Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has been at his job predicting just when winter will end since 1887. But with only a 40% accuracy rate, Northern Vermont University Atmospheric Sciences students believe it’s time for a fresh perspective grounded in real science. And today, they introduced a new weather forecaster to their team: NVU-Lyndon’s own Buzz the Hornet!
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NVU Professor’s Academic Articles Published in Poland and China
Two articles written by NVU Professor of History Alexandre Strokanov have recently been translated and published in academic journals in Poland and China. Both articles were based on his presentations at international conferences in those countries during 2021.
Continue ReadingVermont State Colleges Awarded Grant From U.S. Department Of Commerce to Expand Nursing Capacity in the Northeast Kingdom
Northern Vermont University-Lyndon and Vermont Technical College announced that a $240,000 grant from the US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will expand nursing capacity in the Northeast Kingdom.
Continue ReadingNVU’s Atmospheric Sciences Faculty and Alumni Publish Climate Change Research
What happens when climate model projections for the Northeastern United States are based on outdated or inaccurate temperature estimates of large bodies of water such as the Great Lakes? That’s what Northern Vermont University Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Janel Hanrahan and two NVU student interns set out to study in summer 2018.
Continue ReadingKCP and NVU Announce Feature Film Project/Semester Cinema
Kingdom County Productions and Northern Vermont University Partner for Ethan Allen/Lucy Prince Feature Film Project Northern Vermont University (NVU) and Kingdom County Productions (KCP) announced today that NVU students will take part […]
Continue ReadingAgency of Transportation and Northern Vermont University Celebrate 15 Years of Partnership
Students produce weather forecasts for AOT Maintenance Districts
Continue ReadingVermont Animation Festival Begins Friday, March 26
The Sixth Annual Vermont Animation Festival, hosted by Northern Vermont University in partnership with Catamount Arts and the Vermont Curators Group, will be held virtually March 26 and 27.
Continue ReadingNorthern Vermont University’s Student-Run Record Label Produces Fifth EP
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Continue ReadingNorthern Vermont University Alum Takes On Offensive Company Name in Pro Audio Industry, and Wins!
Lyndonville, Vt. ~ The music and entertainment industry has taken some steps toward inclusivity in the past few years.
Continue ReadingNVU Alum Creates Animation for VSO Online Program for Children
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has always taken part in in-school ensemble residencies. That is, until this unusual school year.
Continue ReadingNVU Professor of History Alexandre Strokanov Presented at Two International Conferences in Fall 2020
Northern Vermont University Professor of History Alexandre Strokanov presented virtually at two prestigious international conferences this fall, one held in Poland and the second in China.
Continue ReadingNVU Visual Art Faculty Interviewed on Puppet Pages
Justin Lander, a part-time faculty member in the Visual Art program at NVU’s Lyndon campus teaching puppetry this semester, is also one-half of Hardwick-based Modern Times Theater.
Continue ReadingAtmospheric Sciences Professor’s Work Helps to Predict Ice Storm Power Outages
Atmospheric Sciences Professor Jay Shafer is leading the effort to predict ice storm power outages in Vermont.
Continue ReadingVPR But Why podcast coloring pages and NVU-Lyndon students
The work of five NVU-Lyndon student and alumni illustrators and their professor, Barclay Tucker, received great exposure through a coloring pages project with VPR’s But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids in spring 2020.
Continue ReadingNVU Student Wins in National Design Competition
Northern Vermont University-Lyndon student Neil TS Flanders received an honorable mention in the University & College Designers Association’s (UCDA) Vote 2020 Student Poster Design Initiative.
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