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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. Our site: uvm.edu/gund Community guidelines: https://go.uvm.edu/igal9
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 5d
"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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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 6d
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.

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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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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 14d
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.

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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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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 16d
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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River Floodplain Dynamics and Plastic Pollution
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 16d
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
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.
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 20d
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.

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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 at the following events:
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 21d
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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A poster with the text "National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week" around a collection of headshots of Gund Institute postdocs.
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 22d
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
A flyer for upcoming events at Climate Week, including a science and policy networking happy hour and a lecture event.
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 22d
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 22d
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
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The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice: Film Screening and Q&A
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 26d
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Summary - Science-Policy Networking Happy Hour
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 27d
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 27d
Will you be at #ClimateWeek? Please join us at these events!
A flyer detailing upcoming events at Climate Week. There is a happy hour on September 24 and talks on September 25.
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 28d
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · 28d
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.

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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 at the following events:
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3
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.

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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:
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 2
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 2
As summer heat hangs on in many American cities, the "urban heat island" effect is hard to escape.

But smaller communities may also experience heat-related challenges. @uvmvermont.bsky.social prof. Elizabeth Doran discusses ameliorating extreme heat effects in towns of every size:
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Not Just Big Cities: Heat Island Effect Plagues Small Communities Too | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 14
When flood and hurricanes strike, who leaves, and what do they bring with them? Not just boxes of belongings, as it turns out.

Wealthier households leave affected communities at higher rates, and income migration may follow climate disasters:
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Study: Wealthy Americans Flee Floods and Hurricanes, Driving Income Migration | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont
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University of Vermont @uvmvermont.bsky.social · Aug 12
Innovative solutions are helping Vermont’s farmers boost their income and protect the environment—from cleaner waterways to renewable energy with potato peels. Discover how @gundinstitute.bsky.social UVM researchers are shaping a greener future. Read ⬇️
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Research for Vermont: Multitasking Agriculture Research Benefits Nature, Vermonters | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 6
New @uvmvermont.bsky.social research finds transparency, follow-through, and visible progress on large-scale flood mitigation projects matter when it comes to getting homeowners to invest in their own flood mitigation projects.

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Consistent Flood Project Follow Through Key to Empowering Homeowners, UVM Study Finds | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 28
The inaccurate belief that others don't care about climate change can discourage mitigation action.

How to shift perspective? By changing narratives via leadership, media, and daily interactions showing willingness to act, says postdoctoral fellow @tabeamhoffmann.bsky.social: go.uvm.edu/534t9
What will it take to mitigate climate change? Maximizing norm transmission and potency for change-accelerating outcomes
Social norms will be key in coordinating populations to mitigate climate change. But currently, people presume others are divided or tepid about key m…
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Jul 7
At @uvmvermont.bsky.social's Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, Gund Fellow Heather Darby and colleagues seek to help Vermont's farmers thrive in a changing climate.

Learn more about their research, from vegetables to fibers to grass, in this @wcax.com story: go.uvm.edu/npfrs
The natural wonders of Alburgh
Alburgh is the most northwesterly town in Vermont -- a peninsula extending from the border of Canada into Lake Champlain.
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 30
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Gund Institute for Environment @gundinstitute.bsky.social · Jun 30
A discarded toy on a Lake Champlain beach may take a different form one day: millions of microplastic bits, says @uvmvermont.bsky.social prof. @annejefferson.bsky.social.

Learn about what Jefferson and colleagues are finding as they scour Lake Champlain for microplastic sources: go.uvm.edu/xen2p
Microplastics are in Lake Champlain and in us. These scientists want to know their source
Researchers on Lake Champlain are doubling down on years of research to try to figure out how tiny pieces of toxic plastic are getting into the lake, which serves some 200,000 people with drinking wat...
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