UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

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 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Maine-eDNA

Overview

Maine’s coastal ecosystems, from lakes to rivers, estuaries and in-shore waters, are impacted by numerous stressors, including warming, fisheries declines, invading species, harmful algal blooms, and severe disturbance events. Maine-eDNA will advance both ecological understanding of coastal macrosystems and the inference capacities of environmental DNA (eDNA) science needed to translate knowledge into action.

Coastal Ecosystem Sustainability

Emerging environmental data science transforms how we collect, share and integrate biological data. Maine-eDNA uses this technology to push forward our understanding and use of coastal ecosystems.

Maine-eDNA goals

Advance both ecological and eDNA knowledge through transdisciplinary team science on the population, community, and ecosystem processes underpinning societal challenges in sustainable fisheries and emerging harmful species.
Through program-wide data sharing, Maine-eDNA will also leverage the –omics revolution and Big Data capacity of eDNA to advance the next generation of ecological inferences and engaged team science for coastal systems.
Integrated training of a diverse STEM workforce.
Align with the State’s S&T Plan to promote a sustainable future for Maine’s coast and statewide R&D growth.

Open to collaborate notice. This assists in the identification of institutions who are committed to working towards new relationships of care, respect and equity over these kinds of collections. Maine-eDNA is committed to the development of new modes of collaboration, engagement, and partnership with Indigenous peoples for the care and stewardship of past and future heritage collections. What is this notice? Visit the Local Context website to read about ground Indigenous rights.