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.

Evie Layland

I graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Science in 2019. While at BU I had the chance to conduct field work in Belize, work as a marine mammal research and education intern at the New England Aquarium, and pursue various recreational scuba certifications with East Coast Divers before completing my AAUS Scientific Diver certification through Boston University. Following graduation, I spent a year working as a Northeast Fisheries Observer where I collected data onboard commercial fishing vessels. This experience piqued my interest in the fields of fisheries science and marine ecology, and led me to the Wahle Lab at UMaine.

I am now pursuing my master’s degree and am co-advised by Dr. Richard Wahle and Dr. David Fields at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. My current research focuses on changes in prey size selectivity of larval American Lobsters throughout their development. In addition to conducting feeding experiments to explore size specific prey preferences, I am also collecting fine scale videos of the predatory behavior of larval lobsters in order to quantify their ability to handle and capture prey items.

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Evie Layland