Mayewski Book to be Featured in San Francisco Gallery

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.

July 3, 2012 News

Photographs from the recent book coauthored by Paul Mayewski, the director of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute, will be displayed July 6-28 in a San Francisco art gallery. The Canessa Gallery will show restored period photographs and other images from “Journey Into Climate: Adventure, The Golden Age of Climate Research, and the Unmasking of Human Innocence,” which Mayewski wrote with Michael Morrison. A Scott tent, polar boots and a sextant used on expeditions will also be displayed. Morrison will visit the gallery for brief talks on July 7 and 28. For more information, go to canessa.org.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777