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We are happy to share with you the following funding opportunities and positions offered through Vermont EPSCoR in this "Funding Updates" issue of our e-newsletter

Vermont Biz
Addison Independent, Schlesinger, RehabGYM win family business awards
Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine The Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont honored three family businesses for excellence in the areas of entrepreneurship, and innovation at the UVM Family Business Awards on October 13 in Billings ...

UVM researchers say lake cleanup plan may be flawed  VTDigger

Researchers Claim EPA Protections Fall Short For Lake Champlain  Water Online

Published in Environmental Research Letters, there is new research that suggests Lake Champlain is highly susceptible to climate change. It is now...

Science Daily
With climate change, not all wildlife population shifts are predictable
Science Daily
Brian Beckage et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A , 2008. Vegetation synchronously leans upslope as climate warms. David D Breshears et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A , 2008. Rapid upslope shifts in New Guinean birds illustrate strong distributional ...

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Governor says Vermont Health Connect open enrollment proceeding smoothly
Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin today provided an update on Vermont Health Connect open enrollment and highlighted how Obamacare has provided critical health care and financial security to previously uninsured Vermonters.

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On November 13-18, 2016 RACC Undergraduate Summer Intern Valeria Santana Pruna presented research at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) annual meeting in San Francisco, California. Valeria is a student at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez Campus (UPR) and the President of the AICHE Puerto Rico chapter, and of the Instituto de Ingenieros Químicos - Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico (IIQ-CIAPR), an association of chemical engineering students at UPR. Valeria's research, "Watershed and lake bio-geochemistry: Movement of Phosphorus and Sediments from Forested Areas into Water Bodies" was conducted with the mentorship of VT EPSCoR University of Vermont faculty members Drs. Beverley Wemple and Don Ross.

Vermont Public Radio
Study Suggests EPA Guidelines For Lake Champlain Cleanup Might Not Be Strict Enough
Vermont Public Radio
VPR spoke with UVM professor Asim Zia, the lead author of the study, about the results and what they mean for how Vermont approaches its cleanup of the lake. VPR: We don't know exactly how climate change is going to affect our environment, so how did ...

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People's awards $10000 to Burlington after school program
Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine The People's United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People's United Bank, announced today that it has awarded $10,000 to King Street Center in Burlington. Founded in 1971, King Street Center offers ...

Google News

Study Suggests EPA Guidelines For Lake Champlain Cleanup Might Not Be Strict Enough  Vermont Public Radio

When the Environmental Protection Agency mandated regulations for the cleanup of Lake Champlain, one concern was whether Vermont could actually meet ...

Study Suggests EPA Guidelines For Lake Champlain Cleanup Might Not Be Strict Enough  Vermont Public Radio

When the Environmental Protection Agency mandated regulations for the cleanup of Lake Champlain, one concern was whether Vermont could actually meet ...

Dupigny-Giroux to lead climate effort
Rutland Herald
Professor Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, chair of the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont, was recently named the regional lead of the northeast chapter of the fourth National Climate Assessment.

Dupigny-Giroux to lead climate effort
Rutland Herald
Professor Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, chair of the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont, was recently named the regional lead of the northeast chapter of the fourth National Climate Assessment.

Vermont Biz
Study: Climate change may be worse for Lake Champlain than EPA projections
Vermont Biz
“This paper provides very clear evidence that the lake could be far more sensitive to climate change than is captured by the current approach of the EPA,” said University of Vermont professor Asim Zia, the lead author of the new study. ... behavior and ...

Vermont Biz
Study: Climate change may be worse for Lake Champlain than EPA projections
Vermont Biz
UVM professor Chris Koliba, a co-author and social scientist on the new study observed that, “there have been extensive efforts by federal regulators, the State of Vermont, and many other stakeholders to try to remediate and improve water quality in ...

Lake's history created its present
St. Albans Messenger
ALBANS — A staff scientist for Lake Champlain Committee for over 15 years, Mike Winslow spoke about the history of the Lake Champlain watershed and how water quality reached its current levels during a talk for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on ...

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Study: Climate Change Could Outpace EPA Lake Champlain Protections
Lab Manager Magazine
“This paper provides very clear evidence that the lake could be far more sensitive to climate change than is captured by the current approach of the EPA,” said University of Vermont (UVM) professor Asim Zia, the lead author of the new study ...

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Study: Climate Change Could Outpace EPA Lake Champlain Protections
Lab Manager Magazine
UVM professor Chris Koliba, a co-author and social scientist on the new study observed that, “there have been extensive efforts by federal regulators, the State of Vermont, and many other stakeholders to try to remediate and improve water quality in ...

Uçak korkusu nasıl yenilir?  T24

Dr. Veronica Sosa-Gonzalez (VT EPSCoR Outreach Professional for the Center for Workforce Development and Diversity or CWDD) and Dr. Janet Murray (Vermont Genetics Network or VGN), attended the 2016 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) meeting held in Tampa, FL from November 9-12, 2016. They shared a booth at the conference, where they talked to potential candidates about summer internship opportunities. Both programs sparked interest among the attendees, including students and faculty from universities and colleges across the country.