CASTLETON, Vermont, Sept. 30 (TNSEco) -- Castleton University issued the following news: Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) and Castleton University announced the launch of the CEDRR Intern Hub on Tuesday, Sept. 28. An innovative space located in Downtown Rutland, the intern hub will provide Castleton students with greater access and opportunities for experiential learning with employers throughout the region and beyond. Last year, CEDRR and Castleton partnered to enh more PR

FREEPORT, Maine, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: Governor Janet Mills today attended the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance's (NODPA) 21st Annual Field Day in Freeport where she pledged to continue to fight for Maine's organic dairy farmers in the wake of a recent notice from Danone of North America that it will discontinue its Horizon contracts with organic dairy farmers in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and elsewhere. In her rem more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Receiving supportive palliative care can help patients diagnosed with advanced cancer and their caregivers, but these programs often do not exist in rural South Dakota. Two South Dakota State University nursing researchers want to make palliative care more accessible by adapting Project ENABLE, a palliative care intervention developed and tested in rural New Hampshire, Vermont, and Alabama to more PR

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 29 (TNSMon) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation awarded nearly $600,000 in supplemental funding to extend and expand a University of Maine-led effort to build a digital framework that can better assess and predict complex changes in forests. The project, Leveraging Intelligent Informatics and Smart Data for Improved Understanding of Northern Forest Ecosystem Resilience (INSPIRES), involves researchers and students fr more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: The University of Vermont's supercomputer array will gain a massive new database cluster, dubbed DataMountain, that will allow researchers to find solutions that improve the health of societies and the environment. DataMountain will allow for near real-time access to enormous data files, supporting projects that require such speed to effectively analyze, describe, and explain rapidly growing datasets more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 29 (TNSGra) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: A multi-institutional research team led by UVM's Sabrina Greenwood has been awarded $2.9 million to explore the potential animal health, environmental and economic benefits of seaweed as a feed alternative for organic dairy cows. The grant is one of USDA's newly funded Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative projects to help improve yields, milk quality and profitability for organic farm more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: The Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) is now accepting applications for more than $10,580,000 for the Capital Investment Grant Program. This new program, proposed by the Scott Administration and passed by the Legislature through Act 74, is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to support capital investment projects that will assist Vermont's economic recovery effort. T more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Governor Phil Scott today announced funding to support 28 rehabilitation and revitalization projects in 22 of Vermont's designated downtown and village centers. These awards will help generate over $83 million in building improvements and public infrastructure to support local businesses, create new housing opportunities and incentivize investments that will improve the resiliency and more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2021: Governor Phil Scott announced that starting today, many more Vermonters can now schedule and receive their Pfizer vaccine booster shots. "We know vaccines are safe and effective, and these additional doses add even more protection. So, I encourage anyone who is eligible to register for your booster today," said Governor Scott. "At the same time, we continue to urge those who have not y more PR