News and Events Recent headlines 04/29/2024 UVM College of Arts and Sciences Junior Wins Prestigious Fellowship April 4, 2024 began like any other sunny, snow-slushy spring day for Zane Zupan ‘25—until, that is, they got the message that would, literally, change their life. That’s when Zupan was called into UVM President Suresh Garimella’s office and told that they had been named a... 04/25/2024 Introducing the Planetary Health Initiative Consider your breath. In that inrush of air you bring oxygen to your lungs, keeping you alive. It’s the same air that covers the whole planet—oxygen produced by green life. The intricate interplay that we call the environment is not scenery; it’s the fundamental health care system. ... 04/23/2024 Student Spotlight on Health & Society major Kate Butcher! Through UVM there are a lot of study abroad programs—Kate is doing hers through the AIFS Abroad program which is a third-party program (not through UVM). Kate is being hosted in Granada in Southern Spain, and her program requires her to attend... 04/17/2024 Panel Highlights UVM Collaborations with Abenaki The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont hosted a panel discussion on April 16 in the Silver Maple Room of the Davis Center to highlight the collaborations between the university and the four Vermont Abenaki tribes and other indigenous people. The event, titled “Highlighting... 04/17/2024 UVM PhD Students Lead International Team in Carbon Flux Research Amelia (Mia) McReynolds is a third-year PhD student in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont (UVM). As an ecologist studying fish population dynamics in the Great Lakes, McReynolds didn’t imagine research abroad would be a part of her graduate... 04/16/2024 Coming Clean In the introduction to his new book, A History of Hygiene in Modern France: The Threshold of Disgust (Bloomsbury; April 2024), Steve Zdatny, Ph.D., professor of history, notes that if we were... 04/15/2024 Beyond the Books Have an inquisitive mind? Then chances are you would (or already do) feel right at home in UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Here, everyone has the potential to be a student scholar, to contribute their own unique thread to the rich tapestry of research that is an essential element of... 04/11/2024 Americans More Willing to Pay for Climate Action After Extreme Weather People who personally experience extreme climate events, especially wildfires and hurricanes, are willing to pay significantly more for climate action, even if they report skepticism about human-caused climate change, finds new research from the University of Vermont. Trump voters who... 04/09/2024 Making Taxes Less Taxing The mere mention of tax season can induce anxiety in most taxpayers, but a few economics majors are stepping in to alleviate those worries and gain hands-on experience by volunteering as tax assistants. Through the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), these students get to... 03/26/2024 Exploring How Creativity Can Heal and Change Human-Environment Systems The first floor of the George D. Aiken Center—home of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources on UVM’s campus—contains an always-active student lounge, multiple classrooms, a large lecture hall, a computer lab, secure indoor bike parking, and... 03/25/2024 A World of Experience In UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), more and more faculty members view their classrooms as being without walls—or borders. They see themselves as guides to an ever more globalized world for their students, making the most of their international connections to create unique and exciting... 03/21/2024 Refugee Camps Face New Threats, says UVM Expert Every day, people across the world flee their homes due to persecution, conflict, and climate-change-driven hazards. Where migrants go, and how they fare, are determined by a complex web of factors. UVM Professor Pablo Bose, an expert on refugee resettlement and migration, discusses... 03/14/2024 UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre Turns 50 With an ambitious plan for the future and an eye to its history, the University of Vermont’s (UVM) Royall Tyler Theatre turns 50 on March 14 and will host a celebration five decades in the making when alumni return to campus on April 12-13 for a series of panels, workshops, and exhibits, a book... 03/12/2024 Creative Projects Find Homes in UVM Libraries’ Center for Multimedia Development Lab Enter the Howe media lab and you might find students wearing virtual reality (VR) headsets, a faculty member printing 3D models of pollen specimens, or an entire class engaged in world travel through VR. The creative possibilities are endless in the Center for Multimedia Development (CMD) lab,... 03/11/2024 Every Piece Has a History: Inside the Fleming Museum with Eamon Dunn ’24 This past fall, Eamon Dunn ’24 completed a collections and curatorial internship at the Fleming Museum of Art. Dunn, an English major with a studio art minor, has served on the staff of UVM’s independent newspaper The Vermont Cynic since his sophomore year, most recently as co-editor-in... 03/05/2024 The Class that Changed My Life There are moments in everyone’s life that have the potential to change everything. For the UVM College of Arts and Sciences alums (and one soon-to-be alum) below, one of those shining moments came while they were at UVM. They signed up for a course because it was suggested, required, or simply... 02/28/2024 From Classroom to Capitol Weekly trips to the Vermont State House to take notes in legislative committee hearings and caucuses for legislators, conducting policy research, and helping with constituent correspondence, event planning, and social media are typical assignments in the life of students participating in UVM’s... 02/27/2024 UVM Experts for Vermont Primaries and Town Meeting Day As Vermont prepares for Town Meeting Day, presidential primaries, and municipal elections on March 5, University of Vermont scholars are available to provide expert commentary to media outlets. Vermont Presidential Primaries and U.S. Election ... 02/13/2024 Writing the Next Chapter for the Humanities Students of the humanities, the study of human culture, have long appreciated the rich rewards of pursuing such a degree. Although statistics point to a drop in the number of students choosing to major in the arts, communications, culture/ethnic/gender studies, English, foreign languages and... 01/24/2024 Inspiring the Next Generation A love for nature and science. An innate talent for teaching math. Family connections to agriculture and a passion for outdoor education. UVM graduate students with a range of interests and backgrounds are pursuing a shared dream. With support from the National Science Foundation's... 01/03/2024 Spreading the News UVM’s Center for Community News (CCN) is helping breathe new life into local news outlets across the country. Inspired by the success of UVM’s Community News Service (CNS), which matches students... 12/13/2023 Reflections from an Exchange Student at UVM: U.S. College Life and Vermont’s Unique Charm Cameron Norris is completing his final undergraduate year as an exchange student at the University of Vermont. As part of his work as a Communications Specialist in the Division of Student Affairs, Cameron has reflected on his first four months living on campus and exploring Vermont.... 12/08/2023 The Myths and Truths of Individualism in America In America, where “having it your way” is a major selling point for everything from fast food to home-building, and making your own way in the world is the gold standard of achievement, individualism stands as the ideal for realizing the American dream. But when and why did this concept take... 11/22/2023 Testing the Waters: 6 Fall Intern Experiences Just as adding icing to a cake, salt to a stew, or chocolate chips to a cookie makes for a better, more satisfying culinary experience, complementing all that classroom time with a good internship or two is an excellent way to elevate your college educational experience. An internship offers an... 11/20/2023 Processing Our Relationship with Food A recent study conducted by Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Science, and three colleagues from the University of Jaén (Spain) demonstrates that when it comes to food addiction, ultra-processed foods are what we crave most. Not much of a revelation,...
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