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The UVM men’s lacrosse team captured their second win on home turf last Saturday, downing the Merrimack Warriors with a final score of 20-8. Saturday’s win was Vermont’s strongest offensive showing since last April, when they trounced UMass Lowell 21-3. The Cats claimed an early lead thanks to senior midfielder Griffin Fenech, who outmaneuvered his...

Dave Shoup, Orrville, Ohio, received the Ohio Pork Industry Excellence Award.

Ohio Learns 360 provides families, afterschool and summer programs with PBS resources, including virtual field trips, interactive video programs, community events and more,

Ohio Learns 360 provides families, afterschool and summer programs with PBS resources, including virtual field trips, interactive video programs, community events and more,

PORT CLYDE — Sarah D. Oktay, PhD, comes to the Herring Gut Coastal Science Center after serving as the executive director for the Center for Coastal Studies located in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Oktay has spent the past 30 years conducting...

News Releases

News Releases

(AUSTIN) — Outdoor recreation, called “nature tourism” by economists, has provided a reliable, socially distanced outlet for Texans navigating a locked-down world and proved once again that open space is a valuable asset for state and local economies. In the recently released May edition of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office examines the economic impact of nature tourism and the millions in government revenue for vital programs it provides. “Outdoor recreation is a big business ...

Courtesy of Pen Pal Schools When was the last time your students were in touch with a peer in Kenya, Poland, or Bolivia? One benefit of distance learning has been the chance to bridge distances through global exchanges. Student-to-student connections across many nationalities, ethnicities, and cultures bring the world into the classroom. The power to communicate across borders and the ability to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds is a key 21st-century skill. International peer-to-pe...

Virtual Field Trips for Kids: Worldwide Wonders © (Getty Images) A mom and her son and daughter look at a laptop screen in their home Field trips, the highlight of school days for many elementary-age children, were stifled during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, so parents like Jacqueline Davis of Westlake, Ohio, sought out alternatives. She found one on Facebook: virtual meetups with animal caretakers at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which showed her sons Aston, 7, and Luke, 4, fun facts...