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With fabric that otherwise would be wasted, a bridal-inspired couture dress with an edgy twist is set to be featured at the third annual UNITY Charity Fashion Show since the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece is made of patchwork from secondhand wedding fabric that was donated to the line. This underscores the “Cyclical” theme, which will...

A burglar who stole a bunch of keys that he used to break into several businesses in an Auckland dining village has been made to return the keys by a...

Business owners at a central Auckland dining village are on edge after burglars broke in overnight on Saturday to steal the master key and returned the fol

Business owners at a central Auckland dining village are on edge after burglars broke in overnight on Saturday to steal the master key and returned the...

Multiple student organizations collaborated to host a Lunar New Year celebration Saturday with food, musical entertainment and traditional games.  The event — hosted by the Chinese Students Association, Korean American Students Association, Taiwanese American Students Association and Hong Kong Students Association — welcomed the start of the Year of the Rabbit. KASA External President and...

The Hilton Union Square has reopened, but conferences and events coming back will offer...

Erika Bueno, Plant and Soil Science Graduate Program The University of Vermont Graduate College is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2020-2021 Dr. Roberto Fabri Fialho Research Award is Erika Bueno, a doctoral candidate in the Plant and Soil Science Program. Erika is a PhD candidate at the University of Vermont working under the guidance of Dr. Yolanda Chen.  As a member of Dr. Chens research group, Erika combines empirical and theoretical approaches in evolutionary biology t...

(Photo : Wikimedia Commons ) Scientists have seen how the Colorado potato beetle earns its reputation as a notorious pest because of its capability of resisting various kinds of pesticides. A research team led by University of Vermont professor Yolanda Chen found that the beetles resist imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide, by managing their DNA. The beetles do this not by changing their genetic code, but instead by altering their DNA regulation. They do this by turning particular genes...

Study shows epigenetic changes, passed to new generations, may solve paradox of rapid resistance Native to the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado potato beetle has now spread to many parts of the world, chowing potato leaves, costing farmers millions—and quickly overcoming most every pesticide thrown in its way. A new UVM study sheds light on how these insects become resistant so fast. (Photo: Lily Shapiro) The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest—and a kind of unstoppable geni...