Two new studies released by BREE researchers Patrick Bitterman, PhD and Christopher Koliba, PhD debut this month. "A Network Perspective on Multi-Scale Water Governance in the Lake Champlain Basin, Vermont," published in Ecology and Society, and "Engagement in Water Governance Action Situations in the Lake Champlain Basin," published in PLOS ONE take two similar but different looks at the Lake ...

UVM Vice President for Research, Kirk Dombrowski, visits Across the Fence to talk about the upcoming research week on April 17, 2023.

Caitlin Crossett, PhD served as a graduate research assistant for the Vermont EPSCoR BREE research team and successfully defended her PhD dissertation in March 2022. Starting in Fall 2023, she will take the next step in her career progression, as she moves on to become an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Asheville in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Dr. Crossett will ...

Vermont EPSCoR hosted a remote Alan Alda Communicating Science Workshop on January 11th and 12th, 2023. This workshop marked the ninth consecutive year in which Vermont EPSCoR has partnered with the Alan Alda Communicating Science Center at Stonybrook University to deliver an opportunity for scientists to hone their communication skills.

Last year, in the middle of a warm, humid summer, in the Jericho Research Forest, associate professor in UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical and Sciences (CEMS) Arne Bomblies and his team of researchers were waiting for snow. Starting in April, Bomblies and his team began installing a series of snow sensors and meteorological instruments throughout the state, from the top of Mount ...

Vermont EPSCoR and the Vermont STEM Fair will provide the venue for high school students to showcase research and sponsor VT STEM Fair finalists at the 2023 International Science and Engineering Fair.

Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Vermont and the Vermont state climatologist, has been appointed to serve on the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She is the first Vermont-based scientist to receive this prestigious invitation.

Vermont EPSCoR and the UVM Extension 4-H program are joining forces in an effort to encourage and engage more Vermont youth activity in STEM areas. 4-H reaches youths aged 5 to 18 all across Vermont.

VT EPSCoR was well represented at the recent 27th National NSF EPSCoR Conference hosted by Maine EPSCoR in Portland, ME on November 13 – 16, 2022. The conference focused around the theme, “Translating Needs to Outcomes”. Dr. Kirk Dombrowski, Vice President for Research at the University of Vermont; State Director, Arne Bomblies; Associate Director, Christopher Koliba; Manager, ...

University of Vermont students Krizzia Soto-Villanueva, PhD candidate in Food Systems, and Zenllaze Gomez-Merlo, undergraduate in Engineering, attended the 2022 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico with support from VT EPSCoR. The UVM chapter was recognized with one of two ...

Vermont EPSCoR was proud to sponsor the 2022 Vermont Works for Women - Women Can Do career exploration conference. Over 260 high school students from 12 counties attended the conference which was held at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph.Students spent the day exploring STEM and trades careers through hands-on activities and getting to know Vermont professionals, employers, and ...

Scientists are ringing alarm bells about a significant new threat to U.S. water quality: as winters warm due to climate change, they are unleashing large amounts of nutrient pollution into lakes, rivers, and streams. The first-of-its-kind national study finds that previously frozen winter nutrient pollution—unlocked by rising winter temperatures and rainfall—is putting water quality at risk in ...