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

Extension Plant Disease Expert Ann Hazelrigg Retires from 'Never Boring' UVM Role After Four Decades

Highest Teaching Honor Chosen by Students

New UVM/USDA Food Systems Research Station Opens

UVM, USDA Release New Research Identifying Ways to Strengthen Farms, Communities Through Agritourism

Lyn Carew Memorial Service Will Be Held at UVM

New Research Offers "Alternative Farmhouse" Model to Identify Barriers, Opportunities for Agriculture to Build a Healthier World

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09/10/2026

Experts Convened to Bridge the Gap Between Epidemiological Modeling and Public Health Practice

The Workshop on Public Health Policy, Risk Perception, and Infectious Disease focused on bridging the gap between public health professionals,...

09/08/2026

UVM Researchers Receive $950K to Help Lead Statewide PFAS Research Network Funded Through $7.9 Million NSF Investment

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," have become one of the nation's most pressing environmental...

09/04/2026

UVM Announces New Tuition Discount Worth More Than $18,000 for Incoming New England Students

Eligible first-year and transfer students from five New England states can save more than $18,000 a year on tuition at the University of Vermont...

08/31/2026

Daigle Wins CALS Excellence in Staff Support Award

Kerry Daigle, Internship Coordinator and Academic Advisor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE), has received the...

08/25/2026

CDAE Welcomes Brian Ohl to Public Administration Faculty

The Department of Community Development and Applied Economics is pleased to welcome Dr. Brian Ohl as a Lecturer in Public Administration. Ohl joins...

08/24/2026

First U.S. Online Master’s Program in Agroecology Welcomes Inaugural Cohort at UVM

The inaugural cohort of the first online, U.S.-based master’s in agroecology has launched at the University of Vermont. The crop of 25 students...

08/19/2026

Meet the UVM Extension Interns Cultivating Healthy Communities This Summer

For the summer of 2026, University of Vermont Extension had the support, creativity and enthusiasm of 10 student interns as it continued its work of...

08/17/2026

Kerstin Lange, Field Naturalist Alumna

Kerstin Lange, who graduated from the Field Naturalist program in 2003, grew up in a city in northwestern Germany, far from the highly militarized...

08/06/2026

Climate Change Isn’t Driving All Mountain Trees Higher, Global Study Finds

As global temperatures rise, scientists have largely assumed that mountain tree species will move uphill in search of cooler conditions.

08/05/2026

Vermonters Encouraged to Look for Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle

August is Tree Check Month, and Vermonters are encouraged to take a few minutes to inspect the trees around their homes, neighborhoods, parks, and...

08/03/2026

Academics and Advocates from Across the Country Gather for U.S. Academic National Agroecology Network

Globally, agroecology has gained traction as a way to transform the food system into one that is more ecological and just. Yet in the United States,...

07/31/2026

Alumna Kristina Zontini's Super Secret Ice Cream is Super Big Success

When Kristina Zontini graduated from UVM in 2011 with a degree in Community and International Development and a minor in Food Systems, she didn’t...