Gund Institute for Environment
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The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont mobilizes researchers and decision-makers to understand and tackle global environmental challenges.
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Community guidelines: https://go.uvm.edu/igal9
🐝 Cool Vermont nature news! 🐝
Scientists have identified nine bee species that have never been recorded in Vermont before. That brings the state’s total to 352 wild bee species — more than anywhere else in northern New England.
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Scientists have identified nine bee species that have never been recorded in Vermont before. That brings the state’s total to 352 wild bee species — more than anywhere else in northern New England.
More: www.uvm.edu/gund/news/ni...
Nine New-to-Vermont Bee Species Discovered | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont
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November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🐝 Cool Vermont nature news! 🐝
Scientists have identified nine bee species that have never been recorded in Vermont before. That brings the state’s total to 352 wild bee species — more than anywhere else in northern New England.
More: www.uvm.edu/gund/news/ni...
Scientists have identified nine bee species that have never been recorded in Vermont before. That brings the state’s total to 352 wild bee species — more than anywhere else in northern New England.
More: www.uvm.edu/gund/news/ni...
As climate change and other environmental crises mount, what approaches to sustainability can provide effective solutions?
FRIDAY: Dror Etzion of the Grossman School of Business will discuss the management idea of robust action as an approach to sustainability.
🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf
FRIDAY: Dror Etzion of the Grossman School of Business will discuss the management idea of robust action as an approach to sustainability.
🍕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.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
As climate change and other environmental crises mount, what approaches to sustainability can provide effective solutions?
FRIDAY: Dror Etzion of the Grossman School of Business will discuss the management idea of robust action as an approach to sustainability.
🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf
FRIDAY: Dror Etzion of the Grossman School of Business will discuss the management idea of robust action as an approach to sustainability.
🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf
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
Scientists Can Help Companies Meet EU Biodiversity Law | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont
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November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
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
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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
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
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.
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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
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.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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
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
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
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.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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
Grad Fellow Matías Vaccarezza Sevilla envisions a future for Chile beyond resource extraction: go.uvm.edu/86xpb
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October 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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
Grad Fellow Matías Vaccarezza Sevilla envisions a future for Chile beyond resource extraction: go.uvm.edu/86xpb
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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
Apply now for a Gund PhD Fellowship at @uvmvermont.bsky.social with up to four years of funding.
🚨DETAILS: go.uvm.edu/phds
#uvm
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.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
Apply now for a Gund PhD Fellowship at @uvmvermont.bsky.social with up to four years of funding.
🚨DETAILS: go.uvm.edu/phds
#uvm
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
FRIDAY: Kathryn Hinkelman discusses how studying ecological networks can inspire energy efficiency solutions.
🍕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.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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
FRIDAY: Kathryn Hinkelman discusses how studying ecological networks can inspire energy efficiency solutions.
🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf
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
Apply now for a Gund PhD Fellowship at @uvmvermont.bsky.social with up to four years of funding.
🚨DETAILS: go.uvm.edu/phds
#uvm
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.
go.uvm.edu
October 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
Apply now for a Gund PhD Fellowship at @uvmvermont.bsky.social with up to four years of funding.
🚨DETAILS: go.uvm.edu/phds
#uvm
"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
Grad fellow @auraalonsorodz.bsky.social & coauthors track moth communities for 5 yrs after back-to-back hurricanes in Puerto Rico: go.uvm.edu/ztrjy
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...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"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
Grad fellow @auraalonsorodz.bsky.social & coauthors track moth communities for 5 yrs after back-to-back hurricanes in Puerto Rico: go.uvm.edu/ztrjy
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: Artist Andrea Conte & researcher Laura Passatore discuss how art can bring people closer to nature.
12-1, FLEMING MUSEUM: go.uvm.edu/k6s1l
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.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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: 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
go.uvm.edu/id9w3
Science Friday Live in Burlington: The Future of Food
Vermont Public presents Science Friday Live on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Hula in Burlington.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
go.uvm.edu/id9w3
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
Oct. 17: @scifri.bsky.social's in Burlington to explore food's future, with grad fellows Sarra Talib & Alexis Yamashita! go.uvm.edu/42ob0
Science Friday Live in Burlington: The Future of Food
Vermont Public presents Science Friday Live on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Hula in Burlington.
go.uvm.edu
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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
Oct. 17: @scifri.bsky.social's in Burlington to explore food's future, with grad fellows Sarra Talib & Alexis Yamashita! go.uvm.edu/42ob0
"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
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...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"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
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
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.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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
FRIDAY: John Balbus of Climate Care Consulting, LLC shares possible solutions to these multifaceted challenges.
🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf
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
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
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:
go.uvm.edu
September 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
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
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
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📍Aiken 311, 2-3 pm
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River Floodplain Dynamics and Plastic Pollution
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September 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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
📍Aiken 311, 2-3 pm
go.uvm.edu/yj9im
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
Register for Wednesday's event: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio
September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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
Register for Wednesday's event: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio
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
FRIDAY: Dr. Elizabeth Daut discusses what's been accomplished, and what's still needed.
🍕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:
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September 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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
FRIDAY: Dr. Elizabeth Daut discusses what's been accomplished, and what's still needed.
🍕12-1, Farrell Hall go.uvm.edu/zupqf
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.
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From agriculture to climate change, our postdocs are providing sustainable solutions to environmental challenges, every day.
go.uvm.edu/a76jt
September 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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
From agriculture to climate change, our postdocs are providing sustainable solutions to environmental challenges, every day.
go.uvm.edu/a76jt
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
Register for Wednesday's event: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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
Register for Wednesday's event: go.uvm.edu/fyu61
Register for Thursday's event: go.uvm.edu/pxkio
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
SUNDAY: The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Film Screening and Q&A
5pm to 7pm, Davis Center
go.uvm.edu/kznw3
The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Film Screening and Q&A
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September 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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
SUNDAY: The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Film Screening and Q&A
5pm to 7pm, Davis Center
go.uvm.edu/kznw3
Will you be at #ClimateWeek? Please join us at these events!
September 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Will you be at #ClimateWeek? Please join us at these 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
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
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:
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September 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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
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