Some parents expand pandemic bubble to include children’s girlfriends and boyfriends
While socializing and dating in person may have mostly fizzled this past year, as could be expected in a pandemic, in some cases it’s accelerating relationships faster than parents might otherwise have allowed.
Parents are letting their children’s boyfriends and girlfriends join family quarantine bubbles.
Even former President Barack Obama is not immune to these changing societal norms. He revealed on a mid-December episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast” that his quarantine household included 22-year-old daughter Malia Obama’s boyfriend.
It’s one of the most interesting cultural shifts to happen during the pandemic. Parents are letting their older teens and kids in their early 20s play house with a boyfriend or girlfriend, and surprise some of these live-in setups are working.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Commission on Women (VCW) starts the new legislative session with a public event examining how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts economic aspects of women’s lives, especially for women of color in our state.
VCW’s Legislative After-Dinner Coffee & Conversation event, taking place Thursday evening, January 14th from 7 – 8:30 PM, features a panel discussion with experts, an exploration of issues in small group conversations, and a wrap up Q & A session. This event will be moderated by VCW Executive Director Cary Brown and is free and open to the public.
Registration is required at
The Vermont Commission on Women (VCW) starts the new legislative session with a public event examining how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts economic aspects of women’s lives, especially for women of color in our state.
VCW’s Legislative After-Dinner Coffee & Conversation event, taking place Thursday evening, January 14th from 7 – 8:30 PM, features a panel discussion with experts, an exploration of issues in small group conversations, and a wrap up Q & A session. This event will be moderated by VCW Executive Director Cary Brown and is free and open to the public.
Registration is required at
“We’re so pleased to present this opportunity to deepen understanding of how this pandemic disproportionately impacts women, and particularly those at the intersection of gender and race, who are impacted by both sexism and racism.” said Cary Brown, VCW’s Executive Director. “The goal of our event is to inform public policy, inspire questions, and encourage conversation. We’re
Scientist receives $1.37 million grant to advance metabolomics data
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Raji Balasubramanian a four-year, $1.37 million grant to advance the analysis of data from metabolomics research. These studies examine at the molecular level the links between metabolic action and the risk of chronic health conditions, from heart disease and stroke to breast cancer and other complex disorders.
Balasubramanian, associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will co-lead an interdisciplinary team in the development and application of new statistical models to more effectively mine the expanding base of metabolomics data sources. The other lead investigator is Denise Scholtens, chief of biostatistics and director of the Northwestern University Data Analysis and Coordinating Center.
Home » News » Key W.D. Cowls forestland protected in $3.3M deal
Nine years after completing the largest contiguous private land conservation arrangement in the state’s history, additional W.D. Cowls forestland totaling 2,038 acres, between North Amherst and the Quabbin Reservoir, is being permanently protected.
Last week, state officials announced the creation of the Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest, which supplements the 3,486-acre Paul C. Jones Working Forest and will serve to protect water supplies locally and for Boston, preserve extensive wildlife habitat and promote continued production of timber.
The conservation restriction was purchased for $3.34 million, or $100,000 less than the appraised value, with public funding coming from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, U.S. Forest Legacy Program and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game which will hold the conservation restriction and private funds raised by Kestrel Land Trust from the John T.