09/18/2025

Learning the Ropes of the Ski Industry

For many UVM students, winter break is a time for travel, rest, and relaxation.

09/12/2025

Building a Life in Big Sky Country: Q&A with Alumnus Brad Koontz ’13

In 2013 Brad Koontz graduated from the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources with...

09/03/2025

Growing to Meet the Moment

The fall semester is underway, and it has been a joy to see students, faculty, and staff return to...

09/02/2025

Buzzing Borders

Roughly one-third of the world's food supply depends on pollinators for production. Agricultural...

08/15/2025

Capstone Service-Learning Course Connects Students with Community Partners to Tackle Local Issues

From their first week to their final semester, undergraduate students in the Rubenstein School of...

08/15/2025

From Microplastics to Microbes, UVM Researchers Help Keep Vermont's Water Clean

The flood of 1927. Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Historic flooding in 2023 and 2024. Vermonters are...

08/12/2025

Study: Wealthy Americans Flee Floods and Hurricanes, Driving Income Migration

When climate disasters strike, survivors sometimes have to make difficult decisions about whether...

08/12/2025

Inside the UVM Gardens: A Q&A with Gavin Young '27

For visitors and UVM community members alike, some of the most memorable and beloved aspects of...

08/05/2025

Consistent Flood Project Follow Through Key to Empowering Homeowners, UVM Study Finds

As extreme flooding increases across the globe, new research from the University of Vermont (UVM)...

08/05/2025

Research for Vermont: Multitasking Agriculture Research Benefits Nature, Vermonters

The flood of 1927. Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Historic flooding in 2023 and 2024. Vermonters are...

08/04/2025

A Leap of Faith: Choosing a Master's Degree

The University of Vermont’s Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) is an innovative, cost-effective...

07/28/2025

Tracking a New Forest Pathogen Killing Beech Trees

Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a...

07/11/2025

Research For Vermont: Traversing wetlands, guiding clean water work

The flood of 1927. Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Historic flooding in 2023 and 2024. Vermonters are...

06/24/2025

Research For Vermont: Understanding and Mitigating Flood Risk 

The flood of 1927. Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Historic flooding in 2023 and 2024. Vermonters are...

06/02/2025

Pollinators, Precipitation, and Purpose: Dexter's Path to Self-Discovery

In April, as a joyously hectic semester was coming to a close, Dexter Mayo ’25, a Natural...

05/29/2025

Rubenstein School Class of 2025 Receives a Hopeful Charge

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources celebrated...

05/29/2025

Amphibian Road Mortality Drops by Over 80% with Wildlife Underpasses, Study Shows

A new UVM-led study shows that wildlife underpass tunnels dramatically reduce deaths of frog,...

05/27/2025

Professor Patricia Stokowski Retires from UVM following a Distinguished Career in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

After 27 years of impactful teaching, mentorship, research, and service, Dr. Patricia (Pat)...

05/23/2025

UVM Prof. Joins Effort to Improve Carbon Market Rules

A new study finds flaws in the current carbon market system and offers avenues of improvement.The...

05/23/2025

A Vexing Case of Survival

Scat is a signature of an animal’s health, diet, and territory. And sometimes it can tell an...

05/18/2025

Elmer Nicholson Achievement Prize: Elijah Tierney

The Elmer Nicholson Achievement Prize is presented to the student who has emerged from their total...

05/18/2025

Class of 1967 Award: Marleyla Wiltz

The Class of ’67 Award is presented to the senior student who has been active in student...

05/16/2025

Tick... Tick... Boom

Until 2004, a blacklegged tick had never been found in Vermont. By 2017, with winters warming, the...

05/15/2025

Living and Working for the Birds

Ever since he was a child, Spencer Ogden ’25, an Environmental Sciences (ENSC) major in the...

05/07/2025

Finding a Calling, at Home and Abroad

The spring of 2020 was a scary time to be thinking about the future, especially for young people...

A Long Road to the Woods: Discovering a Passion for Forestry

Internships and work experiences are hallmarks of the Rubenstein School education. Each academic...

Heroes in a Half-Shell: The Story of the Davis Center Turtles

Tucked behind the pool tables and games on the first floor of the Davis Center, right next door to...

Expanding the Value of Nature

So much of what we value about nature is left outside of spreadsheets and policies because we...

Dead Trees Keep Surprisingly Large Amounts of Carbon Out of Atmosphere: Study

Living trees absorb carbon, aiding climate change mitigation. But what role do dead trees play in...

Casella Commits $1.5 Million to Launch UVM Center for Circular Economy

Building on three decades of collaboration, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Casella) (Nasdaq: CWST), a...

Discovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons...

Teaching at the top of Vermont

For 26 years, Senior Lecturer Dave Kaufman has spent the spring semester teaching University of...

In Memoriam: Professor Al Gilbert

The Rubenstein School is saddened to announce the passing of Professor Al Gilbert, a pioneer and...

Hidden consequences: UVM researchers investigate the wider impacts of conservation efforts

Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting productive landscapes to other...

UVM Achieves Prestigious Carnegie R1 Designation, Joining Highest Level of U.S. Research Institutions

A transformative moment for the university, a result of decades of investment in cutting-edge...

Doing Small Things in a Great Way

With the first few weeks of classes behind us and January coming to an end, I am feeling energized...

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Walt Poleman's Trip to COP16

Rubenstein School environmental scholar and lecturer Walter Poleman attended the 16th United...

Gund Institute Names 2024 Catalyst Award Winners

The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont has announced a $100,000 Joint...

Ph.D. Student and Knauss Fellow, Rosie Chapina, Sets Sail on NOAA Expedition

Lake Champlain Sea Grant 2024 Knauss Fellow Rosaura “Rosie” Chapina has spent the past eleven...

Climate Change and Cyanobacteria: UVM's Cutting-Edge Research on Lake and Stream Health

The University of Vermont (UVM) has recently received funding from the U.S. Geological Survey...

Deforestation Reduces Malaria Bed Nets’ Effectiveness

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the...

After the Floods

Water will continue to shape—and reshape—Vermont communities. Sometimes it will come in a...

Got Sustainability? UVM Researchers Test Ways to Green-Up Dairy Farming

Joshua Faulkner squats in a corn field, scooping out the insides of a hole. He holds a handful of...

Advanced Field Ecology in the Adirondacks

In mid-October on a warm, sunny fall weekend, a group of graduate and undergraduate students at the...

Data and Open Science Summit to Highlight Speakers from NASA

In partnership with the Vermont Research Open Source Program Office (VERSO), the Graduate College...

Mapping Connectivity: How UVM Researchers are Studying Safe Passages for Wildlife

Jed Murdoch’s class huddles in a parking lot in Stowe one bone-chilling Friday afternoon in...

A Trout Turnabout

November 29, 2023In eighty feet of water, one mile off the Burlington shoreline, the research...

Planetary Health from the Ground Up: Co-creating a Wellbeing Economy in Vermont and Beyond

Rigo Melgar is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecological Economics in the Rubenstein School of Environment...

UVM's Walter Poleman to Join U.N. Biodiversity Conference

University of Vermont environmental scholar Walter Poleman will attend the 16th United Nations...

What is Planetary Health?

The planet is alive. This ecstatic skin of the Earth that stretches but a few miles up and down is...