Caron’s College Sex Lives Research Cited in BDN Article

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.

August 7, 2015 Research, UMaine in the News

A book written by Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, was cited in the Bangor Daily News article, “People are probably having more sex now — especially men.” The article mentioned research from Caron’s book, “The Sex Lives of College Students: Two Decades of Attitudes and Behaviors,” which is based on the results of a sexuality survey she administered to nearly 6,000 college students from 1990 to 2015. Caron found the average number of sex partners for college students is three to four, and love as an important factor in sex has declined in the past 25 years for college students, according to the article. Caron also found that the rate of having five or more partners in college hasn’t changed in the last 25 years, the article states.