The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
UVM Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Nehr delivered a webinar on Compost for Soil Function & Disease Suppression, as part of the Soil Builders workshop series for decision-makers, professionals and advocates in the Lake Champlain Basin. Continue reading “Nehr Presents Soil Builder Composting Webinar”
Julien is a graphic designer, web designer/developer, typographer, educator, musician, and mathematical anti-realist.
Before coming to UVM Extension, he was a freelance designer for a decade, working on a broad swath of projects including websites, print projects, book design, game design, and font creation. Continue reading “December New Hires”
Extension Professor Heather Darby has been researching short-season corn varieties for over 20 years in an effort to determine their suitability for the food-grade corn industry and help farmers diversify. A recent Modern Farmer article spotlights the resurgence of food and distilled products, and the rising demand for local corn supplies. Continue reading “Corn Research Benefits Farmers, Processors, Markets”
The following articles published in “Oral History Review: Journal of the Oral History Association,” examine how Indigenous movements in Bolivia have used oral history as a tool for social justice struggles and decolonizing research methods in the Andes. This work draws from CDAE Lecturer Benjamin Dangl’s book The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia, which recently won a Nautilus Book Award. Continue reading “Dangl Examines Indigenous Social Justice Struggles in Bolivia”
The newly established STEM Ambassadors, undergraduate CEMS and CALS students, kicked off their first showcase, sharing STEM activities with 36 young Vermonters on Saturday, December 4th at the South Burlington Extension office. Activity topics ranged from robotics and sustainable polymers to animal science and engineering. Continue reading “Student Ambassadors Showcase STEM Activities”