FBRI Funds Support Grant Partner Research and Outreach Projects

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.

November 6, 2008 News

The “Forest Bioproducts Research Institute,” funded by the National Science Foundation, has a goal to “provide strategic programs and opportunities that will solidify and strengthen Maine’s R&D capacity and competitiveness in the area of forest bioproducts research.”

For more information on the EPSCoR awards process go tohttp://umaine.edu/epscor/

2007 EPSCoR Grant Partners

Maine Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health
Low Impact logging Education Project
Improving Woody Biomass Separation by Enzymatic Means
Upper St. John Valley Community Forest Project
Education Outreach in Support of the University of Maine Forest Bioproduct Research Initiative
Teaching middle and high school science using real environmental data
Engaging Youth through Participation: A Day of Workshops and Activities at the 2008 Forest for Maine’s Future Public Expo
Upward Bound Bridge Students Become Research Capable
The Northeast Bioproducts Puzzle: 2007 Forest Products Society Northeast Section Meeting
Maine Energy Education Program (MEEP) Bioenergy Outreach Education Program
Professional Development through Collaborative Networks: An Innovative Partnership to Strengthen K-16 Science and Mathematics Education
Summer Laboratory Mathematics School for Sixth and Seventh Graders
Green Products Business Plan Competition 2007-08

View the Grant Partner project summaries