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

Chris Callahan: Newly Named Associate Director of Extension

“We don’t let people pet the cows”: UVM experts discuss ways to reduce avian flu risk

The Meat of the Matter: Exploring Alternative Proteins at FIG

Across the Fence Celebrates 70 Years

UVM Achieves Prestigious Carnegie R1 Designation, Joining Highest Level of U.S. Research Institutions

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02/06/2025

UVM Researchers Engage New England Dairy Sector for Livestock Disease Prevention

New England consumers depend on hundreds of dairy farms to produce milk for a variety of products...

02/06/2025

UVM Researcher Joshua Faulkner Shares Insights into Water Quality on Vermont Farms

A panel discussion at the Dairy Strong conference featured research currently being conducted by...

01/28/2025

Eric Bishop von Wettberg named Chair of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

From collecting expeditions in the deserts of Tunisia to support the breeding of salt and...

01/07/2025

From Scraps to Stats: Testing a Tabletop Food Recycler at the Climate Kitchen

For many home cooks, food waste is a constant challenge—what can you do with apple cores and...

01/03/2025

Apis Fund Grants To Benefit Pollinators Across Vermont

As farmers across Vermont plan for the season to come, a collaboration of pollinator researchers,...

12/05/2024

From Food Waste to Industry

Panagiota “Yiota” Stamatopoulou,a FSRC PhD Fellow, recently earned her Ph.D. in Environmental...

11/30/2024

After the Floods

Water will continue to shape—and reshape—Vermont communities. Sometimes it will come in a...

11/19/2024

Got Sustainability? UVM Researchers Test Ways to Green-Up Dairy Farming

Joshua Faulkner squats in a corn field, scooping out the insides of a hole. He holds a handful of...

11/18/2024

Advanced Field Ecology in the Adirondacks

In mid-October on a warm, sunny fall weekend, a group of graduate and undergraduate students at the...

11/15/2024

Professor Colin Anderson Joins United Nations’ Committee On World Food Security's High Level Panel of Experts

The University of Vermont is thrilled to announce that Colin Anderson, Co-Director of the UVM...

11/07/2024

Unraveling the Complexity Behind Bird Population Declines

As bird populations dwindle across the globe, a new study from University of Vermont researchers...

11/06/2024

From Probiotics to Polycultures: UVM Students Lead the Way in Food Systems Research

Each summer, the Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) funds outstanding undergraduate students as...

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