Advanced Microscopy Open House at UMaine July 29

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Thursday, 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.

July 7, 2009 Archives

Contact: Joe Carr (joecarr@maine.edu)

ORONO – The Institute for Molecular Biophysics will sponsor a technical workshop on UMaine’s advanced microscopy capabilities on Wednesday July 29 in the Hess Lab (Rooms 15/16 and 19/20 Bennett Hall). The open house, which will showcase FPALM (Flourescence Photoactivation Light Microscopy) technology, is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The microscope will be operational during the open house, and scientists will be imaging a variety of samples. FPALM is a super-resolution microscopy method that can image single molecules with resolution roughly ten times better than ordinary light microscopy. A story from the March/April issue of UMaine Today Magazine describes the technology in more detail.