Scientists Discover Forests That May Resist Climate Change
A surprising phenomenon changes how forests are organized—and may help protect species from climate change, UVM researchers found.
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Deforestation Reduces Malaria Bed Nets’ Effectiveness
Modern Seeds Aren’t Ready For Climate Change
$8M Grant Supports UVM-McGill ‘Leadership for the Ecozoic’ Graduate Program
UVM Researchers Help Shape First National Nature Assessment
Eric Zencey Prize in Ecological Economics Awarded to Adrienne Buller’s ‘The Value of a Whale: On the illusions of green capitalism'
‘Know Your Five’ Reveals Vermont’s Top Pollinators
How Extreme Weather Impacts Fall Foliage
UVM experts weigh in on how this summer’s extreme weather will affect fall foliage, which generates over a billion dollars for the U.S. economy—and over $600 million in Vermont alone.
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As Winters Warm, Nutrient Pollution Threatens 40% of U.S.
As climate changes, previously frozen chemical runoff from farms and fields puts water quality at risk in over 40 states, research says.
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Meredith Niles to Lead Gund Institute as Acting Director
UVM’s Gund Institute for Environment Bolstered by Support from Donors and Founding Family
Americans Are Flocking to Wildfire: U.S. Migration Study
Save the Economy, Save the Planet: Sustainability Expert
Eric Zencey Prize in Ecological Economics Awarded to Tim Jackson’s ‘Post Growth’
The Science of Fall Foliage and Climate Change: UVM Expert
Economic Benefits of Protecting Nature Exceed Value of Exploiting it, Global Study Finds
Largest study of its kind—62 sites worldwide—finds that in most cases economic value is higher when nature is protected or restored, rather than converted
Read More2021
Vermont is Getting Warmer and Wetter: Climate Change Study
Gund Institute Announces New 2021 Fellows
Museum Collections Predict Species' Abundance in The Wild
Losing Nature Disproportionally Impacts Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Americans
Lake Champlain: Phosphorus Cleanup to Help Vermont Economy, Study Says
Northeast Healthy Soils Network: Measuring Healthy Soils & Ecological Outcomes
Gund Launches UVM-Wide COVID-19 Research Fund
The COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund, starting at $50,000, will provide UVM scholars with timely start-up funds for new research that advances our understanding of the root causes, lessons, and effects of the pandemic on society and the environment.
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Climate Change to Bring More, Hungrier Crop-Destroying Insects
The study, published in Science, found that just a two-degree rise in global average temperature will result in total crop losses of approximately 213 million tons for rice, maize, and wheat.
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How Forests Improve Kids' Diets
A first-of-its-kind global study shows that children in 27 developing countries have better nutrition--when they live near forests.
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