Darwin Lecture Series to Feature Kornfield, Hutchison This Week

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.

September 25, 2009 News

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

ORONO — The University of Maine’s Celebration of Darwin class and lecture series continues on Monday Sept. 28 and Wednesday, Sept. 30.

UMaine Prof. Irv Kornfield will give a Monday talk, “Sexual Selection,” and Prof. Keith Hutchison will speak on Wednesday about “The Laws of Variation and the Geonome.”

Each class meeting in the semester-long series is also open to members of the UMaine community and the public. Fourteen UMaine professors will lead course lectures, all of which are scheduled from 8:35-9:50 a.m. in 130 Little Hall.

Those who are interested can also join the UMaine Darwin Program fan page on Facebook.