UVM Researchers Help Shape First National Nature Assessment

Two UVM scientists will contribute to chapters exploring how nature benefits Americans’ lives
A flyer for the First National Nature Assessment, with the text "The Writing Begins"

Taylor Ricketts, Director of UVM’s Gund Institute for Environment, and Rachelle Gould, a professor in UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, have been selected to serve as chapter author and chapter lead, respectively, for the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment.

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Portrait of Soham Mehta

The F.T. Kidder Medal: Soham Mehta

The F.T. Kidder Medal is presented to the senior student who best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and scholarship. It is named in honor of Fred T. Kidder, a graduate of the class of 1880 and the College of Medicine in 1883, who later served on the University of Vermont Board of Trustees. This year’s recipient is Soham Mehta (he/him).

 

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Cole on the side of a boat with water and mountains behind him.

Saying Yes to Opportunities, at Home and Abroad

Cole ZuWallack ’24, a Parks, Recreation and Tourism (PRT) major, was travelling to Auckland, New Zealand for his semester abroad when the unthinkable happened: the pilot came over the loudspeaker and told the passengers that the plane was dangerously close to flying into a cyclone.

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