Taylor Ricketts
@TaylorHRicketts
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Ecologist. Professor at @UVMVermont. Director of @GundInstitute. Proud husband and dad. Migrating to https://t.co/xRBOXIUPgY.
Burlington, VT
Joined August 2017
3 years of work by 130+ global researchers, all summarized in 1 hour. Worth it!
IPBES #NexusAssessment Report 📑 launches 17 Dec, & @IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment Report launches 18 December. Join our hybrid media launches at 1 pm GMT on both of those days; live in Windhoek or online 💻 For the webcast link, stay tuned: https://t.co/nBWwsY1Hmp
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Just back from #IPBES11. 3 years of work by 130+ researchers from all over the world - all presented, debated, and adopted last week in #Namibia. Really proud to be part of the #NexusAssessment expert team!
After years of work and hours of perseverance, the #NexusAssessment Report has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11. 👏🏽👏🏽 Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement! 📷 @IISD_ENB @kiaraworth
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Deforestation can make bednets less effective. Whoah. New findings from Tafesse Estifanos and team at @gundinstitute. These interactions between nature and health are everywhere, as highlighted this week by the #NexusAssessment here at #IPBES11 in Namibia .
Lose too much forest, and the fight against malaria is harder to win. That's the takeaway from new #UVM research. When deforestation rates exceed 50%, bed-nets lose effectiveness against malaria. Read more: https://t.co/R2Ox5uyESE
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I'm here in #Namibia with the amazing #NexusAssessment leadership team, getting ready for an intense week presenting our work to delegates to #ipbes11. It all starts tomorrow!
🌍 The wait is nearly over—only 2 days until the #IPBES11 Plenary session begins! Being considered: 📘 #NexusAssessment: Tackling challenges of interlinked crises together 📗 #TransformativeChange Assessment: Obstacles and options for a more just & sustainable world
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⏳ The countdown continues—5 days to go until the #IPBES11 Plenary session! Being held in Africa for the first time, @IPBES will bring decision makers & experts together to work hand-in-hand to tackle the world’s #biodiversity challenges🌍
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For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Vermont, has achieved a new record for research funding, attracting $266 million in extramural support for the 2024 fiscal year. https://t.co/QLlQMAL2LF
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VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE the 2024 Eric Zencey Prize in Ecological Economics winner: The Value of a Whale: On the illusions of green capitalism by Adrienne Buller. We look forward to the award ceremony, which will take place this March. Read more: https://t.co/8CofRMZ19E
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PhD applications now open to join our growing & diverse community to study #EcologicalEconomics & other diverse economic schools of thought @uvmvermont @GundInstitute!📚🌎 Funded by @L4Ecozoic! Apply here: https://t.co/4ArFnS14In Learn about EE: https://t.co/6BprTvFTtg
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"...to take everything that students and faculty and researchers are doing and get it out into the world to effect change...That’s in this project’s DNA.” Joe Ament discusses $8M grant to help students, postdocs work toward sustainable economic transition: https://t.co/ZNR6QHcXHe
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Fun to be on local TV with UVM's president @pattyprelock!
"The fact of the matter is, if we keep the natural systems of the world healthy, they will keep us healthy." -Taylor Ricketts #UVM Interim President @UVMPattyPrelock & Gund Institute Director @TaylorHRicketts discuss UVM's #PlanetaryHealth Initiative: https://t.co/MCr9QCuMUl
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If Greenland's ice sheet melts, the results would be catastrophic. But we're only recently learning about its history of melting and reforming. FRIDAY:#UVM's Paul Bierman shares what we've learned over 100 years of study. 🍕12-1,Farrell Hall https://t.co/VPBK3u07EG
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Great postdoc in an exciting new center at UVM’s Gund Institute. Join us!
We're #hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate Impact Assessment at the new Climate Measurements Center of Excellence! Learn more about the Center here: https://t.co/ZXh6Q2k6ew Deadline is approaching! Check out the job posting here: https://t.co/q9uaNaLrn7
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We are excited to announce a new @NIST Center of Excellence at Gund Institute: the Climate Measurements Center of Excellence. The Center will provide leadership in measuring the effects of climate change, locally to nationally. Read the announcement: https://t.co/AsXA8a6m3t
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Welcome to our 2024 Gund Fellowship winners!
We are pleased to announce our 2024 fellowship recipients! The new cohort of Gund graduate students "are among our future leaders, who will chart a global course for environmental sustainability,” says Director Taylor Ricketts. Read more: https://t.co/rfbxP4sQJz
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I am speaking at NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SOCIETY INAUGURAL CONFERENCE. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! #nssseattle - via #Whova event app
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Here we go…
From falcons nesting in a skyscraper to the morning bird chorus in a farm field, nature plays a role in Americans' lives. With help from two #UVM researchers, @usgcrp is coordinating the first National Nature Assessment to find out how. Read more: https://t.co/IFTOy7A1FH
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Last summer's flood effects are still visible on Vermont's landscapes and Vermonters' lives. Now, #UVM researchers are using #AI to improve flood maps as we prepare for more climate-change-driven extreme weather. From @novapbs & @vermontpublic: https://t.co/CJZPJJUmv9
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Postdoc alert! Join us to understand the impacts of nature on mental health. You'll join a large ongoing experiment using wearable technologies, spatial analysis, and behavioral science. Great group, big questions, fun tech. https://t.co/10VOWgAC6S
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Vermonters checked off a spring rite Sunday: ice-out at West Danville's Joe's Pond. Such local observations are a "goldmine" of data for climatologists, says State Climatologist & #UVM prof. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux. https://t.co/KhOn6Ay6ax from @vermontpublic's @AbagaelGiles
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So much fun to be working with and learning from Laura and the whole @uvmcomplexity crew on this. Stay tuned for much more to come!
A new #UVM study explores how sleep data and stress are connected. Laura Bloomfield discusses her new research with @WCAX_Cat on @wcax: https://t.co/jBiOALRrDn Read more about the study here: https://t.co/9YPF62gbws
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