Vermont EPSCoR Events


Nov 13, 2023
Lecture with Chris Danforth - Measuring the Happiness, Health, and Stories of Society through Social Media
Professor of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Vermont, Chris Danforth serves as the Director of the Vermont Advanced Computing Center and co-leads the Computational Story Lab research group at the Vermont Complex Systems Center. He has extensive experience in chaos theory applied to weather forecasting and current research on socio-technical systems and is the co-inventor of hedonometer.org, an instrument that measures daily happiness based on social media use. Danforth has also developed algorithms to identify predictors of depression from Instagram photos.

Oct 24, 2023
DEPSCoR Day Registration is Open!
REGISTRATION IS OPEN for DEPSCoR Day in Portland, Maine on October 24. Join us to learn about the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).

Oct 20, 2023
SOCKS Team Member Pablo Bose: Presenting The Food & Ideas Gathering Seminar Series!
Refugee agriculture programs have been flourishing across the US for over a decade, helping to connect new arrivals to their new homes in many productive and innovative ways. Refugee farmers have adapted their existing skills and knowledge to different climates, soils and conditions while creating opportunities to sell their produce, grown culturally important crops, and strengthen their families’ and communities’ food security. Vermont has one of the oldest and most successful of these programs, New Farms for New Americans, which has farmed just over ten acres in two sites in the Intervale and Winooski Valley Park District since 2009. With strong relationships with local food organizations, the program has provided important support for newcomers to Vermont to access foods that they might otherwise not be able to obtain.

Jun 21, 2023
UVM to host Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship Summit
The new RISE Summit will bring together researchers, business leaders, and alumni to spotlight the opportunities and challenges of economic development in Vermont and the surrounding region. The convened leaders will discuss solutions to pressing needs including clean water, sustainable energy, affordable housing, food production, and more, and demonstrate the potential for university-community-business partnerships to succeed in these areas.

May 6, 2023
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café:: Potato Batteries and Exploding Gummies: A Peek into the World of Chemistry
In this café, you will explore different aspects of electrochemistry through a couple of different demonstrations and activities. Participants will first develop a hypothesis and test the concept of redox reactions - reactions in which molecules lose an electron (oxidize) or gain an electron (reduce) through exploding gummy bears. In a second hands-on activity, you will be able to create your own batteries using fruits and vegetables to powersmall lightbulbs. You will be asked to come up witha hypothesis about which fruits/vegetables will make the best batteries, discuss why, and be able to test them out. So, sign up today and get excited for echem!

Apr 15, 2023
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café: Joining Neurology, Muscles and Machines to Enhance Health and Mobility
Biomedical engineering offers a pathway for combining a desire to help others with an interest in engineering and technology. In this café you’ll learn about the field of biomedical engineering, with a focus on emerging engineering solutions for neurological problems.

Apr 14, 2023
NSF funded use Inspired workshop opportunity - “Building Bridges to Use-inspired Research and Science-informed Practices.”
Invitation to the BIO, TIP, and EPSCoR cofounded upcoming series of workshops entitled “Building Bridges to Use-inspired Research and Science-informed Practices.” This is a wonderful opportunity to take part in building a community towards use-inspired practices in the biological sciences.

Apr 1, 2023
Vermont Science Olympiad - Teams Wanted!
Science Olympiad is designed to help youth build STEM skills and understanding through inquiry-based challenges. It touches every letter in STEM and aligns with Next Generation Science Standards, allowing educators to extend their science curriculum with engaged learners. We are looking for high school teams to join us for this exciting day of science competition!

Mar 25, 2023
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café: Flow Cytometry Technology: Unraveling the Complexity of Tissues, Oceans, Crops…..and Vaccines
Have you ever wondered how Lake Champlain is being tested for the presence of Cyanobacteria? How farmers select the best crop of ryegrass with higher biomass yield? Do you know that to increased profitability of dairy and beef cattle production, semen is sexed? How assess if accine (e.g., for Covid) may protect us or not?

Mar 25, 2023
Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair
The Vermont STEM Fair is an inquiry-based poster presentation competition open to all middle and high school level students in the state of Vermont. Our state fair is an exciting opportunity for aspiring scientists (grades 5-12) to showcase the results of their independent research.

Mar 23, 2023
NSF EPSCoR Workshop on Quantum Computing, Information, Science, and Engineering
Quantum computing and quantum information science and engineering is one of the most critical and emerging worldwide technological fields. The importance of both the quantum research endeavors and the equally important training of a quantum-ready workforce was stressed in the National Quantum Initiative Act of 2019. This workshop brings together researchers and administrators from the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research states and territories to identify how their institutions can better contribute to the field of quantum computing and quantum information science and engineering.

