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A 51�������� team received certificates of appreciation from the State of Vermont for their work analyzing well-testing data in a PFAS contamination zone around former ChemFab Corp. factories in the town of Bennington.

BENNINGTON, VT— At 8:00 pm Thursday, May 2, Professor from the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Vermont, will give a lecture covering the latest climate change science coming out of the 2023 National Climate Assessment and the implementation of Vermont’s first ever Climate Action Plan, which was adopted in December 2021. The event, this year’s Robert H. Woodworth Lecture in the Sciences, is free and open to the public. It is scheduled for the Tishman Lecture Hall, which is labeled #3 on the campus map. 

51�������� science faculty member Tim Schroeder co-authored a journal article, “Mineral Carbonation of Peridotite Fueled by Magmatic Degassing and Melt Impregnation in an Oceanic Transform Fault,” that was published in the most recent issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

The data Olivia Chiossone ’23 gathered during a “Research Experience for Undergraduates” program at Eastern Kentucky University propelled her senior work.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation hosted a public meeting at 51�������� with nearby residents of North Bennington, Bennington, and Shaftsbury.

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin hosted a community meeting at 51�������� with nearby residents of North Bennington.

51�������� hosted a community meeting with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and residents of nearby North Bennington.

When residents in nearby Hoosick Falls, NY and North Bennington, VT discovered their wells and water contaminated, the College stepped in to study, train, and educate students and citizens

David Bond, Tim Schroeder, and Janet Foley spoke with WAMC about the research into PFOA.

51�������� Faculty Members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder have been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to deepen and expand the College’s response to PFOA contamination in New York and Vermont.

Science faculty member Tim Schroeder was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with a Regional Environmental Award for his participation in the Vermont Aquifer Characterization Team. 

Faculty members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder, who together run a National Science Foundation-funded research project on PFOA, have conducted a that suggests airborne PFOA contamination that is more extensive than originally thought. 

In a speech that tackled sexism, racism, organized religion, and the wisdom of condescending turtles, Gloria Steinem shared what she called "10 pieces of advice" at Friday's commencement dinner for graduates and their families.

David Bond, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, spoke with Vermont Public Radio about a course being taught at 51�������� about PFOA. 

Faculty members David Bond and Tim Schroeder spoke with WNYT about the ongoing research into PFOA.

Faculty members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder spoke about the upcoming work on the NSF-funded research into PFOA. 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 51�������� nearly $90,000 for a Rapid Response grant to support a new course and conduct original research on the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination recently discovered in Hoosick Falls, NY, and North Bennington, VT.

Faculty member Janet Foley recently spoke with NPR about about PFOA. She, David Bond, and Tim Schroeder are teaching a course beginning next week.

David Bond, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, along with Janet Foley and Tim Schroeder, spoke with TWC News about PFOA and the research the College will be doing. 

Geology faculty member Tim Schroeder was invited to present his research on the "Mesozoic and Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern United States" at the  annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, this week.