Gund Institute Names 2024 Catalyst Award Winners

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The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont today announced a $200,000 Catalyst Award for a research project examining whether engaging in pro-environmental behavior can lead to more pro-environmental attitudes and values.

“We often think about pro-environmental behavior as being the end of a linear process, with values and attitudes coming first,” says Principal...

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Using AI, Other Tech to Monitor Companies’ Impacts on Biodiversity

As environmental challenges make daily headlines across the world, tools including AI, Earth observation and other data sources are underpinning new efforts to measure and evaluate private sector companies’ effects on the natural world.

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Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne

Remembering Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne

On January 6, 2024, the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and the entire University of Vermont community lost a dear friend and colleague, Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne. He passed away while Nordic skiing with friends in one of his favorite places in Vermont.

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