The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The first record of a soft tick in Vermont was made in 2021 by Entomologist Cheryl Sullivan Ph.D., a scientist working at the Entomology Research Laboratory with Professors Bruce L. Parker and Margaret Skinner. This soft tick is known as the bat tick, Carios kelleyi. Continue reading “Bat Ticks Discovered in Vermont by UVM Entomologists”
Lisa Flinn is an administrative assistant at the St. Johnsbury Extension office, and brings 20 years of experience in the administrative assistant field. Prior to joining Extension, Flinn held positions as an administrative assistant with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont for 20 years, Northern Power Systems for four years, Central Vermont Medical Center for five years and Littleton Regional Health Care for three years. Continue reading “January 2022 New Hires”
In 2016, as a result of catastrophic flooding along Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River during the spring of 2011, the governments of Canada and the United States instructed the International Joint Commission (IJC) to fully explore the causes, impacts, risks and solutions to flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin. Continue reading “Lake Champlain-Richelieu Flood Study Meetings to be Held”
UVM Extension Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS) hosted its sixth annual conference and meeting, virtually, from January 18 to 20, 2022. Continue reading “NECAFS Hosts Sixth Annual Food Safety Conference”