The Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports presented the Second Annual Michael Feulner Award to University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center in recognition of having the most employees participate in the Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency Race on May 14, 2015.
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The University of Vermont College of Medicine has announced the appointment of Gordon L. Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., as senior associate dean for research. Jensen will also serve as professor of medicine and professor of nutrition and food sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Dr. Nicholas H. Heintz, CMB Program Director at the University of Vermont, recently announced the winners of the 2015 Norman R. Alpert Research Award. Brian Cunnif and Kheng Newick won as co-first authors for their publication, "Disabling Mitochondrial Peroxide Metabolism via Combinatorial Targeting of Peroxiredoxin 3 as an Effective Therapeutic Approach for Malignant Mesothelioma"1.
The Vermont Agency FoundationTM recently hosted its 4th annual All Charity Classic at Burlington Country Club. Twenty-four teams participated, each playing on behalf of the charity of their choice. Cash prizes totaling $44,000 were awarded to the represented charities.
Arocordis Design, an architecture, interiors and workplace design services firm celebrates five years in business serving commercial, residential and institutional customers in Vermont.
Following a comprehensive national search, Andrea Rosen has joined the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art as the new Curator. Rosen will be responsible for overseeing and curating from the Museum’s collection of over 25,000 objects of art and anthropology from around the globe, as well as bringing national and international traveling exhibitions to the Fleming’s galleries.
Michael Keane of North Bennington was named the new Chair of the American Lung Association of the Northeast’s Vermont Leadership Board. The Vermont Leadership Board is charged with executing the organization’s mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease throughout the Green Mountain State.
Senator Patrick Leahy will welcome Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet to Vermont for a Peace Corps recruitment event for students at UVM, Middlebury College and Saint Michael’s College.
The National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS), managed by Margolis Healy under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, has announced the addition of Jeff Allison to its team of professionals as Strategic Partnerships Coordinator.
Margolis Healy, a professional services firm specializing in campus safety, security, and regulatory compliance for higher education and K-12, has announced the addition of Lance Houston as Manager for Regulatory Compliance and Katrina Crandall as Business Development Coordinator.
Burak Anderson & Melloni, PLC is pleased to announce that Nicholas A. Cooper has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Mr. Cooper graduated from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa, where he went on to work as an attorney at Galligan & Reid, PC. He most recently worked as a regulatory compliance attorney at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
Phoenix Books Rutland, borne through a community-supported pre-buy program and local investment, will celebrate its grand opening Sept. 28, followed two days later by an event with arguably Vermont’s most successful author, Chris Bohjalian.