Researcher on Maine Sea Grant-funded project featured in Outside/In podcast

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Thursday, 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 16, 2017 UMaine in the News

An episode of the podcast Outside/In, a production of New Hampshire Public Radio, focused on oyster shell middens along the banks of the Damariscotta River in Maine. Arthur Spiess of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission was interviewed for the podcast. Spiess is a co-principal investigator of a Maine Sea Grant-funded project investigating the development of a noninvasive, rapid method of assessing coastal archaeological sites. Alice Kelley, Joseph Kelley and Daniel Belknap of the University of Maine’s School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute are co-PIs on the project.