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Burlington Innovation Week Preview 10/05/2017

Abby Tykocki of BTV Ignite sits down with Julia Vallera, Clubs Manager at the Mozilla Foundation, to discuss a number of city events showcasing Burlington's place on the frontiers of technology during the upcoming Innovation Week, October 16-21.

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: Inclusionary Zoning 10/04/2017

Erhard Mahnke of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition sits down with CEDO Director Noelle McKay and Nancy Owens, President of Housing Vermont, to discuss inclusionary zoning's role in CEDO's Housing Action Plan.

Web resources about Inclusionary Zoning:

CEDO – https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/

CEDO Housing Action Plan – https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Housing-Action-Plan

CEDO Inclusionary Zoning page – https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Inclusionary-Zoning

Inclusionary Zoning Work Group – https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/IZWG

Shelterforce – 10 Ways to Talk About Inclusionary Housing, Differently Housing Vermont - https://www.hvt.org/index.php

Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: www.vtaffordablehousing.org

You can contact Erhard at erhardm '@' vtaffordablehousing.org | (802) 660-9484

More information on Housing Discrimination Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid: http://www.vtlegalaid.org  |  http://www.vtlawhelp.org/discriminationfair-housing

More information on Fair Housing:  CVOEO Fair Housing Project  |  https://www.cvoeo.org  |  802-864-3334 Ext. 202

Larner College of Medicine at UVM: Imbasciani Lecture: Incorporating Transgender Care into Everyday Primary Care 10/04/2017

Trans 101, creating a welcoming environment of care, hormone therapy and its impact on health and medical monitoring were among the areas touched on by national LGBTQ health expert Henry Ng, M.D., M.P.H., during the Larner College of Medicine's 4th annual Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.’85 and George DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture on “Incorporating Transgender Care into Everyday Primary Care” on October 4. 

Ng's talk was hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.

The chair of the Department of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Ng is also an associate professor and assistant dean for admissions at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at Michigan State University, followed by a residency and chief residency in internal medicine/pediatrics at MetroHealth and joined the Case Western faculty in 2006. In 2012, he completed a master’s degree in public health at Case Western, with an emphasis on health promotion/disease prevention for LGBT populations. In addition to his leadership role with the GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (formerly the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association), Ng has been actively involved in medical education and mentorship. His clinical and academic work focuses on delivering culturally and clinically competent care to medically vulnerable populations. In 2007, he co-founded and has since served as the clinical director of the PRIDE Clinic, Ohio’s first medical home for LGBT patients. Ng’s academic interests focus on LGBT health, health disparities and public/population health. He is an associate editor for the journal LGBT Health and has directed the LGBT clinical elective “PRIDE Clinic” at CWRU School of Medicine since 2008. Ng has received a number of community and academic awards, including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2009), the Cleveland Human Rights Campaign Leadership Award (2013), and the Gender Equity Award (2016). He has also served on the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Learn more about the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the Larner College of Medicine.

Artful Word: Diana Al Hadid - Artist's Talk 10/03/2017

Community producer James A. Gero presents his recording of the talk of Burlington City Arts' visiting artist Diana Al Hadid at her Williams Hall lecture.

Bio of the artist below.

Diana Al-Hadid (b. 1981, Aleppo, Syria) is an American artist currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. She received a BA in Art History and BFA in sculpture from Kent University in 2003, and an MFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. In 2007, Al-Hadid attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Al-Hadid’s work has been exhibited at institutions such as the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, MA; the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE. Residencies and awards include the Siena Art Institute in Italy (2014), the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2011), and the Nucci Award from the USF Graphicstudio in Florida (2010). Diana Al-Hadid is represented by Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York City and Aspen, where she has an upcoming solo exhibition at Marianne Boesky Gallery, NY scheduled for September 2017.

Burlington Development Review Board 10/03/2017

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

UVM Community Medical School: Lyme Disease - Big, Bad Borrelia burgdorferi & the Tiny Tick 10/03/2017

Northeasterners have likely experienced the sharp pang of dread associated with finding a tick embedded in their skin. Unfortunately, for many bitten by a Borrelia burgdorferi-infected tick, that dread can lead to fever, leg and arm weakness, facial paralysis, or short-term memory loss. Learn about the details of Lyme disease in Vermont, the body's immune response to Lyme, the manifestation of arthritis in Lyme patients, antibiotic resistance, and research designed to support and improve education and prevention practices.

Panelists include staff from the Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Center for Immunology & Infectious Diseases, as well as a CDC Lyme Corps member.

Ralph C. Budd, M.D., University Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director, Vermont Center for Immunology & Infectious Diseases; Bradley Tompkins, M.P.H., Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Program Chief, Vermont Department of Health; Molly Markowitz, Student, Larner College of Medicine Class of 2018

REV 2017 - A Few Words on Energy Poverty 10/02/2017

REV 2017 features two days of industry presentations and technical workshops on current policy, regulatory and financial issues, technological innovations, and case studies. Conference topics are geared to bring together previously disassociated and distinct energy fields across the power, heating, and transportation sectors.

For more information: http://www.revconference.org/

REV 2017 - Welcome and Opening Remarks 10/02/2017

REV 2017 features two days of industry presentations and technical workshops on current policy, regulatory and financial issues, technological innovations, and case studies. Conference topics are geared to bring together previously disassociated and distinct energy fields across the power, heating, and transportation sectors.

For more information: http://www.revconference.org/

REV 2017 - Breaking Barriers, Expanding Markets: Solutions for Low and Fixed Income Neighbors 10/02/2017

REV 2017 features two days of industry presentations and technical workshops on current policy, regulatory and financial issues, technological innovations, and case studies. Conference topics are geared to bring together previously disassociated and distinct energy fields across the power, heating, and transportation sectors.

For more information: http://www.revconference.org/

REV 2017 - Pollution Payments as Catalysts for Transit Electrification 10/02/2017

REV 2017 features two days of industry presentations and technical workshops on current policy, regulatory and financial issues, technological innovations, and case studies. Conference topics are geared to bring together previously disassociated and distinct energy fields across the power, heating, and transportation sectors.

For more information: http://www.revconference.org/

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