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New Profs on Campus
Sep 02, 2008 |
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The incoming class of 2012 aren't the only new faces in UVM's classrooms this fall; this week nearly 50 new faculty members are meeting their students, settling into their offices, and learning the closest place to get a coffee as the university's 218th year begins. |
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Students, Young Alums Join Dems in Denver
Sep 03, 2008 |
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The political youth movement credited with propelling Sen. Barack Obama to victory in the Democratic primary was on display Aug. 25-28 at the Democratic National Convention in Denver where a record 16 percent of the delegates were under the age of 36. Current students and young alums of the University of Vermont played key roles at the convention as delegates, organizers and political correspondents. |
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Suskind to Entering Class: Strive for Justice
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind told the most diverse class in UVM history why interacting with people from different backgrounds would make their college experience far richer than if they stayed within their own social circles. He used the experience of researching his best-selling novel about the journey of an African American teenager from a poverty stricken section of Washington, D.C. to Brown University to prove his point. |
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Publications Give UVM High Marks
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Lauded for "green" initiatives, medical primary care training, and alumni earning power, among other strengths, UVM has posted impressive numbers in various publications' higher education rankings of late. |
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Palmer Explores Zinc's Role in Heart Muscle Relaxation
Sep 03, 2008 |
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A new five-year, $1.25 million grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute will allow Bradley Palmer, research assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, to closely examine the role of zinc in the relaxation processes of individual heart muscle cells known as cardiomyocytes. |
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Summer News Digest
Sep 03, 2008 |
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In addition to the many national rankings UVM accumulated in recent weeks, the university's summer news spanned service programs for Abenaki youth to research on cyclist doping. Get caught up on the latest with these summer news highlights. |
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Fleming Acquires Barn Ball, Hosts Three Fall Exhibits
Sep 03, 2008 |
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The Robert Hull Fleming Museum recently acquired the large spherical sculpture Barn Ball, created by New York-based artist Lars-Erik Fisk. A gift of Betsy Wakeman of Hanover, N.H., Barn Ball was placed on permanent display in the museum's lobby in August. |
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Hort Farm Apple Sales Begin Sept. 5
Sep 03, 2008 |
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The UVM Horticultural Research Center continues a 50-year tradition this season with apple sales every Friday through October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the farm. |
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Seeding a New Generation of Chemists
Sep 03, 2008 |
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For most high school students, a summer job does not involve mastering Schlenk tubes, Erlenmeyer flasks, sublimators, valve-bottom flasks, or several kinds of distillation apparatus. Nor does it involve managing an original research project, nor co-authoring a scientific paper for publication. But for two students in Project SEED, a new effort at UVM run by assistant professor of chemistry Rory Waterman, it did. |
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An Enriching Experience
Jul 16, 2008 |
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The streets of Southeast Washington, D.C., where Darrion Willis grew up, aren’t unlike the ones Reggie Carter experienced as a kid in Baltimore. The crime rates are high, poverty is an unfortunate reality for many residents and the chances of attending college are slim. Willis and Carter, academically accomplished students who beat the odds, are attending UVM this fall, and the Summer Enrichment Scholars Program is helping them — and 15 other first-year students — acclimate to a new environment before the semester begins. |
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Model Earth
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Human life benefits from models. Take two examples: the weather forecast and the highway map. Both of these models select one slice of the planet’s boggling complexity and use it to allow informed guesses about the future. But what about land use? To what model should a land manager or government scientist turn when trying to weigh the economic value of, say, conserving a forest versus cutting it for a new housing project? |
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Deep in the Souls of Carrots
Jul 16, 2008 |
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If Michael Pollan was hungry to deliver his message about the inevitable links between what we eat, sustainable agriculture, climate change and health, he came to the right church. Ira Allen Chapel was packed with believers; overflow seating was beyond capacity. This despite crazy heat and a tornado warning. |
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