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Google Books: A Complex and Controversial Experiment  The New York Times

Thanking FairPoint
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
As we mark the one year anniversary of the grand opening of the FairPoint Technology Hub on Main Street in Burlington, I am excited to reflect on what has been an incredible year of growth for the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies and thank ...

Clean Water Fund Board meeting, public invited to attend
vtdigger.org
Vermont Clean Water Fund Board: Including Agency of Administration, Agency of Agriculture, Farm and Markets, Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Agency of Natural Resources, and Agency of Transportation. MONTPELIER, Vt. – The ...

Clean Water Fund Board meeting, public invited to attend
vtdigger.org
Vermont Clean Water Fund Board: Including Agency of Administration, Agency of Agriculture, Farm and Markets, Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Agency of Natural Resources, and Agency of Transportation. MONTPELIER, Vt. – The ...

Water Technology Online
Methane can leak between underground wells, study shows
Water Technology Online
A study by the University of Vermont funded by the National Science Foundation found that abandoned wells near fracking sites can allow methane release which is not currently being measured, noted the release. Publishing their findings in the ... But ...

Google News

Family Entertainment Network INSP to Air First Motion Picture Produced by INSP Films  Broadway World

'Rosie' enlisted to steer high school girls into STEM careers
vtdigger.org
Karen Taylor Mitchell : October 27, 2015 at 8:52 am. Vermont is lucky to have so many people dedicated to bridging the gender gap in STEM education.The issue is vast, and the new initiative is a welcome addition to Vermont's capacity to address the issue.

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Bundaberg News Mail
Dedication pays off for North Burnett unit
Bundaberg News Mail
AWARD WINNERS: Mount Perry SES Group's Krystal Geddes, Monto SES Group's Adam Godbee, North Burnett SES Unit Acting Deputy Controller Alan Betts, QFES Acting Commissioner Mark Roche, North Burnett SES Unit Local Controller Brian Lowe, ...

No Crap: Missing 'Mega Poop' Starves Earth  Live Science

Invasive species can be bad, but not all bad  Addison County Independent

Invasive species have earned their bad reputations. English sparrows compete with native birds from Newfoundland to South America. Australian brown tree ...

Invasive species can be bad, but not all bad  Addison County Independent

Invasive species have earned their bad reputations. English sparrows compete with native birds from Newfoundland to South America. Australian brown tree ...

BurlingtonFreePress.com
VT bad drivers get a pass
BurlingtonFreePress.com
MONTPELIER — Prosecution of one of Vermont's most common crimes is in disarray because the state Judicial Bureau's outdated computer system is unable to send sufficient data on prior offenses to the Department of Motor vehicles, court and police ...

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WPTZ The Champlain Valley
During Burlington Startup Week, Vermont a place where startups grow
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
IRIS VR recently left Vermont for New York City: closer to more and bigger architecture firms. Blu-Bin, a 3-D printing company moved cross country to California. "The fact that it's a close-knit, tight community that is really high quality community of ...

PinkNews
Tom Jones faces backlash after admitting he used to be 'paranoid' about homosexuals
PinkNews
Gareth Malone 'always knew he wasn't gay', despite homophobic bullying · Jane Hill has opened up about her struggles with her sexuality (Getty Images) Gay BBC presenter praises LGBT 'role ... Vermont bans 'absurd' gay, bi and trans 'conversion' therapy ...

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Climate Central
Study Targets Methane Leaks Between Underground Wells
Climate Central
Hydraulic fracturing can form cracks that can connect new shale gas wells to nearby abandoned wells, possibly allowing methane to leak into the atmosphere or aquifers underground, according to a University of Vermont study published this week ...

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On Friday, October 23, 2015 the CWDD taught 20 Saint Michael's College students how to measure and calculate stream flow at Potash Brook in South Burlington, VT. The students are enrolled in Calculus I with Professor Craig Jensen, a new faculty member at the College. Dr. Jensen will use the stream flow activity to demonstrate the practical application of calculating integrals, and to have the students use hands-on learning techniques in their math class. Students learned how to measure a stream's cross-sectional area and calculate stream flow using the EPA standard protocol that is used in all VT EPSCoR Streams Project measurements.

On October 15, 2015, the Vermont EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development and Diversity (CWDD) had a table at the "Women Can Do!" Action Expo hosted by Vermont Works for Women at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT. The event is a one-day career immersion experience for 9-12 grade girls. Students have the opportunity to test out various STEM and trades careers while networking with other girls around the state interested in STEM. The CWDD table, called "Let's BUG Out!" was a success. Students were asked to identify three benthic macroinvertebrates using dissecting microscopes, a dichotomous key, and the Macroinvertebrate App (free download on the iTunes store!). If they correctly identified two out of three correctly, they won a prize!

On Wednesday, October 21, NEWRnet graduate student Matt Vaughan along with CWDD Staff met Harwood Union Middle School eighth graders at Lozelle Brook - right on their school's campus! The eighth grade science teacher, Brian Wagner, has been involving the students in an ongoing project to learn about the school's storm water runoff infrastructure.

The 2015 Vermont Town and City Management Association Fall Conference was held in Burlington, Vermont on October 22 and 23. Dr. Asim Zia, Associate Professor of Community Development and Applied Economics at UVM, and a Science Leader for Vermont EPSCoR, Research on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Lake Champlain Basin (RACC) program was an invited presenter.

A Day in the Life of UVM: Oct. 20, 2015
UVM News
Standardized patient educator Bob Bolyard gets the exam rooms ready in the University of Vermont Clinical Simulation Laboratory for a day filled with clinical skills exams for first-year College of Medicine students who are completing the Human ...

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