Introducing the Planetary Health Initiative

aerial view of UVM campus, Lake Champlain, and the Adirondack Mountains beyond

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.

During two recent sessions, leaders, faculty, staff and students from across campus gathered to ponder the...

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portrait of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield

UVM Names Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as 2024 Commencement Speaker

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, one of the nation’s most accomplished diplomats and the Representative of the United States to the United Nations, has been named as the University of Vermont’s 2024 commencement speaker.

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Portraits of Wolgang Mieder and Beverly Rubenstein

Mieder, Rubenstein to Receive Honorary Degrees at UVM’s 2024 Commencement

At the 2024 University of Vermont Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, philanthropist Beverly Rubenstein and Wolfgang Mieder, UVM distinguished professor emeritus of German and Folklore, will receive honorary degrees alongside the commencement speaker.

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