WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 18 (TNSRes) -- Clark University issued the following news on March 17, 2022: * * * Geographer's research explores severe droughts and wildfires * * * Before coming to Clark as an assistant professor of geography in the fall, Abby Frazier spent 12 years on the other side of the country, studying the climate of Hawai'i. Frazier, a Vermont native, first traveled to the Pacific as a graduate student at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, where she researched patt more PR

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont, March 17 (TNSfund) -- Middlebury College issued the following news: Shared civic values are under threat, authoritarianism is on the rise, and communities are losing their ability to debate constructively in the United States and around the world. Leading political thinkers, like those in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, make the case for rebuilding the common good by investing in civic education. Middlebury has now received substantial support that will enable it more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 17, 2022: * * * Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement regarding the Canadian government removing COVID-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated Canadians and visitors to cross the border starting April 1, 2022: "The move from the Canadian government is a welcomed step forward. In addition to reuniting our border communities, this change will also bring Canadian more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, March 17 (TNSJou) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news on March 16, 2022: * * * UVM scientists lead first-of-its-kind evolution experiment on 23 generations of tiny sea creatures * * * By Joshua Brown Suppose that we could watch twenty generations of whales or sharks adapting to climate change--measuring how they evolve and how their biology changes as temperatures and carbon dioxide levels rise. That could tell us a lot about how resilient life in the more PR

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, March 16 (TNSPro) -- The Vermont Law School issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: Vermont Law School (VLS) today launched a part-time Online Hybrid JD that makes it easier for working professionals to earn their law degree from one of the nation's top environmental law programs and a leader in the emerging field of restorative justice. VLS will begin accepting applications to the ABA-accredited program immediately, with the first Online Hybrid JD class  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: At a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Governor Phil Scott signed H.717, An act relating to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine and announced more than $640,000 of aid will go to Save the Children, a humanitarian organization dedicated to supporting children around the globe. "We are here today to send a message to the people of Ukraine and to the tyrant in Russia:  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Attorney General T.J. Donovan along with Bennington County State's Attorney Erica Marthage will host a free expungement clinic on Friday, April 8, 2022, with appointments available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Expungements wipe from your record specific convictions and dismissed charges after a certain period of time has passed. Under Vermont law, many misdemeanors, 14 different felony more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan issued the following news release: Vermont's receipt of its share of a national settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, cleared its first hurdle when the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York determined that the settlement did not violate the Bankruptcy Code. Under the settlement agreement, Vermont is to receive $36.4 million and up to an additional $1.454 million if certa more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 (TNStalk) -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 15, 2022: * * * This evening, Lt. Governor Gray released the following statement on the "Freedom and Unity Vigil" and the signing of H.717, allocating humanitarian aid for Ukraine: "In moments like this, it is easy to feel helpless and hopeless watching the suffering of innocent civilians several time zones away in Ukraine. Putin's actions not only threaten the very institutions  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 19 (TNStalk) -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on March 18, 2022: * * * Lt. Governor Molly Gray released the following statement on the Legislature's passage of S.4, an act relating to procedures involving firearms: "As I said when I announced my support for S. 30, we must fully close the "Charleston Loophole", a dangerous provision which can allow gun sales to move forward without a background check. "I will continue to advocate fo more PR