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Social Systems Team Kicks off September Meetings
The BREE Social Systems Team met on September 18, 2019 to kick off their Fall Semester schedule of meetings. The team introduced new Post-doctoral Associate, Takis Oikonomou, PhD. This meeting also provided an update on research performed over the summer as well as preparation for the Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Meeting that will take place in December 2019.
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Second Circ: Ben & Jerry's Happy Cows Claim Questioned - The National Law Review
Second Circ: Ben & Jerry's Happy Cows Claim Questioned The National Law Review
Friendly's Ice Cream plant owner Dean Foods declares bankruptcy - Boston Business Journal - Boston Business Journal
Friendly's Ice Cream plant owner Dean Foods declares bankruptcy - Boston Business Journal Boston Business Journal
Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20 - Federal News Network
Pact reached to avert government shutdown through Dec. 20 Federal News Network
Hawaii Senate Establishes 2020 TPA Application Requirements - The National Law Review
Hawaii Senate Establishes 2020 TPA Application Requirements The National Law Review
The Vermont EPSCoR Fall 2019 Newsletter
After a busy field season we exchanged lots of interesting findings at the Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. We were fortunate to have Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development, as our key note speaker. He delivered a great message to our students and scholarship recipients about the amazing professional opportunities available here, and encouraged everyone to consider a career in Vermont.
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Dr. Arne Bomblies Presents Lightning Talk at National NSF EPSCoR Meeting in South Carolina
Dr. Arne Bomblies, VT State EPSCoR Director, was invited to give a three-minute lightning talk on the Basin Resilience to Extreme Events in the Lake Champlain Basin (BREE) project at the National NSF EPSCoR meeting in Columbia, South Carolina on October 29, 2019. The audience was composed of fellow EPSCoR states and jurisdictions from around the country including representatives from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Life of a Scientist with Barre City Elementary and Middle School
Janel Roberge, Vermont EPSCoR's CWDD Education and Outreach Liaison, led a discussion with students from Barre City Elementary and Middle School in Barre, VT about the life of a scientist on November 4, 2019. The presentation took place in Andrea Bixler's first-grade classroom, where Ms. Roberge discussed the research techniques used by scientists in the field. Students practiced their science skills by making observations about water and stream bug samples.
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Tamworth HSC exams: Students look to the future after final exam - The Northern Daily Leader
Tamworth HSC exams: Students look to the future after final exam The Northern Daily Leader
Ecological Team October Meeting
The BREE Ecological Team held its first Fall Full Team meeting on October 16, 2019. The meeting included members of both the Ecological Team and other BREE research teams, and allowed attendees to meet new post doc Ravindra Dwivedi, PhD. Attendees of the meeting gathered in person and remotely through videoconferencing. The team discussed the upcoming goals for Year 4 as well as publications and other milestones.
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Aspiring firefighter catches sweet ride home from school - ECM Publishers
Aspiring firefighter catches sweet ride home from school ECM Publishers