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

What if Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment? Endangered Ecuadorian Frogs and the Junin Community Showcase a Groundbreaking Legal Framework

UVM Soil Testing Center Gives Vermont Farmers a Local Solution

CDAE Celebrates Academic Accomplishments at the 2025 Honors Day Event

Sensing Sickness: Study Supports New Method for Boosting Bee Health

Changing Palates: PhD Students Research Nutritious and Climate-Friendly Proteins

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03/21/2025

Announcing the 2025 FSRC PhD Fellows

The UVM Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) is pleased to announce the 2025 class of FSRC PhD...

03/20/2025

Myles Jewell Screens Work-in-Progress at the Green Mountain Film Festival

It takes a long time to make a film. Most feature-length documentaries that utilize a mix of...

03/20/2025

A Sweet Local Partnership

Proctor Maple Research Center is March's Green State for Good partner at Zero Gravity. This...

03/18/2025

Every Season is Hemp Season

This winter, Northwest Crops & Soils Program is exploring winter retting as an option for Vermont...

03/04/2025

Chris Callahan: Newly Named Associate Director of Extension

Chris Callahan has an eclectic background: He trained as a mechanical engineer working on...

02/25/2025

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

In March 2024, a weird disease started appearing in large dairy herds in Texas. And for many weeks...

02/24/2025

The Meat of the Matter: Exploring Alternative Proteins at FIG

The future of food includes lab grown meat. That’s according to UVM mechanical engineering...

02/14/2025

Across the Fence Celebrates 70 Years

Valentine's Day marks a special anniversary for the University of Vermont. Starting on Feb. 14,...

02/13/2025

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

A transformative moment for the university, a result of decades of investment in cutting-edge...

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...

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