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05/03/2024

UVM Professor’s #NormalizeStuttering Challenge Promotes Acceptance, Authenticity

Inside Dr. Danra Kazenski's office, colorful paintings of Vermont scenery adorn the walls beneath shelves lined with picture books and board games. A cozy sofa, perfect for meaningful conversations, nestles against her desk. But it’s the bulletin board that truly captures the essence of Dr....

05/02/2024

UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences to Host Zeigler Research Forum

The University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences announces the 2024 Zeigler Research Forum featuring the keynote “Make Labor Visible: Valuing Care Work in an A.I. Era” by Rachel (Rae) Walker, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, director of the Nursing Ph.D. program at the University of...

05/01/2024

UVM to Honor Nursing Graduates with Pinning Tradition on May 18

The Department of Nursing will formally welcome the Nursing Class of 2024 to the profession during its annual pinning ceremony on May 18 at 10:30 a.m. in Ira Allen Chapel. Members of the Nursing Class of 2024 and their friends and families are invited to attend. ...

04/22/2024

UVM Marks Milestone for New Occupational Therapy Program

On April 19, UVM celebrated its inaugural class of 16 occupational therapy students with a special ceremony attended by program leaders, university administrators, and Patrick and Marcelle Leahy. The students will start their clinical practice at sites nationwide this summer. UVM...

04/12/2024

'Beneath Our Skin' exhibit highlights experiences of Black Vermonters during COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Beneath Our Skin, a new multimedia storytelling and art exhibit produced by Clemmons Family Farm and on display in Rowell Building from April 17 through May 14, displays the artistic reflections of Black Vermonters about their experiences during the early roll-out of the COVID-19...

04/05/2024

Meet Tammy Bender, President’s Our Common Ground Staff Award winner

Sometimes, Tammy Bender is an academic advisor, helping students choose classes for an upcoming semester. Sometimes, she’s a guide to UVM, helping students navigate the university during their earliest college days. Sometimes, she’s just a listening ear, no advice requested or given. On any...

02/23/2024

UVM Launches New Nursing Degree to Tackle Nursing Shortage

At a time when rising demand for healthcare and a retiring nursing workforce are contributing to a critical need for nurses nationwide, the University of Vermont’s new Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing program offers a fast track for career-changers looking to enter the nursing...

01/18/2024

Celebrating 80 Years of UVM Nursing

For eighty years, the University of Vermont's Nursing program has equipped students with the skills to deliver the highest quality patient care. From practicing in the clinical simulation lab to working side-by-side with experienced providers to traveling nationwide to network with nursing...

01/17/2024

New Peer Educator Program Seeks to Address Interpersonal Violence at UVM and Beyond

Effectively preventing sexual and other forms of interpersonal violence involves a comprehensive approach. To start, this may include teaching healthy relationship skills, challenging social norms, giving bystanders ways to intervene, and enhancing support for survivors when violence occurs....

01/14/2024

UVM Exercise Science Program Earns National Accreditation

The University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences Exercise Science bachelor’s degree program has earned national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES)....

01/13/2024

New Occupational Therapy Course Promotes Cultural Humility

In Morocco, religion plays a significant role in the structure of people’s daily lives, and the call to prayer rings out over cities and towns five times a day, recalls Addie Irvin, '25, of her recent trip to western North Africa with UVM's new occupational therapy (OT) program. The Birmingham,...

01/10/2024

A Different Picture

In graduate school, Emily Coderre, Ph.D., was fascinated by how the brain manages language in bilingual speakers. Her doctoral work considered language processing and executive control. As a postdoc, her focus shifted to how language processing differs in autistic and non-autistic individuals....

11/17/2023

Networking on UVM Connect

Students across UVM and across the country are encouraged to put their academic skills to the test in the real world through internships, service learning, job shadows and others. But finding those real-world opportunities can be challenging. In the vast landscape of career exploration and...

10/30/2023

UVM’s 2023 Health Equity Summit Explores "Closing the Margin: Avenues to Health Equity"

The University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Larner College of Medicine, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the University of Vermont Health Network presented the 2023 Health Equity Summit: "Closing the Margin: Avenues to Health Equity" on October 29 and 30....

10/12/2023

Engineering Human Performance

“I've put together about 35,000 calories, enough for seven days of food for me,” explains Kit Vreeland, exercise science professor and UVM’s Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services director. “It's a little under 30 pounds. Hopefully, I only have to carry five pounds of food at a time....

10/02/2023

Beyond Birds and Bees

With a degree in social services and a new job, Zeph’s early career appeared to be off to a great start. Time spent studying books on professional networking resulted in a social skillset that led to a successful role in recruitment. Soon, Zeph met someone special, and their relationship led to...

10/02/2023

University of Vermont Recognized by Exercise is Medicine for Efforts to Create Culture of Wellness on Campus

The University of Vermont is one of only 149 universities and colleges worldwide to be honored by Exercise is Medicine® for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus. Exercise Science students’ passion for making movement a part of daily campus culture and helping others in our...

09/28/2023

Open House for CNHS Alumni, Parents and Families

Schedule of Events Friday, September 29 PRNU 2121: Gerontology 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. | Rowell 103 Join nursing instructors Janelle Sarnevitz and Abby Wintersteen for the required undergraduate nursing course in Gerontology which focuses on...

09/13/2023

American Physical Therapy Association CEO to Welcome Incoming DPT Class

Justin Moore, licensed physical therapist and chief executive officer of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), will speak at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences’ Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 induction ceremony on September 22. Before being named CEO,...

09/01/2023

Professor Miller Celestin Honored with Dr. H. Lawrence McCrorey Award for Inclusive Excellence

Miller Celestin, clinical assistant professor of nursing, recently received the Dr. H. Lawrence McCrorey Award for Inclusive Excellence in recognition of his contributions to creating a legacy of equity, justice and inclusion at the University of Vermont. The honor is awarded to a faculty or...

08/08/2023

Promoting Firearm Safety in Vermont

“In Vermont from 2011 to 2022, more individuals passed away from gunshot wounds than car crashes,” said Ella Kenney, Public Health Sciences ’25, of the reason she chose to intern with Vermont Area Health Education Centers (VT AHEC) this summer on a project to promote firearm safety. Working on a...

07/05/2023

International Spinal Cord Injury Community Project Promotes Inclusive Dialogue

Three hundred thousand people live with spinal cord injuries in the U.S., and 18,000 new cases occur worldwide yearly.The International Spinal Cord Injury Community Project was created as a way to begin to understand the experiences of people living with spinal cord injury (SCI), and a symposium...

06/20/2023

UVM to Host Spinal Cord Injury Symposium

The University of Vermont will host a symposium and dialogue on spinal cord injury (SCI) on Monday, June 26, from 3-5 p.m. in the Sullivan Classroom (Medical Education Room 200) and online. Part of a global initiative of researchers from 40+ countries to understand the lived experience...

06/15/2023

Angelopoulos Receives Honorary Degree

Theodore Angelopoulos, Ph.D., was awarded an honorary doctorate by The Department of Physical Education and Sports Science of the University of Thessaly in Karyes, Trikala, on Wednesday, May 17. Dr. Angelopoulos is a leader with more than three decades of experience and a distinguished...

05/26/2023

UVM Honors Nursing Graduates with Pinning Tradition

The Department of Nursing formally welcomed the 109 members of the Class of 2023 to the nursing profession in a pinning ceremony on May 20 in Ira Allen Chapel. The ceremony featured remarks by Associate Dean and Department Chair Rosemary Dale, Ed.D., APRN, faculty member Kathleen Monforte, D.N.P...

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