Lee Sorrell Introduction This research is a part of The Shetland Islands Climate and Settlement Project (SICSP), an NSF-funded, collaborative study aimed at determining the chronology, causes and extent […]

Seasonal Correlation of Air Temperature and Isotopic Composition of Snowfall in the Central Alaska Range

Kahiltna Glacier, Alaska 2012 Seasonal Correlation of Air Temperature and Isotopic Composition of Snowfall in the Central Alaska Range 2012 Field Team Members: Seth Campbell, Curtis Marston, Lyndsey Marston, Josh Plourde (University of Maine); Kristin Schild, Hazel Shapiro (Dartmouth College); Adam Toolanen (Lund University, Sweden) Location of Field Expedition: Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska […]

A Kinematic Survey of Khumbu Glacier, Nepal

Khumbu Glacier, Nepal A Kinematic Survey of Khumbu Glacier, Nepal: A contribution to the study of how global warming affects glaciers in the Himalaya and the consequences for massive populations in Asia Field Members: Adam Barker (University of Washington, PhD Candidate) and Lauren Wheeler (University of Maine, Master’s student) Funding: This project is funded by […]

Maya Obsidian of the Three Rivers region, Belize

Maya Obsidian of the Three Rivers region, Belize May 17th, 2012 to June 14th, 2012 CCI Participant: Walter Beckwith Funding Support: Dan and Betty Churchill Fund, Programme for Belize Archaeological Project. The Ancient Maya of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras represent one of the most complex and sophisticated pre-Columbian societies in the Americas. For […]

Beartooth Mountains, Montana 2012

Beartooth Mountains, Montana 2012 Nitrogen Subsidies in Glacial Meltwater: Implications for High Elevation Aquatic Chains Beartooth Mountains, Montana – 2012 Field Team Members: Kate Warner, Jasmine Saros, Carl Tuggend, Katie Norris and Jenny Shrum Dates: July 18th – August 8th 2012 Funding for this project was generously provided by the Dan and Betty Churchill Exploration […]

Los Morteros, Chao Valley, Peru 2012

Los Morteros, Chao Valley, Peru 2012 Geoarchaeological Explorations of an Early Mound, North Coast of Peru Research Report Submitted to the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine as a requirement for the Dan and Betty Churchill Exploration Fund December, 2012 Introduction Los Morteros is a mound-shaped archaeological site located on the […]

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