News and Events

Explore the latest news and event updates from the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) about our extraordinary community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni striving to make impactful contributions to their communities.

CDAE in the News

12/18/2024

Ubuntu and Parenting in Grad School with PhD Student Lizah Makombore

In the second episode of Radio Ecozoic, Lizah Makombore, a PhD fellow with the Leadership for the Ecozoic Initiative, discusses her life and work embodying the...

Lizah Makombore

11/06/2024

$8M Grant Supports UVM-McGill ‘Leadership for the Ecozoic’ Graduate Program

The Leadership for the Ecozoic (L4E) program, a partnership between the University of Vermont and Montreal’s McGill University, has always been a multifaceted effort, says grant principal investigator and UVM Prof. Joe Ament in the...

The University of Vermont Ecological Economics lab group sits at a long table

11/01/2024

National Science Foundation Funds Multiple Research Projects for Postdoc and Doctoral Students in CALS

Dr. Rodrigo Soares, a postdoc in the Department of Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment received an NSF Rapid Grant which is the NSF 1-year research program aiming to investigate urgent matters. Soares’ project is to evaluate risk and crisis communication strategies...

Toyib Aremu in Nigeria

10/10/2024

Innovative Internship Helps to Feed Vermont Communities Year-round

Each semester, dozens of students venture out of the classroom to gain hands-on learning opportunities through internships. In these supervised opportunities, students learn how to create and implement transdisciplinary solutions for the public good in real world situations. ...

10/08/2024

CDAE Welcomes Veronica Pham

The Department of Community Development and Applied Economics is thrilled to welcomes Veronica Pham, an artist, educator, and designer, as the newest Design Lecturer following a national search. As noted in her website, Pham works primarily in handmade paper and fiber arts in her studio practice...

Veronica Pham
Student in Public Communication Class taking pictures

CDAE Newsletter

The CDAE Newsletter is produced by CDAE students under the mentorship of Lecturer Benjamin Dangl in his Strategic Writing class. In this hands-on writing opportunity, students conduct interviews and research, writing articles for the newsletter which showcase the amazing work of the CDAE community.

CDAE Latest Newsletter Join Our Mailing List Past Newsletters

CDAE Annual Events

student holding sign in front of wall

CDAE Honors Day

Every year, the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics celebrates the best and brightest students during the annual Honors Day Celebration. Awards go to our top undergraduate students each year.
CDAE raise money for non-profits with CDAE Pop-Up Enterprise

CDAE Pop-Up Enterprise

By creating and launching their own pop-up businesses, CDAE students are introduced to critical skills such as financial management, marketing, human resource management, and learn the fundamental elements of the business planning process.
CDAE student speaking to room full of people

CDAE Town Meeting Day

CDAE Student Town Meeting Day is inspired by the Vermont statewide tradition of Town Meeting Day, a collective gathering that dates to 1762 where residents of over 180 towns gather in early March to openly discuss and vote on local ordinance issues.

CDAE Newsletters - Past Issues