A decade ago, the 1.7 acres of empty land behind the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College observatory began a transformation into what has become a resilient farm producing hundreds of pounds of […]
Read MoreWhat cause is so significant it has united the three 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College Institutes 鈥 environment, global engagement, and equity & justice 鈥 plus the College鈥檚 service organization, MOVE, and […]
Read MoreRemember summer? I鈥檒l wait. It is currently below zero and I can barely remember flowing rivers, bright green plants, and the hot sun. But that is what I am sharing […]
Read MoreTwo instructors who have come to 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College through a new fellowship program are helping answer major environmental questions of the day 鈥 and they are involving students in […]
Read MoreIt鈥檚 the dead of winter. We are still inside the Persephone Period.聽 The forecast calls for temperatures not getting out of the single digits next week. It looks like the […]
Read More麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 hosted its annual Senior Awards Brunch on May 9 to recognize the students in the Class of 2024, faculty and staff who have had a significant impact on […]
Read MoreThe Patrick 鈥61 and Marcelle Leahy Center for the Environment led an Earth Week extravaganza for 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚, giving the College community plenty of opportunities to get their hands dirty. […]
Read More麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College Biology Professor Mark Lubkowitz鈥檚 years of corn genetics research with dozens of students was recently recognized through a prestigious international award.聽聽 Lubkowitz was awarded the 2024 Maize […]
Read MoreOn April 8, 2024, the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 community experienced the solar eclipse together on campus with astrophysicist Alain Brizard, 麻豆视频 Michael’s Professor of Physics, who guided the experience. The surreal, […]
Read MoreThe number of moral questions that arise from eating 鈥 and the number of bad ethical options for solving those questions 鈥 can leave people feeling trapped and cynical, according […]
Read MoreThe Student Spotlight Series is a new feature to highlight 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 students鈥 lives in all corners of campus. Students鈥 answers have been lightly edited for style and clarity.聽聽聽 Nicholas […]
Read More麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 community members helped envision the role that higher education can play in climate justice and examine other important questions during the inaugural event for the newly named Patrick […]
Read MoreOn October 18, 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College welcomed two visitors from the Tottori Prefecture in Japan: Mr. Akio Katijani, a Representative of the Tottori Prefectural Government Tourism and Exchange Bureau, and […]
Read MoreTrevien Stanger, Instructor of Environmental Studies and Science at 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College, led 22 students from Mount Mansfield Union (MMU) High School in Jericho into the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 Natural Area […]
Read MoreFour 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 students who participated in semester-long study abroad programs that focused on field-based research came together for a panel discussion on October 16 to share their experiences. 麻豆视频 […]
Read More麻豆视频taking the Environmental Science 107 class at 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 took an immersive trip into the Woodside Natural Area in Winooski this week to partner with the Winooski Valley Park […]
Read MoreThere are easy solutions for reversing the decline of pollinator populations, says 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 Professor Brian Collier 鈥 people simply need to stop mowing the lawn they don鈥檛 use, or […]
Read More麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College welcomed home 1961 graduate former U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and his wife Marcelle Leahy on Sept. 23 to honor them for their lifetime of service and generosity […]
Read More麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College will name its Center for the Environment for alumnus and former-U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy 鈥61 and his wife Marcelle in honor of their lifetime of service and […]
Read More鈥淪alad Days,鈥 a cherished summer tradition of recent years, encompasses much of the philosophy, experience and heart of the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College Center for the Environment and its campus Farm […]
Read More麻豆视频conducting summer research with 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 faculty members described challenges and achievements from their projects during a July 27 lunch in the Dion Family Student Roy Room. Jeffrey Trumbower, […]
Read MoreThirty Vermont scientists gathered on campus on Monday, July 24 for a day-long conference organized by Dagan Loisel of the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College biology faculty. Attendees engaged with 13 scientific […]
Read MoreIn the few hours between biology Professor Declan McCabe鈥檚 noon and 3 p.m. visits Monday to the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College 365-acre Natural Area on a flood plain along the Winooski […]
Read MoreLara Scott, director of the MOVE volunteer service arm of Edmundite Campus Ministry on campus, reports: 鈥淥ur last two service trips of the year returned on Saturday, May 27. We […]
