CUGR Announces Summer 2023 Fellowship Awardees

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.

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April 19, 2023 Awards, News, Summer Fellowship Award Recipients

The UMaine Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR), UMaine Space, UMaine AI, and Institute of Medicine is pleased to announce the recipients of the CUGR, Institute of Medicine, and Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Summer Research Fellowships. The fellowships were developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-supervised research. Winners of the fellowships will receive $3,000 to put toward their research projects over the summer months.

2023 CUGR Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Recipients

Cynthia Bellavance, Zoology, “Developing a LAMP Assay to Identify Boghaunter Species in Southern Maine,” advised by Erin Grey
Erin Cabral, Biology, “Developing a Phytolith Reference Collection for Northern Maine Plants,” advised by Jacquelyn Gill
August Gray, Economics, “The Effect of Eviction Moratorium of Residential Instability,” advised by Kelsi Hobbs
Molly Hale, Communication Sciences and Disorders, “Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences in Children with Brain Injury,” advised by Jessica Riccardi
Seraphina Hodgson, Communication Sciences and Disorders, “Hearing Function and Executive Functioning after Childhood TBI,” advised by Jessica Riccardi
Brady Kaelin, Botany, “Baxter State Park Fungal Populations Survey,” advised by Peter Avis
Oluwadamilola Kolawole, Biomedical Engineering, “Developing a LAMP Assay to Identify Blue-Spotted Salamanders in Maine,” advised by Erin Grey
Neil Rockey; Miles Jones; Maximilian Sullivan, International Affairs, “Exploring the Dynamics of Popular Support for Insurgent Movements: A Twitter-Based Mixed Method Analysis of Baloch Nationalist Sentiment,” advised by Asif Nawaz

2023 MSGC Summer Undergraduate Award Recipients

Bean (Elizabeth) Bein, Biology, “The Future Forest: Assessing Climate Change Impacts on the Leaf Economic Spectrum of Northeastern Trees,” advised by Yongjiang Zhang
Bianca Breton, Biomedical Engineering, “Bio-printed Blueberry Plant Cells as Radiation Shielding for Long-term Space Exploration,” advised by Bashir Khoda
Mia Corradi, Biology, “Characterizing Muscle Development in b4gat1-Associated Dystroglycanopathy,” advised by Clarissa Henry
Sairah Damboise, Biomedical Engineering, “Visco Elastic Properties from Unmodified to Extremely Modified Cellulose Hydrogels,” advised by Michael Mason
Madison Landry, Psychology, “Mindfulness Aging Memory (MAM) Intervention And Its Effect On Loneliness in Older Adults,” advised by Rebecca MacAulay
Riley Loftus, Chemistry, “Using Fluorine-19 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Determine PFAS Levels in Agricultural Animal Samples,” advised by Barbara Cole
Sydney Sheehan, Biomedical Engineering, “Nanocellulose Based Foams for Low-Cost Disposable Medical Applications,” advised by Michael Mason

2023 CUGR/Institute of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Award Recipient

Lydia Bradfield, Communication Sciences and Disorders, “Relationship Between Traumatic Injury and Health and Fatigue for Children and College Students,” advised by Jessica Riccardi