Graduate student opportunity

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.

December 12, 2016 About the Lab

The Leslie Lab is recruiting a graduate student through UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team investigating the human and environmental dimensions of coastal sustainability. The research project centers on select midcoast and downeast Maine fishing communities and will leverage both natural and social science approaches.

The successful candidate will be a core member of the research team, responsible for ecological data collection and analyses as well as integration of local knowledge and perspectives into the project design and outreach activities.

Interested students are encouraged to contact Prof. Leslie via email by December 20, after reviewing the requirements for the dual degree Masters program in Marine Biology and Marine Policy. The successful candidate will begin studies at UMaine in summer 2017. Research will be based out of UMaine’s marine laboratory, the Darling Marine Center. Travel to the University of Maine Orono campus (~2 hrs driving from the DMC) and Maine Department of Marine Resources Boothbay office (~30 min driving) is required.