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Scientists Can Help Companies Meet EU Biodiversity Law | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont

An EU mandate requires companies to report their impact on biodiversity-but how? In a new publication, @taylorhricketts.bsky.social & coauthors urge companies to partner with scientists, who know how to use EO and AI to collect and analyze the data companies need. Read more: go.uvm.edu/0xq7k

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us.

Some climate change effects are obvious, like mountaintop glaciers turned to boulder fields. But what about human impacts?

FRIDAY: @dartmouthgeography.bsky.social's @jsmankin.bsky.social discusses research seeking equitable ways to prepare for a warming world.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us.

How can people with western science, Indigenous, and experiential perspectives co-create knowledge to inform agroecological work?

FRIDAY: Ernesto Méndez of @agroecology-uvm.bsky.social discusses what helps, and hinders, agroecological knowledge co-creation.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

A Lab-Grown Salmon Taste Test And More Foodie Innovations Cell-cultured salmon is showing up on menus. How does it compare to the real thing? Plus, food innovations from cultivated meat to mung beans.

Feeding an ever-increasing human population on a planet with finite resources will require innovative ways to grow and create food. Grad Fellow Alexis Yamashita and Affiliate Rachel Floreani share the approaches they're creating in this episode of @scifri.bsky.social: go.uvm.edu/jlcmy

Many "green" climate change solutions require constant extraction of material from the Global South. How can countries create their own sovereign pathways in the face of such demands?

Grad Fellow Matías Vaccarezza Sevilla envisions a future for Chile beyond resource extraction: go.uvm.edu/86xpb

Gund PhD Research Fellowships | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment supports outstanding PhD applicants interested in conducting interdisciplinary research on major global environmental challenges.

Looking for an interdisciplinary PhD experience? One that seeks real-world solutions to global environmental challenges?

Apply now for a Gund PhD Fellowship at @uvmvermont.bsky.social with up to four years of funding.

🚨DETAILS: go.uvm.edu/phds

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Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us.

The networks that comprise ecosystems and the built environment might not seem comparable, but nature may have lots to teach about sustainable systems.

FRIDAY: Kathryn Hinkelman discusses how studying ecological networks can inspire energy efficiency solutions.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

Gund PhD Research Fellowships | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment supports outstanding PhD applicants interested in conducting interdisciplinary research on major global environmental challenges.

Looking for an interdisciplinary PhD experience? One that seeks real-world solutions to global environmental challenges?

Apply now for a Gund PhD Fellowship at @uvmvermont.bsky.social with up to four years of funding.

🚨DETAILS: go.uvm.edu/phds

#uvm

Moth Communities Reveal High Stability Despite Ongoing Compositional Shifts Over Five Years Following Hurricane Disturbance We examined the temporal dynamics and ecological stability of tropical forest moth communities using a unique dataset spanning 6 months before and up to 5 years after two extreme hurricanes. While ab...

"How do extreme disturbances reshape tropical insect communities? As climate change drives ever-stronger storms, it's an important ecological question.

Grad fellow @auraalonsorodz.bsky.social & coauthors track moth communities for 5 yrs after back-to-back hurricanes in Puerto Rico: go.uvm.edu/ztrjy

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us.

Trees cool city streets and improve air quality. These benefits may not yield a tangible connection between humans and the environment-but what will?

FRIDAY: Artist Andrea Conte & researcher Laura Passatore discuss how art can bring people closer to nature.

12-1, FLEMING MUSEUM: go.uvm.edu/k6s1l

FRIDAY! Join @scifri.bsky.social in Burlington for a live stage version of the beloved radio show Science Friday, hosted by Flora Lichtman! This is your chance to peek behind the curtain and be part of a special live recording, featuring Grad Fellows Sarra Talib & Alexis Yamashita!

go.uvm.edu/id9w3

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The climate's changing. What won't change: we need food. What crops can Vermonters grow in a warming world? How can we create a more sustainable food system?

Oct. 17: @scifri.bsky.social's in Burlington to explore food's future, with grad fellows Sarra Talib & Alexis Yamashita! go.uvm.edu/42ob0

What We’re Taking Away From New York Climate Week | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont Members of the Gund Institute’s leadership team pounded the pavement at the annual gathering, which brought thousands of people together in the name of addressing one of the world’s most pressing chal...

"New collaborations, new ideas, and new energy": Gund Institute Director @taylorhricketts.bsky.social and @amandasardonis.bsky.social, Director of Policy and Partnerships, returned from #ClimateWeek with great energy to move forward in a difficult political, and global, climate: go.uvm.edu/2iard

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us.

As healthcare confronts novel 21st-century challenges and patients face climate-change-induced issues, what will healthcare look like?

FRIDAY: John Balbus of Climate Care Consulting, LLC shares possible solutions to these multifaceted challenges.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us at the following events:

As we navigate a complex world, can a systems-based approach yield needed insights for challenging times?

FRIDAY: Marta Ceroni of the Academy for Systems Change invites us to use systems thinking to "dance" our way through our current world's complexities.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

River Floodplain Dynamics and Plastic Pollution

This Thursday: Polish National Academy of Sciences geomorphologists Dr. Ania Zielonka and Dr. Hanna Hajdukiewicz discuss river floodplain dynamics and plastic pollution.

📍Aiken 311, 2-3 pm
go.uvm.edu/yj9im

A flyer for two upcoming events at Climate Week. The first is a networking happy hour and the second is an event featuring talks about a report on biodiversity, water, food and health.

Will you be at hashtag#ClimateWeek? Please join us at these events!
Register for Wednesday's event: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us at the following events:

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, collaboration efforts among planetary health workers have expanded. What have these endeavors to strengthen interdisciplinary pursuits yielded?

FRIDAY: Dr. Elizabeth Daut discusses what's been accomplished, and what's still needed.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

A poster with the text "National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week" around a collection of headshots of Gund Institute postdocs.

As we celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we want to take a moment to acknowledge our amazing postdoctoral fellows and their impactful research.

From agriculture to climate change, our postdocs are providing sustainable solutions to environmental challenges, every day.

go.uvm.edu/a76jt

A flyer for upcoming events at Climate Week, including a science and policy networking happy hour and a lecture event.

Will you be at #ClimateWeek? Please join us at these events!

Register for Wednesday's event: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio

@taylorhricketts.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social @paul-bierman.bsky.social @vermontpublic.org

The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Film Screening and Q&A

What have scientists learned about Greenland's past from a column of soil pulled from beneath nearly a mile of ice? And what warnings about the future does this ancient soil contain?

SUNDAY: The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Film Screening and Q&A
5pm to 7pm, Davis Center
go.uvm.edu/kznw3

Register for Wednesday's happy hour: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio

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A flyer detailing upcoming events at Climate Week. There is a happy hour on September 24 and talks on September 25.

Will you be at #ClimateWeek? Please join us at these events!

@taylorhricketts.bsky.social

Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us at the following events:

Who's stepping forward to take up global conservation work? What opportunities lie ahead as new, international efforts coalesce?

FRIDAY: former USAID Center for Natural Environment Director Cynthia Gill discusses current and future global conservation efforts.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf

Gund Events | The University of Vermont The Gund Institute for Environment hosts speakers and other events throughout the spring and fall semesters. We welcome you to join us at the following events:

How are American farmers responding to climate change and its cultural effects? How might their choices affect surrounding ecosystems?

FRIDAY: Eric Lonsdorf of @emoryuniversity.bsky.social presents research at the intersection of ecology and social values.

🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf