Steneck’s coral reef research cited in Dominican Republic newspaper

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.

August 24, 2016 Research, UMaine in the News

University of Maine oceanographer Robert Steneck’s research on coral reef health in the Dominican Republic was cited in an article in Diario Libre, a newspaper in the Caribbean country. Steneck and collaborators assessed the state of the island’s corals using indicators of reef health, including abundance of algal cover, adult corals, juvenile corals and parrotfish. According to the article, Steneck’s research has yielded “the most recent and comprehensive scientific report on the subject.” Last June on World Oceans Day, Steneck delivered a keynote address on coral reefs — which he calls the tropical rainforests of the sea — at a conference in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.