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Army to Form Teams of Active, Guard and Reserve Units  Military.com

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Can Vermont help the vanishing elephant?
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The videos are unwatchable, the brutality unspeakable: poachers hacking off the tusks of majestic elephants, some still alive, leaving behind mutilated carcasses, all to feed a hungry market for ivory, primarily in China but also here in the United States.

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Local Symposium Highlights Challenges Facing Vermont's Pollinators
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Professor Taylor Ricketts, Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, studies the economic benefits of pollinators. “It's increasingly clear how important pollinators are to our ecosystems and our food systems ...

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Alumni Discover Yale's Basketball Team (and They're Charmed ...  The New York Times

2016 college rankings: How did SU, other CNY schools rate?  Syracuse.com

2016 college rankings: How did SU, other CNY schools rate?  Syracuse.com

Several area schools made the U.S. News & World Report's 2016 list of best colleges.

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Messy gardens, farms might save VT bees
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Taylor Ricketts, director of the Gund Institute, summed up a call to action: "It's not a mystery what pollinators need. But are we providing what they need?" This article first appeared online Thursday, March 17, 2016. Contact Joel Banner Baird at (802 ...

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Burlington conference focuses on bees
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Experts at a symposium at the ECHO Science Center Thursday were buzzing over the future of Vermont's bees. ... “There are things we can be doing to protect our pollinators,” said Deb Markowitz, secretary of Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources ...
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UVM to host international climate prediction workshop
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The event will be of special interest to Vermonters, Dupigny-Giroux said. Last spring, she brought together 75 staff from Vermont's Regional Planning Commissions and from several state and federal agencies to solicit input on their daily climate and ...

New workshop space at Meow Wolf Complex aims to be fertile ...  Santa Fe New Mexican

Brown Political Review
The Organic Movement's Hidden Labor Costs
Brown Political Review
Organic foods have exploded in popularity since the 1990s. 45 percent of Americans actively seek to include organic foods in their diets, and these products are available in three out of four conventional grocery stores. The fact that organic foods can ...

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UVM Scientists Fight Bee Declines
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This week, UVM scholars will discuss their findings with state officials, beekeepers, and farmers at the Vermont Pollinators Symposium on March 17, organized by the Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources at Burlington's ECHO Center. UVM event ...
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UVM Scientists Fight Bee Declines
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There is a growing buzz at the University of Vermont as scientists join the global effort to stop bee declines. In the past year, UVM researchers have released groundbreaking studies — highlighting bees' importance to food, health and the environment ...
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New American citizens take Oath of Allegiance at Marlton Elementary School
Burlington County Times
For original Trump team, a moment to celebrate and reflect · Schools offer lessons on accommodating transgender students · Vermont to require drug makers to explain price increases · Summer Camps 2016 · Woolman Memorial hosts spring event · Fashion ...

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UVM scientists fight bee declines, symposium Thursday
Vermont Biz
Watch UVM's Taylor Ricketts and Charlie Nicholson as they study wild bees on Vermont blueberry farms. Their research aims to conserve bee habitats, increase crop yields, and inform farm management. To mark the event, UVM's Gund Institute has released ...
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UVM Scientists Fight Bee Declines
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bees wild bees pollination pollinators Vermont beekeepers apiary Taylor Ricketts Leif Richardson Alison Broday Samantha Alger UVM student Alex Burnham studies bee viruses and serves as a hive inspector for the National Honey Bee Survey.
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UVM Scientists Fight Bee Declines
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bees wild bees pollination pollinators Vermont beekeepers apiary Taylor Ricketts Leif Richardson Alison Broday Samantha Alger UVM student Alex Burnham studies bee viruses and serves as a hive inspector for the National Honey Bee Survey.
UVM scientists fight bee declines, symposium ThursdayVermont Biz

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Vermont's effort to prevent pollinator extinction
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A number of critters that pollinate plants, from bees to butterflies, are shrinking toward extinction. A new mega-report from the United Nations is warning that the world needs to do something before it's too late, and our food supply suffers ...

UVM to Host International Climate Prediction Workshop
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The event will be of special interest to Vermonters, Dupigny-Giroux said. Last spring, she brought together 75 staff from Vermont's Regional Planning Commissions and from several state and federal agencies to solicit input on their daily climate and ...

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UVM to Host International Climate Prediction Workshop
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The event will be of special interest to Vermonters, Dupigny-Giroux said. Last spring, she brought together 75 staff from Vermont's Regional Planning Commissions and from several state and federal agencies to solicit input on their daily climate and ...

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