Read MoreWatch WCAX story on the surprise>> Instead of walking across the stage to graduate with the rest of their classmates in the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College Class of 2023, two seniors […]
Read MoreWhat happens when certain species disappear from the Earth, and what can we do to prevent that from happening? Those questions were at the center of a presentation by 麻豆视频 […]
Read MoreConstruction began recently on an outdoor classroom in the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College Natural Area that will be a picnic-pavilion style structure with flooring, a roof, pillars, and a south-facing wall […]
Read MoreFor Earth Week 2023 — from April 16 through Earth Day on April 22 鈥 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College faculty, staff, students and administrators actively will be demonstrating the institution鈥檚 commitment […]
Read More麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College students planning careers focused on the environment 鈥 or those hoping to better understand humans鈥 impact on the natural world 鈥 will directly benefit from federal funding […]
Read MoreSupported by funds from the Brian Lacey 鈥72 International Fellowship in Social Justice, one 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College student will spend a semester living, learning and serving in Ghana and another […]
Read MoreFaculty-led academic study trips at 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College are intensive short-term experiences that take students abroad to learn about a certain subject while immersed in the culture of their program鈥檚 […]
Read MoreOn September 22, the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College food pantry opened in Alliot 204 for student and employee use. Shelves were stocked with boxes of pasta, crackers, macaroni and cheese, ramen […]
Read MoreGabby Doe 鈥23, a business major with an environmental studies minor from Barnstable, MA, is currently working as a marketing and operations intern at Rural Vermont, a non-profit based in […]
Read MoreAs the Director of Admissions Systems and International Enrollment, Lisa Lagerquist can鈥檛 ask for more variety in her job. From sitting behind her desk, working with admission data, to getting […]
Read MoreProfessor Trevien Stanger of the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College Environmental Studies and Science faculty is coordinating with the campus environmental group Green Up to harvest trees from the Ecological Restoration Nursery […]
Read MoreOne recent morning, Mark Lubkowitz, professor of biology department chair, hopped on his bike, rolled onto his usual bike path, and began his 21.5-mile long commute to 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 campus. […]
Read MoreVisiting scholar Ryan Shea gave a Friday afternoon lecture on September 23 titled 鈥淥rpheus, Metaphor, and the Transformation of Vision: How Poetry Might Teach Us to Read the Book of […]
Read MoreLiterally seeing the fruits of their labors motivates new arrivals at 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College each year to sample community service, inspiring many to embrace it longer-term. The popular annual First […]
Read MoreBrian Collier of the 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College fine arts/art & graphic design faculty is an active and widely acclaimed interdisciplinary artist who has been exhibiting his own work around Vermont […]
Read More麻豆视频and faculty have noticed Food Pop Ups run by MOVE in Alliot Hall throughout the summer months, and many have grabbed items that they need. The purpose of the […]
Read MoreIn July, Mark Lubkowitz of the Biology Department and Valerie Bang-Jensen of the Education Department learned that they and collaborators from major universities across the U.S. have been awarded a […]
Read MoreAs one example of the many multidisciplinary student research projects being conducted on campus this summer, Elizabeth Crotty 鈥24 of Nashua, NH, plans to survey 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College students and […]
Read MoreThe Farm in its present, intentionally educational form was not a major aspect of 麻豆视频 Michael’s College when the institution began in 1904, even though a farm in some form […]
Read MoreWatch short video of Commencement highlights>> COLCHESTER, VT 鈥 A spirit of deep gratitude and joy should animate each person joining the overwhelming but urgent work of tackling climate change, […]
Read MoreStaff, faculty and student volunteers were out in force all this past week for the 鈥淒itch the Dumpster鈥 initiative. Ditch the Dumpster (DTD) is an annual landfill diversion initiative and […]
Read More鈥淲e last did this in 2019,鈥 said Sydney Rybicki ’18, the master of ceremonies for Thursday morning’s Senior Awards Brunch in a packed Green Mountain Dining Room. The powerful emotions […]
Read More鈥淲e鈥檝e been putting in some serious trees this week,鈥 said biology Professor Declan McCabe Wednesday about a recent happy flurry of planting events — mostly in the College Natural Area […]
Read MoreThis year鈥檚 common text for 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College first year students, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, helped Wednesday鈥檚 campus guest speaker Damian Costello come to better terms with the […]
Read MoreWatch a video capturing the sights and sounds of a recent student trip into the natural area to collect trail cameras. If a tree falls in a forest and a […]
Read MoreDaniel J. Misleh, a prominent spokesperson on the Catholic approach to climate change and founder of Catholic Climate Covenant, will be the 2022 Commencement speaker at 麻豆视频 Michael鈥檚 College during […]
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