Senior Ben Simmons Wins First Time Regional Award for UVM from The Wildlife Society

Ben Simmons smiles while he sits on a log on a stoney beach and African oryx graze in New Mexico.

At the University of Vermont (UVM), senior Ben Simmons ’23 became a leader in the Wildlife and Fisheries Biology program which earned him a prestigious award from the Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society, an international network of more than 11,000 wildlife professionals. This spring,...

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Reilly in vast Mongolian grassland

Fulbright Awardee Reilly Becchina Continues Wildlife Research in Mongolia

Reilly Becchina ’20, a senior Wildlife and Fisheries Biology major in the University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, recently became a Fulbright Research Grant Selectee for her work in Mongolia studying marmots, and she plans to continue researching human-wildlife interactions. 

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Moose in the snow and Chris Lampart using radio-telemetry equipment

First-Generation College Student Chris Lampart Forges His Dream Career

Wildlife and Fisheries Biology senior Christopher Lampart ‘19 blew into my office as though on a gust of wind. Wearing a well-worn State of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department baseball cap and a woodsy beard, he landed in a chair and shared his story. 

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