UVM PhD Students Lead International Team in Carbon Flux Research

Mia McReynolds and Anna Schmidt conducted first-of-its-kind research at the IGB LakeLab in Germany
Researchers taking zooplankton samples at the LakeLab

Amelia (Mia) McReynolds is a third-year PhD student in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont (UVM). As an ecologist studying fish population dynamics in the Great Lakes, McReynolds didn’t imagine research abroad would be a part of her graduate studies. But when the chance arose to join a fellow UVM PhD student on a research team in Germany,...

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Dr. Joaquin Nunez joins Biology Faculty

The UVM biology department warmly welcomes Dr. Joaquin Nunez as the newest faculty member to hop on board. Born in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Nunez grew up in Bogota, Colombia, for most of his childhood before moving to the United States in his later teenage years. Dr.

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Students looking through microscopes at fruit flies and working closely in the lab.

CURE classes provide undergraduate research opportunities in the Biology Department

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences, known as CURE classes, are a unique feature of our Biology department curriculum. These classes give students a real research experience in a classroom setting, and each course is based around the professor’s personal research interests.

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