Mar 23, 2023
United Nations (UN) Headquarter Zoom Event With Asim Zia - Integrative Highland to Ocean (H2O) Action for Disappearing Deltas
Please join VT EPSCoR BREE team leader Asim Zia in an online presentation via Zoom. Title: Integrative Highland to Ocean (H2O) Action for Disappearing Deltas: Towards a UN Convention on Conserving River Deltas

Mar 14, 2023
VTWIN HerStory: Sallie Calhoun, Founder, #NORegrets Initiative
Join us as Sallie Calhoun tells her story of how she became a rancher, investor and philanthropist after her time as a tech entrepreneur, and what drives her do to this work. Sallie Calhoun , along with her husband, Matt Christiano, purchased the Paicines Ranch in central California in 2001. Part of an original land grant, the Paicines Ranch has been a working ranch since the mid-1800’s. Sallie has operated the ranch implementing holistic management to improve the health of the grasslands, producing grass fed beef, and now 100% organic pastured sheep.

Feb 23, 2023
Webinar to Learn Insights into NSF’s GRANTED Dear Colleague Letter
We are excited to announce the Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity ( GRANTED ) initiative, a wholly unique new funding opportunity for NSF. GRANTED activities and support will focus on building capacity within the Nation’s research enterprise and reducing barriers to research competitiveness.

Feb 22, 2023
VT WIN Entrepreneur HerStory: Akshata Nayak, Founder of Little Patakha
Join us to hear Akshata Nayak tells HerStory of designing a book so her daughter could learn her her native language, Konkani. And how this single idea blossomed into Little Patakha, a minority woman-owned media company that helps young minds discover a diverse world of different people, stories and ideas.

Feb 18, 2023
Discover Engineering
Discover Engineering is a FREE annual event for youth in grades 5-12 who want to learn about engineering, build skills and network with engineering students, faculty and professionals.

Feb 17, 2023
EPSCoR Research Fellows Virtual Office Hours
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is hosting virtual office hours to share information about the Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows solicitation NSF 23-535. This opportunity provides awards to build research capacity and transform the career trajectories of non-tenured and tenured investigators through extended collaboration trips to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers.

Feb 14, 2023
Financial Feminism Investing Lab - Information Session
Don’t know where to start when it comes to early-stage investing? We’ve got the perfect course built by experienced angel investors, venture capitalists, and academics! This program, jointly run by Movement51 with the University of Calgary, is a safe, non-judgemental space to introduce you to the ins and outs of early-stage investing, and get your journey started.

Feb 11, 2023
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café: It is Rocket Science: How to Design, Build, and Fly Homemade Rockets
Have you ever wondered how rockets work, and what goes into designing them? In this cafe we will walk through basic principles and show you how to design your own functional model rocket from scratch!

Feb 2, 2023
4-H World Changers: Learn to Code (grades 5-12)
Have you ever wanted to learn how to program your own game? Well, here's your chance! In this 4-H World Changers series, you will learn to program a collecting game using p5.js, a JavaScript library created especially for artists and designers. We will meet virtually each Thursday from February 2 - March 9, 7:00-8:00 pm ET.

Jan 26, 2023
I-Corps Information Session
Calling all researchers! If you have been working on a technology innovation and wish to explore its commercialization potential, I-Corps can provide you with entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and up to $50,000 in funding for customer discovery.

Jan 24, 2023
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café: Precision Agriculture & Social Ecological Gaming and Simulation
Learn with Scott Merrill and the Social Ecological Gaming and Simulation (SEGS) laboratory team about precision agriculture and how new computer tools, such as serious games and three- dimensional mapping, can be used to provide decision support for farmers and the community.

Jan 21, 2023
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café: AgroTek Innovation
What do you get when you cross agriculture with technology? AgroTek! This café will introduce you to different ways that technology is applied in agricultural settings to create new products or improve our environment as a teaser to get you interested in 4-H’s summer AgroTek Academy.

Jan 13, 2023
NSF EPIIC Funding Opportunity Introductory Webinar
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity, or EPIIC, a new $20 million program encouraging minority-serving institutions, two-year institutions, primarily undergraduate institutions, and other emerging research institutions to participate in regional innovation ecosystems. The program will provide training and networking support to help build more inclusive ecosystems.

