Media cover March for Science on campus

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 24, 2017 Climate Change, Opinion, UMaine in the News

Maine Public, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on a March for Science held at the University of Maine. Similar events took place in Portland, Machias and Sanford, which were among the 600 communities in the United States and abroad that held pro-science rallies in conjunction with the national March for Science in Washington, D.C., according to the BDN. Between 200 and 300 people took part in the event on the UMaine campus, media reported. Speakers included members of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute and other state and campus groups. The BDN also published an opinion piece ahead of the event titled “Tomorrow, I’ll be marching for science. Above all, I’ll be marching for the truth.” The piece was written by Malcolm Hunter, the Libra Professor of Conservation Biology at UMaine.