Vermont Technical College News

From the chalkboard to SMART Board. That's where education in Vermont schools is headed, according to local and state school technology experts.

Clean, accessible sources of energy could help solve two huge problems around the world: poverty and pollution.

A panel considering the governor's proposal to consolidate the University of Vermont with the five state colleges has recommended against merging the institutions.

RANDOLPH, Vt. - Producing less milk is the only way for farmers to control the price they get for their product in the short run, a dairy cooperative official said Friday at a forum focussing on the plight of dairy farmers.

In a rousing speech Saturday before about 350 women gathered for Vermont's 13th annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference, advocate Lilly Ledbetter won a standing ovation after urging women to fight back in the face of injustice like the two decades of pay discrimination she experienced.

Producing less milk is the only way for farmers to control the price they get for their product in the short run, a dairy cooperative official said Friday at a forum focusing on the plight of dairy farmers.

Agriculture leaders from across the state will try to chart a path out of a financial morass that threatens to undo the state's dairy industry.

Ann Buffum and Sandra Gartner set up an exhibit, "To Life: A Celebration of Vermont Jewish Women," in the Brick Box on Center Street in Rutland.

Firefighters across our region will soon have a new burn facility for training. The Randolph Center project came about from a partnership at the federal and state level.

Instead of thinking "yuck" when faced with shriveled brown apple cores, slimly spinach leaves and stinky chicken bones, Dan Hecht of Montpelier thinks "energy." "There is value to be derived from stuff we throw away," he said.

High textbook retail prices have been a sore point on many campuses for years, prompting some students to seek better deals by purchasing on-line or overseas.

Lilly Ledbetter, who inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in January, will be traveling to Vermont this fall to keynote the14th Annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference in October.

Lilly Ledbetter, who inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in January, will be traveling to Vermont this fall to keynote the14th Annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference in October.

Lilly Ledbetter, who inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in January, will be traveling to Vermont this fall to keynote the14th Annual Women's Economic Opportunity Conference in October.

Southeastern Vermont Community Action will host a pair of weatherization certification training programs later this month.

RANDOLPH - Jamie Hutchins was named the men's soccer coach at Vermont Technical College on Thursday.

When plotting a career path a few years ago, Demeny Pollitt figured there were only two fields she could get into that would not put her to sleep: psychology and car repair.

Two years ago, brothers Tony and Joe Uzabel opened Waterbury Solar Store. Count that as one green business, two green jobs.

Vermont Technical College held its commencement ceremony on May 16 at the Shapiro Field house on the Norwich University campus in Northfield.

The first group of graduates from Vermont Technical College's new fire science program learned a lot about putting out fires, including one that started unexpectedly during their studies.