BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 9 (TNSPer) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: By Doug Gilman Associate Professor of Education Cynthia Reyes, PhD, will begin serving as the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs of UVM's College of Education and Social Services (CESS) starting June 1, 2022. "Over the years, Cynthia has provided outstanding leadership, faculty mentorship, and service to our college, the university, and the profession," said Interim Dean Katharine Shephe  more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, April 9 (TNSEco) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Middlebury College has acquired a 35-acre parcel on Seminary Street Extension in Middlebury that Summit Properties of South Burlington will develop into 100 units of affordable and workforce housing. The housing will be available to members of the public who qualify regardless of where they work. The College bought the property, which had been for sale for several years, from Marjorie Mooney for $1.5 millio  more

CASTLETON, Vermont, April 6 -- Castleton University issued the following news: Mia Schultz, president of the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP, will deliver the commencement address at Castleton's 235th graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 14. Schultz is an educator, organizer, and problem solver - as well as an ardent champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and promoting the voices of people of color throughout Vermont. She was named president of the Rutland Area NAACP chapter in 2021.   more

ORONO, Maine, April 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up for major change. New research suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies. The research (https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.08106), conducted by the University of Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, University of Vermont and Universite L  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: For centuries, artists have broken the boundaries of the possible by pushing their tools and media to their breaking points. Jenn Karson, a lecturer in the Department of Art and Art History and the director of UVM's FabLab, continued that trend of breaking norms and dismantling dichotomies with her recent show, Liquid Architectures + Leaky Territories, an exploration at the crossroads between art and a  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The University of Vermont (UVM)--in collaboration with 28 universities and institutions--is poised to advance its status as a prominent institution in hydrological research. This new initiative was made possible through the tireless efforts of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., with transformative support of up to $25 million over the next five years from the federal government. It establishes the Cooperative  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * Study calculates winged helpers' effects on coffee--while pioneering a better way to measure nature's 'Unpaid Labor' * * * A groundbreaking new study finds that coffee beans are bigger and more plentiful when birds and bees team up to protect and pollinate coffee plants. Without these winged helpers, some traveling thousands of miles, coffee farmers would see a 25% drop in crop yields, a loss  more