News and Events

The UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is often featured in regional, national, and international news. There are many stories of faculty, student, and alumni successes to celebrate. Catch up on CALS' breaking news here.

Newsworthy Successes

Eco Explorers Vermont: A Unique Camp Where Kids Roam the UVM Catamount Educational Farm

Fungi and Mites: A Dynamic Pest Management Duo?

New Mural Celebrates Peace Corps’ Global Impact at UVM

Cultivating a Heart-centered Team

Meet Lisa McCrae, 2024 Our Common Ground Winner

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07/15/2025

From a Refugee Camp to the Dean’s List: Sushila Gurung’s Inspiring Journey of Grit and Gratitude

Once a child who lived in a refugee camp with many obstacles and limited opportunities, Sushila...

07/08/2025

Too Warm to Grow?

What happens to wheat, oats, and barley production when winters are too warm?Hannah Shafer, a PhD...

06/26/2025

Groundbreaking Global Study Reveals Tradeoffs Between Irrigation Expansion and Child Nutrition in Water-Stressed Global South Communities

A major new study published inNature Sustainability finds that irrigation expansion in the Global...

06/23/2025

Video Series Animates Answers to Challenging Foreign Animal Disease Questions

Whether raising backyard chickens or managing a large dairy farm, knowing how to prevent and...

06/18/2025

Students Break Ground for a Lawn-Free Burlington

As the spring semester wrapped up at the University of Vermont, students in the graduate...

06/13/2025

Vermont plastic bag use dropped 91% following ban, researchers find

In the midst of 2020 Covid measures, another change took place in Vermont: A law went into effect...

06/13/2025

Proctor Maple Research Center Director Receives IMSI Award

Dr. Tim Rademacher, University of Vermont’s Proctor Maple Research Center Director of Scientific...

06/05/2025

From Farms to Photons

Interdisciplinary studies are a hallmark of UVM, but even here, you might be surprised to find...

05/27/2025

Ekaterina V Lopez-Bondarchuk Wins the CALS 2025 Graduate Research Excellence Award

Ekaterina V Lopez-Bondarchuk, who goes by Katya, is actively writing her thesis to complete her...

05/20/2025

Thomas DeSisto Receives the Highest UVM Award Given to Faculty Teaching Community-Engaged Learning Courses

Thomas DeSisto is the recipient of the 2025 Lynne Bond Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award...

05/20/2025

Rising Senior Dan Schiefen Recognized with the Kende Award for 2025

Dan Schiefen has a double major in microbiology and molecular genetics as well as two minors in...

05/18/2025

Keith M. Miser Leadership Award: Ayden Carpenter

The Keith M. Miser Leadership Award is presented to the student who has been successful in campus...

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