Jan 11, 2023
Alda Communicating Science Workshop
VT EPSCoR is offering a remote/online Alan Alda Communicating Science Workshop on January 11 & 12, 2023. There are 20 (total) available slots for this 2-session workshop. This is open to all faculty, postdoctoral associates and graduate students interested in attending. Please feel free to share this with any who may be interested. The registration deadline is December 12, 2022. Workshop fees will be covered by VT EPSCoR so there are no costs for attendees. Those interested are encouraged to register early as space is limited and capped at 20.

Dec 10, 2022
VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café: Insulin Resistance
Insulin Resistance: a Global Health Problem with a Backyard Solution? The Teen Science Café is a free, fun way for teens to explore science, engineering and technology with local scientists, engineers and technology experts. Teens participate in informal discussions and hands-on activities to learn about different topics. And, there is always free food! Planned and run by teens for teens.

Dec 7, 2022
EPSCoR RII Track-2 Solicitation Webinar and Office Hours
NSF EPSCoR will be conducting a webinar covering the new RII Track-2 Solicitation (NSF 22-633) on December 7th at 3pm (EST), and Office Hours will be held on December 14 & 15 at 3pm (EST). Links to each session are below, and no registration is required.

Oct 27, 2022
SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Converence
The largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, the SACNAS conference is a gathering which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM. Over the course of the event, college-level through professional attendees are immersed in cutting-edge STEM research, professional development sessions, motivational keynote speakers, and the Graduate School & Career Expo Hall, as well as multicultural celebrations and traditions, and an inclusive and welcoming community of peers, mentors, and role models.

Oct 6, 2022
Women Can Do: Annual Conference Promoting STEM & Trades Careers
Women Can Do is the annual career exploration conference for high school girls and gender-expansive youth. Students are invited to Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT for a day of hands-on exploration of STEM and trades careers, and networking with VT professionals, employers, and organizations to learn about secondary education and career opportunities in the state.

Aug 8, 2022
I-Corps Short Course to be offered through UVM in August!!! Apply now!
UVM will be hosting an I-Corps short course next mouth, August 8th through September 8th. Applications are open now though August 4th. In the I-Corps regional course, STEM researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs “get out of their comfort zone” and learn from potential customers. The goal is to determine if they are solving a real-world problem with a sizable market opportunity. In addition to entrepreneurial training, this program helps researchers identify new ways to apply their research to solve real-life challenges.

Apr 19, 2022
UVM Research Resource Fair
Research Development is pleased to announce UVM’s first Research Resource Fair. As part of Research Week, we will be celebrating the centers, core facilities, and other departments that support research, scholarship, and creative works at UVM, and we hope you will join us!

Apr 5, 2022
Webinar: Partnerships for Innovation Office Hours
We invite you to attend a virtual question and answer session on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET to learn about the PFI program and the PFI Solicitation (NSF 19-506). During the webinar, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the PFI program and what to expect for the submission deadline. You may have attended or registered for a similar webinar in the past, but we want to give you every opportunity to have your questions answered.

Apr 4, 2022
Female Founders: Creative Agencies
Season 6 of the Female Founders Speaker Series wraps up Monday, April 4th 5:30-7pm at Hotel Vermont. The focus of the event will be Creative Agencies . This event features Isora Lithgow owner of Isora Lithgow Creations , Katie Rutherford co-owner of Ruthless & Wellington , and Julie Jatlow co-owner of Fuse Marketing , three women who will share their stories and demystify what it takes to start and grow a thriving creative agency.

Mar 1, 2022
Webinar: Partnerships for Innovation Office Hours
We invite you to attend a virtual question and answer session on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET to learn about the PFI program and the PFI Solicitation (NSF 19-506). During the webinar, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the PFI program and what to expect for the submission deadline. You may have attended or registered for a similar webinar in the past, but we want to give you every opportunity to have your questions answered.

Feb 24, 2022
Vermont Women's Investor Network HerStory Speaker Series
The next event in the Vermont Women's Investor Network HerStory Speaker Series is on Thursday, Feb 24 from 4:30p – 5:45p. Stefanie Thomas of Impact America Fund will tell HerStory of how she became a venture capitalist and why she does what she does. Here’s a link to information and registration: https://nnewin.org/event/vt-win-herstory-stephanie-thomas-founding-member-investor-impact-america-fund/ . These events are free and open to all women no matter their path, life experiences or relationships who are interested in discovering and achieving their economic goals in alignment with their values.

Feb 17, 2022
Webinar Invitation for EPSCoR RII: Bridging EPSCoR Communities Program
To support outreach efforts for this solicitation, we are hosting two virtual zoom webinar opportunities on Monday, February 14, 2022, 2-3pm, EST and Thursday, February 17, 2022, 2-3pm, EST. Please note that the deadline for the proposal submission is April 4, 2022, 5:00 pm (submitter’s local time). We encourage you to reach out to us with questions on your proposal preparation and submission.

