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<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/minibin2_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />When faculty and staff arrive at work next week, they'll be greeted by a spiffy new piece of office equipment stationed on their desks: a six-inch high plastic trash can called a "mini-bin."

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"> <PARAM name="SRC" VALUE="/~uvmpr/videos/trikes.mov"> <PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"> <PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"> <EMBED SRC="/~uvmpr/videos/trikes.mov" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"> </EMBED> </OBJECT>Thirty-eight Vermont children with disabilities and their families came to the O'Brien Community Center in Winooski on May 16 to be fitted for specially adapted tricycles that enable them to ride independently for the first time. <span id="caption">QuickTime Player is required to view this video. <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">Download QuickTime here.</a> <a href="/~uvmpr/videos/trikes.mp4">View a smaller, faster loading version of the video.</a></span>

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/kristenmillar_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />When Kristen Millar received her diploma in May of 2009 she left the university knowing she did one thing better than anyone else in the history of women's college lacrosse: beat her opponent to the ball and gain possession during a draw.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/paulroberts_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />"You're working in a vacuum," quips Paul Roberts, after hearing a group of local food leaders discuss ideas for new research that might lead toward a sustainable food system. "You mustn't worry that Vermont is weird. Vermont being unique is a huge asset."