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Rare meteorite stolen in Pittsford
Vermont researchers: honeybees may be linked to bumblebee decline By Lou Varricchio
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MIDDLEBURY | Addison County is home to many apiaries, those little multicolored stacked boxes where bees are kept and honey is diligently manufactured by the busy, familiar buzzing (and stinging) insects. Now data from a new research, conducted right here in Vermont, may help explain how honeybees are actually the bad guys behind the decline in Vermont’s native bumblebees. A University of Vermont (UVM) biology researcher believes that certain viral diseases are spread by domestic honeybees and may point to the major culprit behind our vanishing bumblebees. “(Several of the viruses associated with bumblebees’ trouble are moving from managed bees in apiaries to nearby populations of wild bumblebees)—and we show this spillover is likely occurring through flowers that both kinds of bees share,” according to Samantha Alger, a scientist at
PITTSFORD | A gathering of amateur astronomers at Pittsford’s town-wide yard sale last week resulted in a learning moment: never leave a rare meteorite specimen unattended. The astronomers, members of the Green Mountain Astronomers(GMA), attended the annual yard-sale event to help stimulate public interest in science, stargazing and solar observing. The results were bittersweet feelings about trusting the public with an exhibit of showcasing a member’s private collection of meteorites. “As all the public outreach events this club holds are free, having something taken from ... (an) exhibit is especially difficult to believe. Perhaps it was a mistake,” said Brandon-based astronomer Ron Lewis. Lewis is the president of GMA. “If you have this rock from outer space, or you know of a kid now bragging that he or she has a meteorite, the club would like its return, no questions asked,” he said. » Meteorites Cont. on pg. 4
University of Vermont bee researcher Samantha Alger with a bumblebee.
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the University of Vermont. “Many wild pollinators are in trouble and this finding could help us protect bumblebees. This has implications for how we manage domestic bees and where we locate them.”
Alger’s research, along with other partners, were published in a paper on June 26 in the scientific journal Plos One, published by the Public Library of Science since 2006. » Bees Cont. on pg. 7
Forum gathers leaders to discuss social impact From Campus News Reports MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Jeannie Bartlett, Middlebury College class of ’15, interviews Bill McKibben, who received the Vision Award from Middlebury’s Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship. Photo by Todd Balfour
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MIDDLEBURY | Middlebury’s Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship recognized Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies Bill McKibben with its annual Vision Award, heralding the writer for his deep activism and his long commitment to fostering student creativity, engagement, and meaningful work. McKibben’s award came during the center’s three-day June forum, an annual gathering of faculty, staff and professionals in the field of social impact education. This year’s forum—the center’s eighth—focused on the “The Art of Connecting Across Social Impact Experiences.”
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