Feb 4, 2022
EPSCoR PO Recruitment Webinar Invitation
Have you ever wondered how decisions are made about research funding? Are you thinking about the next step in your career, but not quite sure what to do? Are you interested in making a real impact on science research and funding at the national level? Join our team! NSF EPSCoR is looking for new Program Officers (POs) and we’re hosting a recruitment webinar on Friday, February 4th. The webinar will feature presentations from current and former EPSCoR rotators and there will be plenty of time for Q&A.

Aug 9, 2021
2021 Vermont EPSCoR All Hands Meeting
Please join us for the VT EPSCoR annual All Hands Meeting on August 9, 2021 at the University of Vermont Davis Center in Burlington, VT. The venue will provide an opportunity to share highlights and hear about the impacts from the BREE Project since its launch in 2016. Stakeholders, BREE External Advisory Committee and University of Vermont leadership will also be in attendance.

Aug 5, 2021
Vermont EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Symposium
The virtual Vermont EPSCoR Undergraduate Student Research Symposium will take place on Thursday August 5, 2021. The Symposium will showcase the work of undergraduate student researchers in the Basin Resilience to Extreme Events (BREE) program.

Nov 9, 2020
Join the Career Center for a week of career exploration and networking during this year's STEM Career Exploration Week, taking p
Patrick Clemins, PhD, Manager of Cyberinfrastructure and Partnerships at Vermont EPSCoR, will serve as a panelist during the upcoming UVM STEM Career Exploration Week on Monday, November 9th at 6:30 PM as part of the Computer Science panel. Following the panel, Dr. Clemins will be available via LinkedIn or UVM Connect.

Oct 22, 2020
University Scholar Lecture Series - Asim Zia, Ph.D.
With advances in computer sciences as well as widespread availability of big data from government programs, a new field of “computational policy analytics” is emerging that integrates computer science, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, with public policy for generating novel insights to inform public policy design and evaluation processes.

Oct 21, 2020
Webinar: How to Make Effective Academic Posters
Mike Morrison, creator of the #betterposter movement, will offer a webinar on October 21, 2020 to help scientists around the world revolutionize the way they present posters to their colleagues.

Jun 29, 2020
SBIR/STTR 2020 Spring Innovation Conference
Connect with program managers representing America's Seed Fund of over $3.5 billion annually. Learn how to compete for funding, and create successful commercialization strategies and partnerships. Network with global industry scouts, early-stage investors, and key federal agency buyers and funders.

Jun 4, 2020
SBIR STTR Teleconference
Thursday, June 4, 2020 8:30am – 3:30pm - The Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center (VT PTAC) is pleased to present this SBIR/STTR Virtual Classroom event on Thursday, June 4, 2020 for Vermont businesses involved in Research and Development (R&D). Technology companies eligible for non-dilutive federal funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs should attend this event. The two programs award $3.2 billion annually from 11 federal agencies. For one of them, the National Science Foundation, Vermont submitted only 62 applications from 2009 to 2018. There is plenty of room for growth. Lamoille County manufacturer NextGen Balancing Technologies recently received an USAF SBIR Phase 1 award. George Allen, Partner at NextGen said, “The support my company received from PTAC was a major factor in our receiving an SBIR grant. I highly recommend them to all, especially those going through the process for the first time.”

Feb 20, 2020
How to Engage: DoD Basic Research Enterprise
The Department of Defense (DoD) is hosting an outreach meeting at Louisiana State University to educate researchers about the DoD Research Enterprise. Program managers from the research agencies and other DoD representatives will participate in the meeting.

Nov 11, 2019
NALMS 39th International Symposium
39th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society. November 11-15, 2019 - Burlington VT. Registration is now open.

Oct 1, 2019
Women Making Change: Women's Small Business Program Celebrates 30 Years
Mark your calendars for Women Making Change, an evening dedicated to celebrating women entrepreneurs making positive change. Join us for a networking reception followed by an interactive panel discussion with inspiring local women business owners.

Sep 26, 2019
DEPSCoR DoD Day - Northeast Regional Meeting
The Department of Defense is holding a Northeast regional meeting at the University of Rhode Island to present funding opportunities through the recently reinstituted DoD Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research ( DEPSCoR ) and related DoD research programs. Program managers from the research agencies and other DoD representatives will participate in the meeting.

Sep 16, 2019
SAVE the DATE of September 16th for the SBIR Road Show coming to the UVM Davis Center!
The SBIR Road Tour is a national outreach effort connecting entrepreneurs working on advanced technologies to the country’s largest source of early stage funding – the SBIR/STTR programs. Also known as America’s Seed Fund, the SBIR/STTR programs provide over $3 billion in funding to small businesses each year in a wide variety of technology areas.

