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Celebrating the Bicentennial of Lafayette's Dedication of Old Mill
On June 29, 2025, exactly 200 years after Lafayette’s visit, the laying of Old Mill’s cornerstone was commemorated with a ...
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UVM Announces Food Systems Research Institute
The University of Vermont (UVM) has announced the launch of the Food Systems Research Institute (FSRI), a collaboration with ...
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UVM Secures $1.2M Grant to Address Vermont’s Mental Health Workforce Crisis
In response to Vermont’s growing mental health crisis and a critical shortage of trained professionals—especially in rural ...
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Marlene Tromp Starts as UVM President
Tromp joins UVM after six years as president of Boise State University. UVM’s Board of Trustees announced her selection as ...
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Video Series Animates Answers to Challenging Foreign Animal Disease Questions
The newly released biosecurity video series from the University of Vermont covers important topics for farm producers and industry allies about foreign animal diseases that are not normally found in ...
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Research For Vermont: Understanding and Mitigating Flood Risk
As Vermont’s land-grant university, the University of Vermont, too, aims to serve the people of the Green Mountain State.
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University of Vermont Announces Hiring of Alicia Estey as Vice President for Finance and Administration
The University of Vermont has hired Alicia Estey as Vice President for Finance and Administration following a national search ...
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Vermont plastic bag use dropped 91% following ban, researchers find
In the midst of 2020 Covid measures, another change took place in Vermont: A law went into effect banning businesses from offering plastic bags to customers, with paper bags only available for a fee.
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Wildfire Evacuation Feels Safest With a Plan, Researchers Find
After the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, California, survivors in shelters and other makeshift accommodations carried stories of their escape—and vital information that could help ensure others’ ...
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UVM Cancer Center Pilot Study to Investigate Vermonter’s High Skin Cancer Risk
Vermont has one of the highest incidence rates of melanoma in the country, and while there are a few theories as to why (e.g., large numbers of older people with fair skin who work and play outdoors), ...
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UVM Researchers Get Weird: Bringing Mathematical Rigor to the Science of Hidden Networks
A glance through the list of current and past research projects at DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) reveals a government agency with a sense of humor. Recent project acronyms include ...
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UVM’s RISE Summit Returns to Spark University-Community Partnerships
On June 17, hundreds of innovators and leaders from all sectors and all corners of the region will come to the University of Vermont’s annual RISE Summit to explore the theme “Research as a Public ...