ESSEX JUNCTION, Vermont, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) has been awarded $35 million in federal funding from the U.S. government to accelerate the manufacturing of GF's differentiated gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon semiconductors at its facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. This funding brings GF closer to large-scale production of GaN chips, which are unique in their   more

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, Oct. 18 -- Middlebury College issued the following news: * * * For decades, Middlebury students and alumni have been at the forefront of the climate action movement--fostering student activism; shifting to carbon neutrality; fighting for divestment from fossil fuels; promoting investment in renewable energy; and founding 350.org, a global movement to address the climate crisis. * * * A new partnership with Erol and NextWorld Philanthropies will build on Energy2028, Middl  more

COLCHESTER, Vermont, Oct. 20 -- Saint Michael's College issued the following news: For her first talk in the home state of Alcoholics Anonymous's two Yankee Protestant founders Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, author Dawn Eden Goldstein stressed the spiritual basics -- humility, love and service - behind the good works of both non-denominational AA and one of the fellowship's best Catholic friends, the late Jesuit priest Fr. Ed Dowling. Goldstein built her late-afternoon Tuesday talk at Saint Mi  more

COLCHESTER, Vermont, Oct. 18 -- Saint Michael's College issued the following news: The 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony in New York recognized Saint Michael's adjunct Digital Media and Communications Professor Cynde Strand and her CNN team for their breaking news coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the team's award-winning coverage culminated with an Emmy win on September 27 this year, their work began nearly a year and a half earlier in February 2022, when   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 19 -- Champlain College issued the following news: The United States Secret Service (USSS) and the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) awarded a multi-million dollar Cyber Range Contract to Champlain College. The contract awards the College $3.4M over five years (2023-2027) to maintain, manage, and utilize its cyber range and curriculum to train law enforcement across the nation in realistic, hands-on digital forensics and prevention of cyber crimes. For the   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * Patrick Leahy Building will house teaching, research, and engagement activities, including Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships. * * * A new chapter in the University of Vermont's fulfillment of its land-grant mission began today with the UVM Board of Trustees' unanimous approval of the naming of the Patrick Leahy Building along with the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships headquartered t  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: The Attorney General's Office and the Grand Isle County State's Attorney's Office today announced the conclusions of their independent reviews of the non-fatal officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on April 20, 2023, in Morrisville, Vermont. Both Attorney General Charity Clark and Grand Isle County State's Attorney Douglas DiSabito, who reviewed the matter for th  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 20 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a $75,000 settlement to resolve claims by the State of Vermont against Thomas Tremonte for civil timber trespass and unlawful mischief on State Park land. The settlement resolves a 2021 case filed by the Attorney General's Office on behalf of the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) alleging that Mr. Tremonte cut   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general from 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia in announcing a settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error that led to the unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from mortgage-holders nationwide. Under the settlement, ACI will pay a total of $10 million   more