http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/ Latest news from the UVM Public Relations Office en Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=News&storyID=17245 The University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care have announced that Claire F. Verschraegen, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P., has been appointed professor and chief of hematology-oncology and interim director of the Vermont Cancer Center, with oversight for cancer care and research at Vermont's academic medical center.<P>A board-certified oncologist, Verschraegen specializes in rare cancers, such as mesothelioma, metastatic melanomas, sarcomas, and gynecologic malignancies, as well as the study of new anticancer drugs and treatments for solid tumors.<P> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=News&storyID=17292 The University of Vermont Board of Trustees today approved President Daniel Mark Fogel's appointment of Jane E. Knodell as provost and senior vice president."I couldn't be happier that Dr. Knodell has accepted the position of Provost and Senior Vice President," noted UVM President Daniel Mark Fogel. "During her time in the interim role, she has shown the leadership skills, creativity, and high level of energy necessary to succeed in this challenging job, while proving to be an exceptional colleague and team member. I am grateful to have Jane as a partner in addressing the many challenges ahead, and the University is fortunate to have such a talented individual leading our academic enterprise." Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=News&storyID=17289 New York Times</em> columnist Gail Collins will speak at UVM on February 17 at 5 p.m. in the Ira Allen Chapel. Her talk, titled "When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present," is free and open to the public.</p><p>Collins' visit to UVM is sponsored by James Marsh Visiting-Professor-at-Large Madeline M. Kunin, former governor of Vermont and former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland.</p> Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=News&storyID=17288 (This news release was adapted from a release produced by the Media Relations and Public Affairs Office at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.)</i>Using buprenorphine instead of methadone – the current standard of care – to treat opioid-dependent pregnant women may result in healthier babies, suggests new findings published in the Dec. 9 <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> (NEJM) by an international research team including University of Vermont Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology Sarah Heil, Ph.D.<P> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=News&storyID=17287 UVM faculty members are invited to apply for mini-grants of up to $1,000 to cover expenses associated with altering an existing course to include service-learning pedagogy, developing a new course involving service-learning activities, or initiating a long-term service-learning project or partnership.</p><h4>Six faculty members are new Service-Learning Fellows</h4>The <a href="http://www.uvm.edu/~partners/?Page=ffsl2.html">Faculty Fellows for Service-Learning Program</a> recruits faculty members from across UVM to participate in a seminar each Spring on how to build service-learning pedagogy into courses. Carol Buck-Rolland, Nursing; Binta Colley, Education; David Conner, CDAE; Larry Forcier, Jed Murdoch and David Raphael, RSENR, will be participating in the spring seminars, and will join a community of over 70 trained faculty members at UVM.</p>