The Philosophy of Science Communication

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.

April 20, 2016 News

Had high school senior Brianne Suldovsky not encountered the novel “Sophie’s World” in her Advance Placement English class, she likely would not be heading off to the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Science of Science Communication.

The book details events as a 14-year-old Norwegian girl corresponds with a middle-aged philosopher who introduces her to philosophical thinking and the history of philosophy, and it ultimately led Suldovsky to challenge the fundamentalist faith she had grown up with in northern Idaho and utterly changed her world view.