Historical Atlas of Maine wins top prize, MPBN reports

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.

February 26, 2016 Outreach, Research, UMaine in the News

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported the Historical Atlas of Maine has received the 2016 American Association of Geographers Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography. The atlas, the result of a 15-year scholarly project led by University of Maine researchers, offers a new geographical and historical interpretation of Maine, from the end of the last ice age to the year 2000. The folio-size volume was published by University of Maine Press, a division of UMaine’s Raymond H. Fogler Library. It was edited by UMaine historian Richard Judd and UMaine geographer Stephen Hornsby, with cartography by Michael Hermann. “It’s an enormous deal. It’s a great honor to get this award,” said Hornsby, director of UMaine’s Canadian-American Center. He told MPBN that the effort, which started in 1997, involved funding from the Legislature and the work of many to compile a richly illustrated atlas of Maine geographic history. The book was published in 2014, with a second printing last year, the report states.