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”
The University of Vermont is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC). Continue reading “Proctor Maple Research Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary”
“This is literally the coolest thing I’ve ever heard.” That’s what a participant said at the January 27, 2022 VTeen Science Cafe hosted by UVM Extension 4-H, and taught by PSS Associate Professor Eric Bishop von Wettberg and PSS Post-Doctoral Associate Giovanna Sassi. They offered an online evening session called Culturing Cells for Healthier Soils, which provided participating teens with an introduction to the topic, and to the new AgroTek program overall. Continue reading “AgroTek Program Collaboration Launches with Science Cafes for Teens”
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 “CALS in the News”
Plant and Soil Science Associate Professor Yolanda Chen has received a USDA AFRI grant for $683,490 from the Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production Systems program. With colleagues, she will be studying the role of epigenetics in the evolution of insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle, a major pest of potatoes. Continue reading “Chen Receives USDA AFRI Grant for Potato Beetle Epigenetics Research”