UVM Researchers Find Rate of Follow-up Surgeries After Partial Mastectomy Varies Greatly

A study conducted at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care and three other sites and published in the February 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found significant variability - by both surgeon and institution - in the rates of follow-up surgeries for women who underwent a partial mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer.

New Essex Park & Ride Features Design by UVM Senior Students

Monday, January 30, 2012 marked the official grand opening of a new 'green' Park & Ride designed by civil and environmental engineering students in the UVM College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Senior Capstone Design Course.

UVM IEEE Students Host Conference

The UVM student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE -pronounced "Eye-triple-E") will host their second Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) on Friday, February 10, 2012 at UVM in Billings North Lounge.

Goodrich support of SEED featured in The New York Times

Goodrich Foundation support for UVM's Student Experience in Engineering Design (SEED) programs is featured in The New York Times -January 25, 2012.

EMS researchers win awards from UTC & VTrans Research for more than $1M

The collaboration between researchers in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences and the UVM Transportation and Research Center (TRC) continues to blossom as evidenced by recent wave of new awards from the University Transportation Center (UTC) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) which total more than $1 million.

Featured Student: Kayla LeBlanc

Essex (VT) High School class of 2008 valedictorian Kayla LeBlanc was thrilled when her alma mater awarded her a merit scholarship to attend the University of Vermont. She is now a senior mathematics major and computer science minor in UVM's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS).

CEMS Welcomes Charley Thompson

Charley Thompson has been newly appointed as the Major Gifts Officer for the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. In this role Charley will interact with alumni, faculty, students, external partners, and donors in an effort to keep all parties informed on developments and opportunities within the College.

UVM CEMS Research Featured in PLoS One

Research led by Peter Sheridan Dodds and Christopher Danforth, has been featured in a PLoS ONE article by P S. Dodds, K.D. Harris, I.M. Kloumann, C.A. Bliss and C.M. Danforth entitled, "Temporal Patterns of Happiness and Information in a Global Social Network: Hedonometrics and Twitter".

Mohamed Metwally Wins Grand Prize in UVM Video Contest

The winner of Grand Prize for the University of Vermont's, Center for Health and Wellbeing, Student Video Contest, "Shaken & Stirred" was made by EE Senior Mohamed Metwally.