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.

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Amid Extreme Weather, 2026 No-Till & Cover Crop Conference To Offer Farmers Tools For Resilience

Gund Institute Welcomes 16 New Community Members in Spring 2026

Video Game Reveals People Value Feeding Their Neighbors—Even at a Cost to Themselves

MPA Graduate Student Zane Zupan Named ASPA Founders’ Fellow

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12/17/2025

Center for Rural Studies Appoints New Co-Directors

The Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont has appointed Michael Moser and Kelly...

12/14/2025

Food Forests Play Critical Role in Building Community and Advancing the Right to Food

It’s the spring of 2023 and the Edgewater Food Forest in Mattapan, Mass. has been three years in...

12/12/2025

A Legacy in Leaves: Pringle Herbarium Honors 95-Year-Old Hilda White with a Holly Fern That Will Carry Her Name Forever

This time of year, many of us reflect on the year's events and consider our accomplishments, how...

12/11/2025

Agroforestry and Agroecology

As the temperature in Burlington, Vt. plummets to near zero (don’t even ask me about the “feels...

12/10/2025

UVM Study Reveals Millions at Risk

A new national study led by researchers at the University of Vermont highlights a critical...

11/26/2025

Joshua Faulkner Honored with Hubert W. Vogelmann Award

The University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) named Dr. Joshua Faulkner...

11/21/2025

Landscape Design Student Harry Loyd and His Faculty Mentor, Fortino Acosta Win First Place for Best Landscape Design

How to win career-enhancing awards isn't generally part of the curriculum of most undergraduate...

11/12/2025

Designing Waste Out of the Menu

A carrot spends about sixty days growing in the soil before it’s harvested, transported, and...

11/07/2025

CALS Student Nolan Tompsett Goes the Distance in Vermont 50 Ultramarathon

On September 28th, Nolan Tompsett, a sophomore in UVM’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...

11/07/2025

UVM Leads Global Climate AI Dialogue at COP30 in Brazil

UVM is taking a leading role at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in...

10/30/2025

Little Gems Everywhere: Biodiversity in the Maple Sugarbush

What impact does maple sugaring have on the broader forest ecosystem? It’s a question that often...

10/27/2025

Green Mountain Job Retention Program Enters Third Year Awarding Graduates for Staying in Vermont

Nothing beats Vermont in the fall; it’s a sentiment especially true this season for the first...

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