The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The Plant Biology Department inaugurated a new summer internship. This internship program engages students in local community projects that address issues in sustainability and the environment, specifically related to climate change mitigation and adaptation using plants. Continue reading “Plant Biology Department Inaugurates New Summer Internship”
CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. Below is a collection of recent stories.
CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. Below is a collection of recent stories. Continue reading “February 2022 CALS in the News”
Plant Biology Professor Brian Beckage (with a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science and a Gund Fellow) is co-author of the recently published study in the journal Nature entitled, Determinants of emissions pathways in the coupled climate-social system. Continue reading “Research Puts Socio-Politico-Technical Processes into Climate Change Modeling”
During the 2021 COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, CDAE Professor Asim Zia, Rubenstein School Assistant Professor Bindu Panikkar, and Gund Graduate Fellow Rubaina Anjum participated in an international panel of scientists and experts from the Transboundary Water In-Cooperation Network (TWIN). The panel’s theme was Securing Clean Water in Transboundary Indus, Jordan, Mekong and Amazon Basins Through Science and Diplomacy, and they deliberated data sharing, polycentric governance, and the water crisis around these basins. Continue reading “The Transboundary Water In-Cooperation Network at COP26”