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.

Teagan McMahon

My name is Teagan McMahon, and I am a rising Senior at Pitzer College in Southern California where I am studying environmental science. My drive for research comes from my love for my home state of Maine. I am particularly interested in fisheries management and the intersection between conservation work and environmental justice. I aim to pursue a career on the science-policy interface in fisheries or marine science. Looking to the future, understanding the complexities of large-scale environmental change, as well as the local impacts of environmental changes, will be increasingly important for creating informed policy. I believe that understanding environmental systems will allow for mitigation of the uneven impacts of anthropogenic climate change.

I look forward to the opportunity to work in the field with the Department of Marine Resources Division of Sea-run Fisheries, collecting data to inform population estimates of the endangered Atlantic salmon. With DMR I will have the chance to apply knowledge gained in my undergraduate courses, including data management and analysis skills in GIS and RStudio. I will also have the opportunity to engage with multiple stakeholders to understand and participate in policy work in conservation.

Teaghan is a 2021 Undergraduate Intern in Sea-run Fish Research.

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