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.

Bryce Risley

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Email Address: bryce.risley@maine.edu

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Education:

BS Geography and Environmental Studies – University of New Mexico (2014)

M.S., Dual Degree (Marine Biology/Marine Policy), 2020

Advisor: Dr. Aaron Strong (adjunct), Nishad Jayasundara, Joshua Stoll

Research:

Bryce’s research focuses on the adaptation strategies of stakeholders throughout the marine aquarium trade supply chain. His field sites include key sending (Sri Lanka) and receiving (United States) destinations within the marine ornamental market. His studies seek to understand key threats and challenges that might imperil marine ornamental fisheries, potentially jeopardizing sections of the global supply chain. Additionally, Bryce has designed and constructed a marine ornamental aquaculture laboratory for his research on the biological aspects of coral reef associated species which are important in the marine aquarium market. In this lab, he manages a collective of undergraduates who are essential in maintaining the laboratory and assisting him with is work. He is presently developing a live feed study looking at variable culture and feeding methods of algae and rotifers for marine ornamental larvae. To learn more about this work visit Instagram:The_Risley_Lab

Theoretical and practical themes in Bryce’s work include: Sustainability, aquaculture, coral reef ecology, political ecology, geography, livelihoods and human dimensions, adaptation, physiology, supply chain infrastructure, ethnography, fishery management, phenomenology, storytelling.

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Bryce Risley

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