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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.

Publications

Title card for an article announcing that submissions for the 2024 ACQS Emerging Scholars Colloquium are open.

2024 ACQS Emerging Scholars Colloquium Submissions Open

The ACQS is looking for paper proposals for the 2024 Emerging Scholars Colloquium from graduate students and junior faculty.

Cartographer Margaret Pearce Awarded a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship

The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine extends congratulations to independent cartographer, Margaret Wickens Pearce, who was recently named as one of 2023’s recipients of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship under the Geography and Environmental Studies category. Pearce has worked extensively with the Canadian-American Center on cartographic projects producing maps such as They Would Not […]

“Coming Home” map included in Why Edmonton article about new Cree entrepreneur Mallory Yawnghwe

Our “Coming Home” maps have been recently featured in an article by Why Edmonton, “Cree entrepreneur creates new trade routes for Indigenous businesses”. Cree entrepreneur Mallory Yawnghwe stands in front of a map of Canada. It’s filled with Indigenous place names—and their meanings—from coast to coast to coast. – Why Edmonton Click here to read […]

“Are electric vehicles at a tipping point?”: Dr. Jonathan Rubin speaks with the Smart Prosperity Institute in Ottowa

Canadian-American Center Affiliate, Dr. Jonathan Rubin, Professor of Economics, and director of the MCS Policy Center at the University of Maine, recently spoke with Eric Campbell, host of Ottawa’s Smart Prosperity the Podcast to discuss gas prices and electric vehicles in the Canadian economy. To hear the full podcast, visit Smart Prosperity Institute’s podcast webpage […]

Research from Colloquium on Québec Studies published in the Journal of Eastern Townships Studies

The Journal of Eastern Townships Studies/La Revue d’études des Cantons-de-l’Est published issue Number 49 with articles from the 7th Annual Colloquium on Québec Studies co-organized by the Institute on Québec Studies, SUNY Plattsburgh and Eastern Townships Resource Centre, Bishop’s University. Editors-in-Chief Christopher Kirkey of SUNY Plattsburgh and Cheryl Gosslin of Bishop’s University selected articles written […]

Margaret Pearce interviewed about “Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada” for Medium

Our very own cartographer Margaret Pearce was interviewed about the process and lessons of collecting Indigenous place name data for the “Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada.” Click here to read the feature article on Medium!

Fall 2020 Canadian Studies Course List

Txałgiw (Hartley Bay) and the Douglas Channel

“Coming Home” map reviewed in BC Studies

A review of Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada has been published in the most recent issue of BC Studies. Click below to download a PDF of the review.

New Canadian Studies Books (Spring 2019)

Click here to download UMaine Fogler Library‘s most recent Canadian acquisitions. Please direct all questions and requests to the Canadian Studies librarian, Betsy Beattie.

Watch Professor Mark McLaughlin’s Talk “It’s Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Engagement in the Past and Present”

On October 29th, 2018, Professor Mark McLaughlin spoke at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about how to affect long-term environmental change through government policy. You can view his talk here. For many conservationists and environmentalists, the Holy Grail in terms of trying to make real and long-term change happen is effective engagement […]

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