News 04/14/2026 Powered by Curiosity: Meet 8 CAS Student Researchers For many people, college is prime time to learn more about what they want and don’t want from life. And at some point, most students within the... 03/19/2026 Hunting for (Snow) Lady Bugs The fate of a single insect is not the sort of thing that often keeps one up at night. But Finn Flynn isn’t most people.The third-year biology... 01/14/2026 Power of Visibility: The Impact Behind LGBTQ+ Representation in UVM Sciences Science as a discipline encourages an innate curiosity and a growth mindset that markets itself to those with an openness to discovery. However, the... 01/08/2026 New Study Reveals Climate Adaptation Begins Early As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new University of Vermont study... 12/17/2025 One and Done is Not Enough: PNAS Study Challenges Traditional Evolutionary Research Every living being must cope with a changing world—summer gives way to winter, one year it floods and the next is a drought. It’s obvious that... 10/21/2025 Pathways to Discovery: The Generations Behind a UVM Research Lab A high school teacher, data scientist, research technician, or medical school student wouldn’t ordinarily have much in common. However, these are... 07/24/2025 Molecular Hope: Tiny Ocean Creatures Reveal Dual Paths to Climate Resilience In a first-of-its-kind experiment tracing evolution across 25 generations, scientists have discovered that marine copepods—the tiny crustaceans at... 05/23/2025 A Scholar, a Mentor, a Trailblazer: Celebrating Dr. Nick Gotelli, UVM’s Newest University Distinguished Professor The Biology department at the University of Vermont has something big to celebrate. Dr. Nicholas “Nick” Gotelli — a name that’s long been... 04/25/2025 Time Traveling Through the UVM Natural History Museum When most people think about science, they often picture bubbling reactions under the fume hood and chasing down animals to tag in the field. But the... 02/10/2025 Beyond the Data This past fall,Emily Longman, a post-doctoral associate in theUVM Department of Biology, launched a new class aimed at helping student scientists... 12/11/2024 Bats, Worms, and Flies: The New Faculty Studying These Complex Creatures A large stuffed bear’s head decorates the temporary office space of the Biology Department’s three newest Assistant Professors. As these new... 11/06/2024 First in the Family, Head of the Class Going off to college is always an adventure, but when you’re the first in your family to do so, it also presents a world of challenges. Everything... 09/19/2024 How Invasive Species Are Adapting to Climate Change Thanks to its famously cold weather, Vermont has so far escaped the effects of many invasive species that plague warmer parts of the globe. But that... 04/17/2024 UVM PhD Students Lead International Team in Carbon Flux Research Amelia (Mia) McReynolds is a third-year PhD student in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont (UVM).... 04/15/2024 Beyond the Books Have an inquisitive mind? Then chances are you would (or already do) feel right at home in UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Here, everyone... 03/05/2024 The Class That Changed My Life There are moments in everyone’s life that have the potential to change everything. For the UVM College of Arts and Sciences alums (and one... 11/22/2023 Testing the Waters: 6 Fall Intern Experiences Just as adding icing to a cake, salt to a stew, or chocolate chips to a cookie makes for a better, more satisfying culinary experience, complementing... 10/30/2023 The Skeleton Whisperer Walking home one day during her freshman year of high school, Lily Duerr ‘24 happened across a cat skull. At that moment, her interest in bones... 10/19/2023 Dr. Joaquin Nunez joins Biology Faculty The UVM biology department warmly welcomes Dr. Joaquin Nunez as the newest faculty member to hop on board. Born in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Nunez grew up in... 04/27/2023 CURE classes provide undergraduate research opportunities in the Biology Department Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences, known as CURE classes, are a unique feature of our Biology department curriculum. These classes give... 04/13/2023 Interns Lucas Leon and Brian Boyle Identify Proteins and Further Biomedical Research Meet the Proteomics Facility’s Spring 2023 interns, Lucas Leon and Brian Boyle. Lucas is a junior Biology major at UVM and Brian is a senior... 04/04/2023 2022-2023 Dr. Roberto Fabri Fialho Research Award Recipient is Announced The University of Vermont Graduate College is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2022-2023 Dr. Roberto Fabri Fialho Research Award is Maia... 03/24/2023 Helaina Stergas awarded Rodney L. Parsons Anatomy and Neurobiology Award for exemplary research and teaching Helaina Stergas is a fourth-year PhD student in the UVM Biology Department. In her role as a PhD student, she is completing research in Dr. Alicia...