Jun 13, 2019
Webinar with Asim Zia: Transboundary Water In-Cooperation Network: Environmental Diplomacy for Resolving Persistant Transboundar
Webinar and talk on Managing shared basins. Trans-boundary water in-cooperation network: environmental diplomacy for resolving persistent trans-boundary water conflicts.

Apr 29, 2019
Vermont EPSCoR RII Track 1 Proposal Process for Submission in Summer 2020 - Informational Meeting
On behalf of the Vermont Technology Council that serves as the Statewide Board for the NSF VT EPSCoR Program I would like to share that Vermont is eligible to submit a new proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-1 (RII Track-1) in July 2020[1]. NSF limits EPSCoR-eligible states to a single RII Track-1 proposal submission.

Apr 2, 2019
Vermont EPSCoR Student Research Symposium
The 11th annual Vermont EPSCoR Student Research Symposium will take place on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at Saint Michael's College, and will be hosted by the Center for Workforce Development and Diversity (CWDD). The Symposium will showcase the work of student researchers in the Basin Resilience to Extreme Events (BREE) program.

Feb 15, 2019
Seminar with C. Adam Schlosser
Deputy Director for Science Research - MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Confronting Global Water Risks into an Unprecedented Era: Successes and Challenges with Risk-Based, Multi-Sector Predictions

Dec 11, 2018
Macroinvertebrate Workshop for High School Teams
Join us for a day of learning about macroinvertebrate communities in Vermont streams. Involving students in sampling and identifying macroinvertebrate communities is a terrific place-based, hands-on approach to teaching standards addressing earth systems, ecology, human activities and impacts on natural resources, biodiversity, and environmental change.

Nov 30, 2018
Fall 2018 Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Meeting
The VT EPSCoR Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Fall Meeting will be held on November 30th, 2018. The biannual meetings offer a space for policy makers, decision makers, researchers, federal agency representatives, town and local officials from around the state and region to convene and take an active role in interactive sessions surrounding the Lake Champlain Basin.

Aug 22, 2018
2018 Grant Writing Workshop
Vermont EPSCoR will hold a Grant Writing Workshop at Trader Duke's Hotel (formerly the Doubletree) in South Burlington, Vermont on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. This day-long workshop will provide helpful information and hands-on proposal writing instruction to graduate research assistants, post-doctoral associates and faculty.

Jul 25, 2018
2018 Macroinvertebrate Workshop for Educators
Join us for a day of learning about macroinvertebrate communities in Vermont streams. Involving students in sampling and identifying macroinvertebrate communities is a terrific place-based, hands-on approach to teaching standards addressing earth systems, ecology, human activities and impacts on natural resources, biodiversity, and environmental change.

Jun 12, 2018
2018 Vermont EPSCoR All Hands Meeting
VT EPSCoR will kick off Year 3 of the BREE grant with an exciting All Hands Meeting on June 12 2018 at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, VT. Check back soon for more details.

Apr 4, 2018
Alan Alda Communicating Science Workshop
The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University is dedicated to helping scientists more effectively communicate with the public, with funders, with fellow scientists (and with their grandmothers!). The goal for this one-day program is to help participants learn to communicate more effectively about science with people outside their field, including the general public, policy makers, the media, students, potential employers or funders and prospective collaborators in other disciplines. Through discussion and practice, we will focus on fundamental skills -- knowing your audience, connecting with your audience, and speaking clearly and conversationally about your work and why it matters.

Mar 22, 2018
Dr. Mark Lubell - Cooperation in the face of complexity: The future of water governance.
Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior at UC, Davis 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Thursday March 22, 2018 Dr. Lubell is an internationally recognized leader in the scholarship of watershed governance, whose work over decades has shed new insights into the underlying patterns of collective action approaches to managing water and agricultural resources. He is a professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy and director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior at UC, Davis. Between 2008 and 2010 he was a Research Fellow at Institute for Science, Technology & Public Policy, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M, and in 2006 he was named a Distinguished University of California, Davis Educator. Dr. Lubell was also nominated and served on the President’s Advisory Council for Behavioral Sciences under the Obama Administration.

Mar 20, 2018
Vermont EPSCoR Student Research Symposium
The 10th annual Vermont EPSCoR Student Research Symposium

Dec 15, 2017
FEMC Annual Conference
The Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (formerly VMC) is having our annual conference on Dec. 15 at the UVM Davis Center in Burlington.