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Heavier precipitation in the northeast began in 1996 - Science Daily
Heavier precipitation in the northeast began in 1996 Science Daily
Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A new study finds that the increase in ...
Dartmouth-led study finds heavier precipitation in the northeast began in 1996 - EurekAlert (press release)
EurekAlert (press release)
Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led study finds that the increase in extreme Northeast storms occurred as an abrupt shift in 1996, particularly in the ...
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Dr. Declan McCabe Introduces Macroinvertebrates to Early Childhood Educators and Expands Mobile Device App
Declan McCabe, Ph.D., Professor of Biology at Saint Michael's College, and Center for Workforce Development and Diversity (CWDD), led a training and round table discussion with Early Childhood Educators on May 6, 2017 at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont.
Approximately 10 educators attended the event, during which time Dr. McCabe organized a roundtable discussion on simple techniques for gathering macroinvertebrates from the Shelburne Farms Pond. Dr. McCabe built a wiki for the Pond and added it to the VT EPSCoR Mobile Device App developed and supported with funding from VT EPSCoR.
Following the discussion, the group went to the onsite pond and applied the techniques to take samples. Participants learned new techniques, equipment ideas, and gained new knowledge of invertebrates. The specimens gathered were entered into a database for the Shelburne Farms Pond for future reference. Many of the bugs found were not part of the mobile app previously, Dr. McCabe explained, "...simply because we rarely sample ponds". He also provided training on how to add invertebrates to the wiki.
Approximately 10 educators attended the event, during which time Dr. McCabe organized a roundtable discussion on simple techniques for gathering macroinvertebrates from the Shelburne Farms Pond. Dr. McCabe built a wiki for the Pond and added it to the VT EPSCoR Mobile Device App developed and supported with funding from VT EPSCoR.
Following the discussion, the group went to the onsite pond and applied the techniques to take samples. Participants learned new techniques, equipment ideas, and gained new knowledge of invertebrates. The specimens gathered were entered into a database for the Shelburne Farms Pond for future reference. Many of the bugs found were not part of the mobile app previously, Dr. McCabe explained, "...simply because we rarely sample ponds". He also provided training on how to add invertebrates to the wiki.
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The great duckweed migration - Mountaintimes
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Mountaintimes
Declan McCabe teaches biology at Saint Michael's College. His work with student researchers on insect communities in the Champlain Basin is funded by Vermont EPSCoR's Grant NSF EPS Award #1556770 from the National Science Foundation.
The great duckweed migration - Mountaintimes
The great duckweed migration Mountaintimes
The word “migration” conjures images of vast wildebeest or pronghorn herds crossing plains in unison, or hummingbirds traversing the Gulf of.
American Trees Have Started Migrating West, And No One Knows Why - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert
Over the past 30 years, three-quarters of eastern US tree species have been shifting to the west, and at an astonishing rate of around 15.4 kilometres per decade (9.5 miles). That's weird, because scientists have long predicted that the effects of ...
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Antioch College— A small college, at least for now - Yellow Springs News
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And it's likely to be that way for some time, college President Tom Manley recently acknowledged. In an alumni teleconference in March, Manley told participating alumni that Antioch had “decided to step back ... Other “tiny colleges” exist, said Manley ...
Antioch College, a small college, at least for now - Yellow Springs News
Yellow Springs News
And it's likely to be that way for some time, college President Tom Manley recently acknowledged. In an alumni teleconference in March, Manley told participating alumni that Antioch had “decided to step back ... Other “tiny colleges” exist, said Manley ...
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BRATTLEBORO — The Climate Change Café will present, “The Climate Challenge Deepens,” with Dr. Alan Betts, on Tuesday, May 23, at 6 p.m., at Brooks Memorial Library on Main Street. As always, the Café is free. Light refreshments will be available.
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Heroin found on PIA flight to London - The Express Tribune
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The Express Tribune
PIA spokesperson says 14 crew members were released after being detained for nearly 2 hours. PHOTO: EXPRESS / FILE. British authorities confirmed on Tuesday that heroin were recovered from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight at Heathrow ...
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The 8-0-2 is front and center at INSIGHT, Inntopia Annual Conference - Vermont Biz
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Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine Stowe will be buzzing with some two hundred ski industry leaders attending INSIGHT, Inntopia's sold out annual conference held at Topnotch Resort this May 22-25. The annual conference focuses ... Last but not least is “Vermont ...
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Majorwise and Packetized Energy Win 2017 LaunchVT
Last Friday, May 12, Majorwise, an online job platform for students, took first prize at LaunchVT, an annual business pitch competition for local startups; just three months earlier, Majorwise cofounders Max Robbins and Peter Silverman came out on top at the LaunchVT Collegiate competition. The quartet of Mads Almassalkhi, Jeff Frolik, Andrew Giroux and Paul Hines, of Packetized Energy, took second prize.
Silverman, a University of Vermont junior, remembered feeling "really nervous" before it was his team's turn to present their pitch. "[I] sweated through a t-shirt, which was really gross," he said. The competition was held at Main Street Landing Center.
Hines, who is a UVM electrical engineering professor, admitted that "it was a little nerve racking," especially since he was the last to present. "It worked out OK, " he chuckled.
Silverman, a University of Vermont junior, remembered feeling "really nervous" before it was his team's turn to present their pitch. "[I] sweated through a t-shirt, which was really gross," he said. The competition was held at Main Street Landing Center.
Hines, who is a UVM electrical engineering professor, admitted that "it was a little nerve racking," especially since he was the last to present. "It worked out OK, " he chuckled.
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The great duckweed migration - Rutland Herald
Rutland Herald
Rutland Herald
Declan McCabe teaches biology at Saint Michael's College. His work with student researchers on insect communities in the Champlain Basin is funded by Vermont EPSCoR's Grant NSF EPS Award #1556770 from the National Science Foundation.
Wetlands: A Great Duckweed Migration - Adirondack Almanack (press release) (blog)
Adirondack Almanack (press release) (blog)
Adirondack Almanack (press release) (blog)
Declan McCabe teaches biology at Saint Michael's College. His work with student researchers on insect communities in the Champlain Basin is funded by Vermont EPSCoR's Grant NSF EPS Award #1556770 from the National Science Foundation.
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The great duckweed migration - Bennington Banner (subscription)
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By Declan McCabe. The word `migration' conjures images of vast wildebeest or pronghorn herds crossing plains in unison, or hummingbirds traversing the Gulf of Mexico. When charismatic birds leave our New England forests, migration is typically the ...
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