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$10000 winner-takes-all business pitch event
Mountaintimes
Vermont EPSCoR and VCET have underwritten a $10,000 cash prize to the event winner as well as a nomination to participate in the national SBA event (which has $70,000 in prizes) in spring 2016. Organizers intend this competition to increase access to ...

This summer saw extensive and disgusting blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms in northeastern bays of Lake Champlain, but much has occurred on the recent policy front to send hope about the future of Lake Champlain.

The Outside Story: A primordial lake monster
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Andrew Schroth, a geologist at the University of Vermont, is studying the water conditions that produce toxic colonies. "What they've seen in Lake Erie is that the blooms are driven by how much phosphorus comes into the system during spring runoff ...

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Excursion au coeur des algues bleues
LaPresse.ca
Peter Isles, candidat au PhD à la Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, explique que sa routine hebdomadaire estivale consiste à lancer une bouée chargée d'appareils de mesure. Accompagné de Yaoyang Xu, postdoctorant à la ...

25 things everyone should do in Australia
SouthCoastToday.com
It would be impossible to see the country and experience all it has to offer on a single trip. But these 25 places and activities should be at the top of any traveler's bucket list, whether she's a foreign tourist flying in from afar or a native ...

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25 things everyone should do in Australia
SouthCoastToday.com
It would be impossible to see the country and experience all it has to offer on a single trip. But these 25 places and activities should be at the top of any traveler's bucket list, whether she's a foreign tourist flying in from afar or a native ...

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Foster's Daily Democrat
25 things everyone should do in Australia
Foster's Daily Democrat
It would be impossible to see the country and experience all it has to offer on a single trip. But these 25 places and activities should be at the top of any traveler's bucket list, whether she's a foreign tourist flying in from afar or a native ...

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Joint action on climate change
SciDev.Net
By the end of 2015, global policy processes on climate change, development and disasters will have set the stage for how the world responds to major challenges facing humanity. But science indicates that these topics are connected. How does climate ...

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SciDev.Net
Climate action: Global policy is not enough
SciDev.Net
Narrowly conceived 'sectoral' policies are a big part of the problem with UN level actions, argue researchers Asim Zia and Caitlin Waddick. Governments tend to divide climate change policies between mitigation and adaptation — reflecting the ...

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Climate policy needs a new vision
SciDev.Net
Policies that split mitigation and adaptation don't work. It's time for a shift, say Asim Zia and Caitlin Waddick. The climate change policy endorsed by the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and adopted by member countries tends to ...

DOE EPSCoR has posted a funding opportunity announcement entitled Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR); Building EPSCoR-State/National Laboratory Partnerships. The Funding Opportunity Number is: DE-FOA-0001432.
Further information may be found at:
http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=279599

$10000 winner-takes-all business pitch event to be held in Burlington
vtdigger.org
The competition will be held at Hotel Vermont on October 19, 2015. Vermont EPSCoR and VCET have underwritten a $10,000 cash prize to the event winner as well as a nomination to participate in the national SBA event (which has $70,000 in prizes) in ...
$10000 winner-take-all business pitch event in BurlingtonVermont Biz

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$10000 winner-takes-all business pitch event to be held in Burlington
vtdigger.org
Vermont EPSCoR and VCET have underwritten a $10,000 cash prize to the event winner as well as a nomination to participate in the national SBA event (which has $70,000 in prizes) in spring 2016. Organizers intend this competition to increase access to ...

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$10000 winner-takes-all business pitch event to be held in Burlington
vtdigger.org
The competition will be held at Hotel Vermont on October 19, 2015. Vermont EPSCoR and VCET have underwritten a $10,000 cash prize to the event winner as well as a nomination to participate in the national SBA event (which has $70,000 in prizes) in ...
$10000 winner-take-all business pitch event in BurlingtonVermont Biz

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$10000 winner-takes-all business pitch event to be held in Burlington
vtdigger.org
Vermont EPSCoR and VCET have underwritten a $10,000 cash prize to the event winner as well as a nomination to participate in the national SBA event (which has $70,000 in prizes) in spring 2016. Organizers intend this competition to increase access to ...

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Business Insider
25 things everyone should do in Australia
Business Insider
It would be impossible to see the country and experience all it has to offer on a single trip. But these 25 places and activities should be at the top of any traveler's bucket list, whether she's a foreign tourist flying in from afar or a native ...

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$10000 winner-take-all business pitch event in Burlington
Vermont Biz
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies and Hotel Vermont announced today the InnovateHER VT Challenge, a new business pitch event in Burlington.The competition is at 5:30 pm October 19 at the Hotel Vermont, 41 Cherry ...

$10000 winner-take-all business pitch event in Burlington
Vermont Biz
Vermont EPSCoR and VCET have underwritten a $10,000 cash prize to the event winner as well as a nomination to participate in the national Small Business Administration event, which has $70,000 in prizes in spring 2016. Organizers intend this ...

BurlingtonFreePress.com
Randy Quaid, wife ordered held on $500K bail
BurlingtonFreePress.com
ST. ALBANS Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, each were ordered to continue being held in Vermont jails for lack of $500,000 bail Monday on charges of being fugitives from justice in California. Seeking a bond reduction, defense lawyer Peter Langrock ...

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On Friday, October 2, NEWRnet graduate student Ryan Sleeper along with CWDD Staff met J.J. Flynn Elementary School fifth graders just a short walk from their school - on the shores of Lake Champlain! A few days earlier, the CWDD presented background information to each class about the work of VT EPSCoR. The fifth grade, led by teachers Joni Pecor, Keith Brown, and Michelle D'Agostino, has been involved in an extensive water quality unit this fall. Activities include a workshop with the Floating Classroom program, creating aquaria/terraria in the classroom, and visiting Lake Champlain with the VT EPSCoR CWDD.