Second SEA Fellows Symposium slated for Aug. 16

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.

July 25, 2017 Darling Marine Center, Events

The second annual SEA Fellows Symposium will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole.

The 2 p.m. symposium will highlight research of students, researchers and industry and community partners from around the state. The event, which will conclude by 5 p.m., includes an optional tour of the DMC waterfront laboratories and business incubation facilities.

Posters from Maine undergraduates about applied marine science topics are encouraged. To be considered as a presenter, poster abstracts must be submitted before July 28.

The symposium is an opportunity to learn more about ongoing research related to aquaculture, wild caught fisheries, and Maine’s marine economy.

SEA (Science for Economic Impact and Application) Fellows is an undergraduate training program led by the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, with support from the DMC, Downeast Institute and Maine EPSCoR.

The program is designed to catalyze university-industry partnerships and support undergraduate research related to Maine’s marine economy and the coastal marine ecosystems and human communities that support it. Professors Heather Leslie of UMaine and Brian Beal of UMM are co-leaders.

Information about and interviews with the 2016 SEA Fellows are online. For a disability accommodation, call 563.3146.