Nov. 23
A delegation of Vermont EPSCoR participants attended the national NSF EPSCoR meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Nov. 2 -3. John N. Evans, President of the Vermont Technology Council, was an invited speaker for a panel discussion entitled "Addressing the EPSCoR Trifecta: Research, Science & Technology, and Economic Development." Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, chair of the UVM Department of Geography, participated in several workshops including a facilitated breakout session on collaboration in jurisdictions focused on climate dynamics. Postdoctoral associate Steven Scheinert was an invited poster presenter for his research titled: "Bridging the Meso and Micro Level Scales of Social Complexity within a Socio-Ecological System: Modeling the Relationship between Governance Networks and Land Use/Management Decisions in the Northeastern Segment of the Lake Champlain Basin." Read his poster's abstract. Judith Van Houten, EPSCoR Vermont state director; Patrick J. Clemins, cyber specialist and research associate professor; Lillian Gamache, project coordinator; and Lindsay Wieland, Center for Workforce Development and Diversity and Saint Michael's College director, also attended workshops and breakout groups on numerous topics.
Nov. 16:
Alison Adams and Lindsay Barbieri, graduate students in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, were awarded one-year fellowships from the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP). The fellowships provide financial support and the opportunity to work with leading scientists on earth science data issues. More information can be found here.
Nov. 8:
College of Medicine professor of pathology and laboratory medicine Russell Tracy was awarded the Distinguished Scientist designation by the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) during the Opening Session at the AHA 2015 Scientific Sessions on November 8, 2015 in Orlando, Fla. Read more.
Nov. 4:
Dr. Debra Leonard, University of Vermont Chair of Pathology, was among eight physician members honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting held in October. Leonard, who joined the UVM College of Medicine and UVM Medical Center in 2013, is a leading expert in molecular pathology for genetics, cancers and infectious diseases. Read more.
The Vermont Cynic, UVM’s student newspaper, took home two awards from the 2015 National College Media Convention, held Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Austin Texas. Among four-year weekly papers, the Cynic earned fourth place in the Best of Show awards. Staffers Jacob Holzman, enterprise editor, Sarah Olsen, enterprise reporter, Cole Wangsness, videographer and photographer, JP Reidel, assistant news editor, and Taylor Feuss, reporter, won second place for News Story of the Year for their investigation of working conditions at Sodexo, which provides food service to University of Vermont students, faculty and staff.
Oct. 7:
Spell of the Urubamba: Anthropogeographical Essays on an Andean Valley in Space and Time, by geography professor emeritus Daniel Gade, has been published by Springer. Read more about Gade, a leading specialist on the Central Andes and one of the founders of UVM's Geography Department, who died in June 2015.
Sept. 23:
Burton Wilcke Jr., associate professor in the Department of Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, was awarded the 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA) Executive Director Citation for his exceptional, distinguished service to the field of public health. Wilcke, whose academic focus is on creating linkages between the public health and health care communities, was cited for his service as chair of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and for being a member of the Accreditation Committee for the Public Health Accreditation Board. Wilcke has spent more than two decades as a public health practitioner and has served on multiple local, state and national boards.
Sept. 22:
Lizzy Pope is the 2015 recipient of the Peggy R. Williams Emerging Professional Award, presented by the Vermont Women in Higher Education association. Pope joined the UVM faculty last year as an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and director of the didactic program in dietetics, after receiving her Ph.D. from UVM in 2013 and doing post-doc work at Cornell University. She has received rave reviews for her teaching, winning several prestigious awards including the Vermont Dietetic Association Outstanding Educator Award. Her research focuses on behavioral economics and nutrition and exercise choices that influence people toward making healthier decisions. Several of her recent studies have received national media attention, including articles in the New York Times and the Washington Post.
Sept. 9:
The first installment of two articles drawing on Department of Psychology professor Kelly Rohan's R01 SAD treatment study was published in the September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Titled, “Randomized trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. light therapy for seasonal affective disorder: Acute outcomes,” the study is also featured on the journal’s podcast, hosted by editor Susan K. Schultz, and will be offered in the journal's continuing medical education program. In addition to Rohan, the lead author, the paper’s co-authors include four students in the Psychology Department’s clinical Ph.D. program: Jennifer Mahon, Maggie Evans, Sheau-Yan Ho, and Jonah Meyerhoff.
Sept. 8:
Professor Dana Walrath's verse novel about the Armenian Genocide, Like Water on Stone, is a finalist for the Vermont Book Award. Walrath, an anthropologist, writer and artist in the Department of Family Medicine, developed major components of the humanities curriculum for the College of Medicine. The winner of this inaugural award -- which honors writers with deep connections to Vermont -- will be announced at Sept. 26 gala.
Sept. 2:
UVM has been named one of 14 “Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs at Research Institutions” by the Center for Higher Education Enterprise, the American College Personnel Association and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. This research institution-specific ranking is the third recognition UVM’s Division of Student Affairs has received for its workplace diversity, staffing practices, and work environment; UVM was also included on the 2014 and 2015 list of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.
Andrew Goss ’15 has been chosen as a runner-up of Pi Sigma Alpha’s Best Undergraduate Honors Thesis competition for 2015 for his paper titled, “Explaining Support for Authoritarianism in New Democracies.” For his accomplishment, Goss’ name will be in the fall issue of Pi Sigma Alpha Newsletter and in the American Political Science Association’s PS: Political Science and Politics.
UVM Panhellenic Council, a cooperative association comprising all sororities on campus belonging to the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), is one of 21 campuses receiving the College Panhellenic Excellence Award this year. The award recognizes excellence in the areas of recruitment; Panhellenic structure; communication with NPC area advisor; judicial procedures; programming; academics; and Panhellenic community impact and relations.
An essay by UVM junior Olivia Peña reflecting on diversity raining at land-grant universities was selected for publication by the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development. Read the essay.