2020 Summer Fellowship Award Recipients

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.

Photo of CUGR lanyards at the UMaine Student Symposium

May 18, 2020 Summer Fellowship Award Recipients

The Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Summer Research and Creative Activities Fellowships. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research and are supported through office of the Vice President for Research. Each fellowship provides a $3,000 award for the student to cover costs associated with the project. Congratulations to all fellowship recipients.

2020 Summer Research and Creative Activities Fellowship Award Recipients

(Student Name, Academic Program, Project Title, Faculty Mentor)

Dawsin Blanchard, computer science, “Deep Network Compression Using Information Theoretic Scores,” advised by Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh
Jacob Cote, microbiology, “The Role of Prophage Mediated Defense in Pathogenic Mycobacteria,” advised by Sally Molloy
Janet Elvidge, studio art, “Creating a Website: Even a Frugal, Non-Techie Artist Can Do It,” advised by Giles Timms
Lauren Genenbacher, political science, “How Capitalism Corrupted America’s Public Drinking Water Systems and How the Local and Federal Political Environment Helped Entrench This Issue,” advised by Stefano Tijerina
Emma Gibbons, botany, “Investigating the Effects of Cytokinin Hormone in Drought Resistance of Lowbush and Highbush Blueberries,” advised by Yongjiang Zhang
Sara Hunt, child development and family relations, “A Qualitative Analysis of Lesbian and Gay Coparenting,” advised by Daniel Puhlman
Kiera Luu, marine sciences, “Dulse Sea Vegetable Nursery,” advised by Timothy Bowden
Christian Potts, molecular and cellular biology, “Mechanisms of Cetylpyridinium Chloride Inhibition of Immune Mast Cell Function: Focus on Ca2+ Mobilization,” advised by Julie Gosse
Marlys Rietdyk, botany, “Effects of Warming on Wild Blueberry Growth Pattern and Production,” advised by Yongjiang Zhang
Nicole Ritchey, marine sciences; “Fungal Communities in Ancient and Contemporary Marine Sponges,” advised by Laurie Connell
Chelsea Sainsbury, chemistry, “Synthesis of Photoswitchable Triptan Derivatives and Evaluation of their Activity on Serotonin Receptors,” advised by Michael Kienzler
Karim Seifeldin, management, “Understanding the Pattern of Underdevelopment in the United States,” advised by Stefano Tijerina
Miranda Snyder, secondary education, “How Alumni of Middle and High School Activist Organizations Perceive Their Involvement Related to Their Academic Self-Concept,” advised by Susan Gardner