As Vermont goes, so goes the nation? Back in 2010, as many of you may know, Peter Shumlin narrowly won election as Vermont governor in part on a promise to implement a single payer health coverage system run by the state. Although the term “single payer” can encompass a range of plans, the essential idea […]…Continue Reading A Single Payer Health Care System: As Vermont Goes….?
Month: December 2014
The Week’s Headlines
Here are the week’s headlines from the News Room: Middlebury College Accepts 280 Early Decision Applicants Middlebury Voices in the News: Democrats and Obamacare, Unionizing Adjuncts Studying Privilege and Poverty Bridging Disciplines with Digital Liberal Arts Green Dot’s Bystander Training … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Week’s Headlines
C3- Summer Research Opp in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics
As you think about summer plans, you may want to take a look at the C3 (Creating Connections Consortium) summer research opportunities at the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University. Three current Middlebury students have participated in the program. Application deadline is February 1, 2015. Who can apply? The program invites applications from current […]…Continue Reading C3- Summer Research Opp in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics
Summer Amgen Scholars Program at Harvard
Check it out! Harvard University has been named one of ten U.S. institutions that will be offering a ten-week Amgen Scholars Program in the summer of 2015. This new Harvard program, with an emphasis on biotechnology research, will afford a diverse cohort of rising undergraduate juniors and seniors the opportunity to work in laboratories of […]…Continue Reading Summer Amgen Scholars Program at Harvard
Summer REU on Human Impacts in the Lake Champlain Ecosystem
We are now accepting applications for our REU program for this summer: Interdisciplinary Research on Human Impacts in the Lake Champlain Ecosystem Details and application information can be found here: http://www.uvm.edu/~ecolab/?Page=REU.html…Continue Reading Summer REU on Human Impacts in the Lake Champlain Ecosystem
Science Research Opps Roundup- Jan and Feb Deadlines!
Summer Opportunities (organized by deadline) U.S. Department of Energy Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program (MLEF) This program provides students with an opportunity to gain and develop research skills with the DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy for 10 weeks over the summer. Stipends start at $600 per week and eligible Fellows will receive an additional travel […]…Continue Reading Science Research Opps Roundup- Jan and Feb Deadlines!
Was Obamacare Worth It? Some Democrats Think Not.
I’m up today at US News with a new post that serves as a sequel of sorts to an earlier post I wrote discussing the impact of Obama’s policy agenda on Democrats’ loss of control of Congress. In recent days Democrats such as New York Senator Chuck Schumer have openly questioned whether Obamacare was worth […]…Continue Reading Was Obamacare Worth It? Some Democrats Think Not.