Deforestation Exacerbates Risk of Malaria for Most-vulnerable Children

a mosquito feeding on a human blood meal

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found a treatment that could prevent thousands of these deaths: trees. New research conducted at the University of Vermont (UVM) and published today in the journal ...

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Deniz Dutton standing on a hiking trail with a green mountainous view behind her

Deniz Dutton's Summer Research Leads to Graduate School

Each summer University of Vermont (UVM) students put their learning and experience from their coursework to use in jobs and internships. The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources encourages every student to pursue an internship during their time at UVM, with the help of our Career Coaches and Internships Coordinator.

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Sam Buswell standing among reeds in a wetland in Vermont

Undergraduate Research Project Sets Up Senior Sam Buswell for a Career in Wetlands

Sam Buswell ’23, grew up in Brandon, Vermont—a small town one hour and ten minutes south of Burlington. He describes himself as a “Vermont ski bum kid,” happy to live anywhere with mountains and snow.

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