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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 on our, "What's Buzzing" blog, or choose from this list of recent, newsworthy features.

Newsworthy Successes

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Tim Rademacher is the New Scientific Director of UVM's Proctor Maple Research Center

FSRC PhD Fellow studies the connection between human health and dairy fat
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One Year After the Flood: Working to Close Gaps for Vermont Farmers

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06/06/2024

Meet Susie Walsh Daloz, Programs and Operations Manager

Susie Walsh Daloz is excited to join the UVM Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) as the new Programs and Operations Manager, where she will...

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05/30/2024

Laura Hill, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Plant Biology, wins the 2024 Outstanding Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Award

Though Hill has been a successful Senior Lecturer beloved by students in UVM’s Plant Biology department since 2009, her passion for community learning began when she recognized a hard truth about her teaching: "Talking about global change, climate change, and biodiversity loss in the classroom...

Department Chair and College Dean flank CELO Award recipient Laura Hill at Awards Ceremony

05/30/2024

FSRC Graduate Fellow: Bailey Kretzler

Bailey Kretzler is a PhD student in the department of Plant and Soil Science and Food Systems Research Center...

05/24/2024

Rising Senior Ayden Carpenter wins Outstanding Leadership and Engagement Award for Undergraduate Students of Color

Ayden Carpenter wasn’t sure about moving from Washington, D.C. to Vermont to attend UVM. Part of his hesitation was that he just didn’t know what to expect.  “I definitely didn't really know what I was getting myself into.  I looked at all the numbers and I knew that Vermont was a very...

Ayden Carpenter, UVM student sits for an interview

05/23/2024

Two Exceptional Rising Seniors in the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department

Angelina Carando is a microbiology major with a pharmacology minor who received the 2024 Alexander Kende Academic Merit Award. This award is given for demonstrated leadership, exemplary character traits, and service to the local community to UVM in students who have...

2 UVM students, one in Italian plaza and one in New Zealand mountains

05/17/2024

Graduate Elisabeth Roadcap: Molecular Genetics Major Wins Forcier Award As Outstanding Senior

When Elisabeth Roadcap came to UVM it was in the middle of the worst health disaster in modern memory.  So, starting in the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department had a unique urgency.  It was with the Covid pandemic as a backdrop that she entered this unique program, which is...

Elisabeth Roadcap sitting for an interview

05/15/2024

Graduate Lucy Powell: Seizing Opportunities and Sewing Up Entrepreneurial Success

Lucy Powell wasn't sure she wanted to go to college. In 2019, when she was considering colleges and filling out applications, the pandemic was in full swing. It didn't seem like the optimal time to move to another state to live with strangers in a big dorm...

Lucy Powell sitting in a chair in Morrill Hall being interviewed

05/13/2024

Graduate Wenzdae Wendling: Riding Into a Bright Future

Wenzdae always knew she wanted to be a veterinarian and that this would mean she needed to do very well in college. While she was enrolled in the UVM pre-vet program though, she was surprised by how many extracurricular activities she could also be involved in.  In her sophomore year she...

Wenzdae Wendling sits for an interview

05/13/2024

Graduate Sam Fertik: Plants, Paint and the Payoff of a Multi-disciplined Perspective

“I came into college with a pretty open idea of what I would be studying and not many specifics on what I wanted to focus on, and I think I was surprised in how many different things and subjects I've been able to dive into. There's been a lot more following of...

UVM student Sam Fertik in his painting studio

05/13/2024

UVM Announces New Soil Health Research and Extension Center

The University of Vermont is proud to announce the new Soil Health Research and Extension Center (SHREC), a cross-disciplinary research hub focused on advancing integrative soil...

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04/29/2024

Meet Tessa Lawler, Research Project Coordinator

The Food Systems Research Center is pleased to announce that Tessa Lawler has joined the team as the Project Coordinator for the Sustainability Metrics projects. Prior to joining UVM, Tessa studied psychology and classics at Northwestern University, where she was also the...

04/29/2024

Mapping the Sweet Spot: Understanding Bottling's Impact on Maple Syrup Safety

Maple syrup is a much-loved product here in Vermont. The glass leaf-shaped bottles and plastic jugs can be found at every gas station, grocery store, and sugar shack. UVM Extension Maple Specialist and researcher ...