Asim Zia, University of Vermont (IMAGE) University of Vermont Caption University of Vermont professor and climate change expert Asim Zia led a new study funded by the NSF that pushes forward the leading edge of how to model the massively complex interaction of human societies and ecological systems. Credit Joshua Brown/UVM Usage Restrictions with coverage of associated story License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.