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Food Systems Research Center Opportunities for Post-Docs

A large field of vegetables including onions and brussels sprouts, with greenhouses in the background.

The University of Vermont is excited to announce a cluster-hire of post-doctoral associates with a focus on measuring local and regional sustainable food systems. The two-year positions (with potential option for renewal) will work with UVM faculty in collaboration with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and will be based at UVM, in conjunction with the ARS Food Systems Research Center. Continue reading “Food Systems Research Center Opportunities for Post-Docs”

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Etter Receives Grant to Study Poultry Disease Prevalence and Agritourism

A large flock of yellow chicks (baby chickens) in a barn.

Nutrition and Food Sciences Assistant Professor Andrea Etter is the lead principal investigator (PI) on a $1 million USDA NIFA-IDEAS (Interdisciplinary Engagement in Animal Sciences) grant, to study the role of poultry in zoonotic pathogen prevalence and transmission on animal agritourism operations. Continue reading “Etter Receives Grant to Study Poultry Disease Prevalence and Agritourism”

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Pringle Herbarium Botanists Embark on Third Expedition to Colombia

A group of 13 people with a Columbian forest background who are standing together.
The Ferns of Columbia Project team in Columbia.

The Ferns of Colombia team, including Sarah K. Morris, Plant Biology doctoral candidate, and longtime Pringle Herbarium Associates Dr. Michael Sundue & Dr. Weston Testo, completed a successful third expedition to Colombia for the National Science Foundation-funded Ferns of Colombia project.
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Keller Sabbatical Opens Opportunities for Collaboration and New Research

Steve Keller and Thibaut Capblancq in the French Alps with snowy and tall mountains in the background.
Steve Keller (left) and Thibaut Capblancq (former UVM postdoc) in the French Alps after riding a tram up to the Aiguille du Midi.

Department of Plant Biology Associate Professor Stephen Keller was interviewed by Sandra Nnadi, a UVM Plant Biology Department doctoral candidate, about his experience while on sabbatical leave and how the time spent opened opportunities for collaborations and new research projects. Continue reading “Keller Sabbatical Opens Opportunities for Collaboration and New Research”