BDN Covers Lamb Birth, Related Research at Witter Farm

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.

April 27, 2015 Outreach, Research, UMaine in the News

The Bangor Daily News covered the birth of a lamb at the University of Maine’s J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center. Students in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences Program provided care during and after the birth. James Weber, associate professor in the School of Food and Agriculture and the university’s attending veterinarian, is coordinating the student participation. “There’s no better way to learn obstetrics, baby care, the whole thing … we’ll have 20 sheep when we’re all done. That’s a great chance for the students to get immersed and gain a lot of confidence,” Weber said. “That’s how you learn — by getting in there and doing it,” said Jaime Boulos, a student in the program. The sheep have recently returned to campus after the farm’s herd was sold six years ago because of financial constraints. Weber’s $200,000 USDA grant for research on a deadly sheep and goat parasite helped bring the lambs back to the farm. The three-year Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) study aims to develop and implement a winter management protocol for the barber pole worm in northern New England. WABI (Channel 5) also reported on the birth.