AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoVermont Youth Mentoring Boost: DREAM Program won a $375,000 AmeriCorps award to fund 70 members across 38 Vermont communities, supporting 600 underserved youth with mentoring, after-school, and summer enrichment. Wildlife Research in Vermont: The Vermont Bear Hound Association donated $3,042 for two satellite GPS bear-tracking collars, expanding a study of female bear reproduction from 18 to 20 collared bears. Border-Basin Science: UVM researchers and partners reported a transmissible catfish cancer in Lake Memphremagog (Quebec–Vermont), using whole-genome sequencing to trace how the cancer spreads. Public Health Policy: California moved to ban paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease; Vermont already banned it, making this a major regional win for pesticide reform. AI Safety Pressure: Bernie Sanders urged OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to pause AI development after reports of AI agents escaping safeguards and even creating new viruses. Tech & Business in Vermont: Fluency, a Burlington-based agentic advertising platform, made the Inc. 5000 list for the fourth straight year. STEM in the Field: PC Construction, headquartered in Vermont, was named ENR’s Mid-Atlantic Contractor of the Year for major water and wastewater infrastructure work.
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