Learn about environmental and climate justice from leading experts

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.

October 22, 2020 Climate Change, Student Life

Members of the University of Maine community can learn about environmental and climate justice from a few of the leading scholars in the field during a webinar scheduled for 7–9 p.m. Oct. 26.

During the talk, “Environmental & Climate Justice: Anti-Racist Movements and Principles for Practice”, panelists from the Yale School of Law, Northeastern University, Vermont School of Law and the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa will explore the birth and history of the environmental justice movement and its implications for climate policy, the incorporation of environmental and climate justice principles in the practice of law and policy creation, and the professional and ethical obligation to identify and fight against environmental racism.

Register for the event, hosted by the Energy and Environmental Law Society at the University of Maine School of Law, UMaine Graduate & Professional Center and the UMaine Graduate School of Business, on its webpage. For more information, contact Josh Rosen, president of the Energy & Environmental Law Society, at jp@maine.edu.