A multi-disciplinary team of researchers representing the University of Vermont, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Delaware, and Colorado State University has published a study that may help create environmental policies that more effectively address pollution in our nation's most critical waterways. The study considers human activity in watersheds such as Lake Champlain, Delaware ...

Asim Zia, Ph.D., is a co-leader of the Integrated Assessment Modeling (IAM) team with the VT EPSCoR Basin Resilience to Extreme Events (BREE) program. The University of Vermont Graduate College has named him a new University Scholar for academic year 2020–21. The University Scholars program recognizes distinguished UVM faculty members for sustained excellence in research, creative and scholarly ...

Vermont PBS will re-air the Regional Emmy-award winning documentary miniseries Saving Our Waters beginning on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Originally aired in Fall 2017, Saving Our Waters focuses on the health and resilience of the Lake Champlain Basin. Vermont EPSCoR provided major funding for the program, and the documentary features research performed by scientists and researchers from the VT ...

Lake Champlain Sea Grant Director Dr. Breck Bowden will be one of many upcoming presenters for the new Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Zoom a Scientist Program, developed in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program develops and shares science-based knowledge to benefit the environment and economies of the Lake Champlain Basin.

In 2016, Vermont EPSCoR received a $20M award from the National Science Foundation to study and promote resiliency in Lake Champlain Basin. The study aims to provide much needed information to decision-makers as they govern the basin and develop policies that reach far into the future. A novel computer model has been developed, which integrates data collected from sensors in streams, soils, and ...

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University of Vermont and Vermont EPSCoR Post-Doctoral Associate Erin Seybold and colleagues conducted a two-year study in seven watersheds throughout the northeastern U.S. to investigate the export of two nutrients, dissolved organic carbon and nitrate.

NSF has developed a new website for the research community with detailed guidance on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This includes guidance for awardee organizations, researchers and reviewers of NSF proposals.

UVM team develops 2-minute suicide risk assessment app. A suicide risk assessment tool developed by a team of University of Vermont researchers is making its way into the prison and the military systems. It’s in the early stages of a rollout that the creators hope will significantly aid health care providers in identifying and saving people who are in crisis.

Vermonters Face Stormwater Threat With Fungi, Rain Gardens and More. New weather patterns are affecting Vermont, according to the state's climate change website. Some locals might welcome rising average temperatures and shorter winters, but more intense storms? Not so much.

You’ve likely heard about broad trends that scientists are certain will occur as a result of climate change: Plants and animals will be pushed out of their native habitats. Ice sheets will melt, and sea level will rise. Extreme weather events, like droughts and storms, will become more common and more severe.

A new study, led by Vermont EPSCoR member Jason Stockwell and a team of 39 scientists, shows that much uncertainty exists about the effects of storms on phytoplankton—and, therefore, on the health of lakes around the world.