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University of Vermont
Joined September 2019
🌿 Curious about the work we do in our lab? Check out @_LeslieSpencer_'s inspiring research on wild pollinator conservation and education! 🐝 She was recently featured by the @uvmvermont Office of Research—watch the feature here: youtube.com/watch?v=jlSJPVU6…
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She also recently received a grant from @OneHiveFondatio for her environmental education work at Shelburne Farms and a research award from UVM to fund a summer bee identification course! 🐝🐝🐝@GundInstitute
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The Living Landscapes Lab was well represented at the @GundInstitute Gund Slam last week! 🌟 @_LeslieSpencer_ @AuraAlonsoRodz @TaylorHRicketts
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Last Friday, we joined the Vermont Pollinator Working Group Annual Conference to discuss issues related to habitat and pesticides! @_LeslieSpencer_ (PhD cand) shared her research on pollinators, pests & blueberries, and CJ (MS student) connected with VT's pollinator experts. 🐝
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The Vermont Pollinator Working Group organized “Pollinator Celebration Day” this past weekend, to mark the end of National Pollinator Week. @TaylorHRicketts gave a keynote about native bees & @_LeslieSpencer_ taught attendees about gardening for native pollinators.
🐝Love pollinators? Learn about these essential bees and other animals from experts and attend workshops at Vermont Pollinator Working Group's Pollinator Celebration Day! 📅 6/22, 10-3, #UVM Horticulture Farm, South Burlington, VT go.uvm.edu/d9jef #NationalPollinatorWeek
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Cozy lab writing time by the "fire" 🔥💻
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🍂 Annual hike and leaf peeping of the @RickettsLabVT. This year we were joined by the @bpkfish lab, as well as visiting scholars #StephenPolasky from @UMNews, and @Todirostrum and #RogerMadrigal from @CATIEOficial. 🍂
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Please join us in congratulating Maya Moore (not on X), who recently defended her PhD dissertation👩‍🎓 @UVMFoodSystems. She was advised by @MeredithNiles1 & co-advised by @TaylorHRicketts, and she will soon be starting a post-doc @columbiaclimate! 📢Congrats Dr. Moore!🥳
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The @RickettsLabVT was also well represented last week at the @sacnas #NDiSTEM2022 conference! @EvaKinnebrew @AristiNati @AuraAlonsoRodz
Our SACNAS Chapter at UVM was well represented during the 2022 @sacnas National Diversity in STEM Conference, held in Puerto Rico. Many thanks to the members that represented our chapter with their inspiring work. #Sacnas #UVM #STEM
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