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If wild bee declines continue, it could hurt U.S. crop production and farmers' costs, said Taylor Ricketts, a conservation ecologist at the University of Vermont, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting panel ...

EurekAlert (press release)
Save the bees? There's an app for that
EurekAlert (press release)
University of Vermont (UVM) bee expert Taylor Ricketts, who is co-leading the app's development, introduced the interactive technology at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting panel, Plan Bee: Pollinators, Food ...

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Phys.Org
The secret of scientists who impact policy - Phys.org
Phys.Org
Why does some research lead to changes in public policy, while other studies of equal quality do not?

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EurekAlert (press release)
The secret of scientists who impact policy
EurekAlert (press release)
That crucial question - how science impacts policy - is central to the research of University of Vermont (UVM) Prof. Taylor Ricketts and recent alum Stephen Posner. According to their findings, the most effective way environmental scholars can boost ...

Gulf between science and politics
Rutland Herald
... time to expand our efforts to build energy-efficient and resilient communities here in Vermont, so we can face the future together with moral clarity. Alan Betts is a leading climate scientist who works with Atmospheric Research in Pittsford. He ...

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The curious case of the “cute face” crane fly
Mountaintimes
By Declan McCabe. An email chirped in my inbox, “Check out the cute face on this insect we found.” I opened the attachment (yes, from a reliable source). My colleague Professor Peter Hope had taken a spectacular photograph through his microscope. The ...

University Communications
UVM News
“We are excited to participate,” says Taylor Ricketts, Director of the Gund Institute. “Five presenters – that's a big honor.” Thousands of scholars from across the disciplines are expected to attend, plus science journalists and policy leaders. Panel ...

The curious case of the “cute face” crane fly  Mountaintimes

The curious case of the “cute face” crane fly  Mountaintimes

The curious case of the “cute face” crane fly  Mountaintimes

An email chirped in my inbox, “Check out the cute face on this insect we found.” I opened the attachment (yes, from a reliable source). My.

The Marshalltown
Scientists Built Pollinating Drone That Can Transfer Pollen: Can This Replace Bees As Pollinators?
The Marshalltown
“I'm not sure that's going to be cheap enough to not make blueberries hundreds of dollars a pint,” said Taylor Ricketts, from the University of Vermont. Ricketts also has concerns that using the tiny robots may have unwanted consequences on a plant's ...

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BurlingtonFreePress.com
Town Meeting Day: Jericho to weigh $3.9 million budget
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Meeting: 9 a.m., March 7, Mount Mansfield Union High School. Voting: Australian ballot 7 a.m.-7 p.m., March 7. Proposed town budget: $3,935,569; a 1 percent increase over the current $3,908,390 budget. Selectboard: Incumbent Catherine McMains running ...

Device measures calorie content of social media—promising new insights for public health  Medical Xpress

How many calories in that tweet?  EurekAlert

Tech Times
Scientists Built Pollinating Drone That Can Transfer Pollen: Can This Replace Bees As Pollinators?
Tech Times
... researchers in Japan built, the cost of using tiny robots as pollinators would be equal to up to $100 per bee. "I'm not sure that's going to be cheap enough to not make blueberries hundreds of dollars a pint," said Taylor Ricketts, from the ...

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Christian Science Monitor
Robo-bees: Should pollinating drones take over for honeybees?
Christian Science Monitor
Taylor Ricketts, director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont who also wasn't involved in the research, agrees that drones would be a pricey option. "I'm not sure that's going to be cheap enough to not make ...
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Watch This $100 Drone Try to Do a Bumblebee's JobMIT Technology Review
Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees declineNew Scientist

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The Curious Case of the Cute "Face" Crane Fly  Bennington Banner

Curious case of the crane fly face  BurlingtonFreePress.com

The “face” of the crane fly seemed to have two very circular black eyes.

Curious case of the crane fly face  BurlingtonFreePress.com

The “face” of the crane fly seemed to have two very circular black eyes.