COLCHESTER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) - Saint Michael's College Wednesday announced a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, which will help get more graduates into jobs in Vermont's biotechnology industry.

The grant will provide funding through 2028.

“We have incredibly diverse and capable students right here in Vermont that can contribute to the growing biotechnology industry – they just need training and opportunity,” said Biology Professor Lyndsay Avery, who led the efforts to secure the grant.

St. Michael's College said that they've already been working on getting science students ready for laboratory work through their CURE program, which lets undergraduate students conduct research during regular classes.

Provost Gretchen Galbraith said that she looked forward to "being pa

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