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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

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After the Floods
Joshua Faulkner and Ben Tutko stand with shovels in a corn field

Got Sustainability? UVM Researchers Test Ways to Green-Up Dairy Farming
Students in the Advanced Field Ecology course gathered for a group photo

Advanced Field Ecology in the Adirondacks
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Professor Colin Anderson Joins United Nations’ Committee On World Food Security's High Level Panel of Experts
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Unraveling the Complexity Behind Bird Population Declines

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10/30/2024

Meredith Niles Named Bickford Endowed Professor

Dr. Meredith Niles, Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences, has been awarded the Bickford Endowed Professorship in Nutrition and Food Sciences. The first endowed professorship in CALS, the Bickford was previously held by...

10/25/2024

The National Science Foundation awards UVM scientist Brian Beckage 1.3 million dollars

UVM professor Brian Beckage wears the black t-shirt and artfully trimmed goatee commonplace in most urban environments or at any casual music venue.  He comments that he dresses as he does in part to change the perception of what a scientist looks like, "I don't want anyone aspiring to...

Man in black t-shirt with a goatee in a conference room

10/16/2024

The Science Behind a Super Food

Blueberries are commonly called a “superfood” for their rich antioxidant qualities. They’re healthy, delicious, and add a beautiful pop of color to a meal or snack. That beautiful color is caused by a pigment called anthocyanin and Food Systems Research Center PhD Fellow...

10/05/2024

Let's Talk: Taylor Swift and Body Image — Professors in Nutrition and Food Sciences Lead Research Discussion at Dana Health Sciences Library

Taylor Swift can fill a room. Apparently, so can professors Lizzy Pope and Kelsey Rose. On Thursday, October 3, 2024, 30 people attended a talk in Dana Health Sciences Library titled “Let’s Talk: Taylor Swift and Body Image.” A discussion was led by the authors of a recently published paper —...

A packed room in Dana Health Sciences Library found a lively discussion about Taylor Swift and body image

10/03/2024

UVM Leases Nordic Farm for Agricultural Research and Teaching

On an antique desk that belonged to Vermont Senator Justin Morrill, the father of the land-grant university system, representatives from the University of Vermont on Thursday signed a 30-year lease of approximately 400 acres of farmland for long-term agricultural research use in partnership with...

Nordic Farm property co-owner Benjamin Dobson and officials from UVM and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service sign a long-term lease agreement on the antique desk that belonged to Vermont Senator Justin Morrill—author of the Land-Grant College Act of 1862—with Anson Tebbetts, Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Photo credit: Joshua Defibaugh, UVM.

10/03/2024

Introducing UVM's First Presidential Doctoral Fellows

What role does the microbiome of plants play in their ability to survive extreme environments? How can mathematics be used to democratize artificial intelligence? Which factors are driving the spread of a deadly fungal disease affecting the planet’s amphibian populations? What really happens in...

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09/26/2024

The Answer Exists Between Us: The Food Systems Research Summit 2024

Our food systems are under pressure to deliver healthy, affordable, and ethical options that also protect the environment. To meet these challenges, especially in the face of climate change and other disruptions, experts from many fields—from soil science to nutrition—are coming together to find...

FSRC Director Polly Ericksen at a podium

09/25/2024

CALS Lecturer Dr. Ben Dangl Publishes New Interview Series

In a new interview series, Dr. Benjamin Dangl, a UVM Lecturer of Public Communication in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, speaks with a vibrant collection of Indigenous and...

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09/20/2024

Congratulations to Lisa McCrae, recipient of a 2024 Our Common Ground Staff Award

Lisa McCrae wasn’t surprised to receive an email from UVM’s President, “I just thought it was a campus-wide communique,” So the actual content -- alerting her that she was a recipient of UVM’s 2024 Our Common Ground Award -- caught her completely off guard. “I was shocked. And of course, happy,...

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09/09/2024

Coffee, Conservation, and Collaboration: FSRC PhD Fellow Natalia Aristizábal Uribe

Natalia Aristizábal Uribe is a Food Systems Research Center PhD Fellow and a Gund Institute Graduate Fellow. She earned her PhD from the...

Natalia Aristizabal Uribe smiling from within a coffee plant

08/27/2024

New naturalistic garden takes root at Votey Building

Twelve volunteers gathered on a cloudy afternoon last Thursday to install new plants in the grounds surrounding Votey Hall, an area covering about 3,000 square-feet on central campus. Tunes by Van Morrison, The Chicks and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band provided background music. Gavin Young, a...

Two people planting a garden

08/13/2024

Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment: UVM changes the name of its ag program

University of Vermont boasts a unique land-grant legacy. Justin Morrill, a Vermonter, was the legislator who wrote and sponsored the Morrill Act of 1862, which gave federal lands to states to establish colleges for science and agricultural education. That bill, which Abraham Lincoln signed into...

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