The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
After mentoring the Vermont Dairy Mapping Project interns for six weeks, I headed to camp at the Mount Norris Scout Reservation in Eden, Vermont. My unit’s campsite evacuated to higher ground the night of July 10, and I drove past a lot of signs of the water’s power on my way home. Continue reading “Smith Lab Summer Activities: Science and Scenery”
Lee Toomey (they/their), a master’s degree candidate in the Plant Biology Department Field Naturalist Program, was awarded a prestigious Gloria Barron Wilderness Society scholarship. This scholarship supports future conservation leaders and is highly competitive, usually funding only one student per year. Continue reading “Graduate Student Toomey Receives Wilderness Society Scholarship”
R. Chris Skinner is joining the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (NFS) as assistant professor of nutrition. Skinner’s lab will focus on how nutrition impacts metabolic health, as well as investigating the potential of novel functional foods developed from waste. Continue reading “CALS New Hires-July 2023”
Kelly Hamshaw was interviewed by Vermont Public and Seven Days about the impacts of the recent Vermont floods on mobile home parks.
UVM Extension’s Heather Darby and Vern Grubinger were quoted in a Newport Daily Express article about managing flooded produce, crops, and pastures. Continue reading “CALS in the News-July 2023”