CAS News Recent Headlines 08/06/2026 Leahy Intern Helps Brattleboro Gallery Celebrate 50th Anniversary The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships' Statewide Internship Program successfully completed its fourth cohort, this year in Brattleboro. Here's... 07/20/2026 Research Feature: Daniel Sadler and What Sea Urchins Can Tell Us About Climate Change Along the Pacific coast, lush kelp forests are increasingly giving way to "urchin barrens," underwater landscapes stripped bare by exploding... 07/14/2026 Mapping Mars: Student Scientists Present Research at NASA NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is a massive place, covering over two and a half square miles in Houston, TX. Home to both space flight... 06/26/2026 What Proposed Changes to the H-2A Program Could Mean for Vermont Dairy Farms and Workers The Trump administration, this month, proposed expanding access to the federal H-2A visa program, a move that could make it easier for dairy farms to... 06/15/2026 UVM Study Links Housing, Race, Income to Soil Lead Exposure in Two Northeast Cities An estimated 25-40% of homes in the U.S. have soilcontaminated with lead, a toxic heavy metal that can harm children’s development. Public health... 06/15/2026 Nine UVM CAS Students Selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Awards In an impressive display of academic excellence, a record nine students from UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been offeredFulbright... 06/09/2026 UVM Students and Faculty Engage Young Minds During Brain Awareness Week Each spring, a few UVM College of Arts and Sciences students and faculty members return to middle school. But this time around they’re just... 06/05/2026 A Migration Story: Tracking Immigration Narratives Online Meta, the parent company of Facebook, owns the three largest social media companies in the world. Each platform has twice as many users as the... 05/19/2026 In UVM’s Consulting Archaeology Program, Alums Dig Deep to Preserve History Unearthing Native American campsites that date back 12,000 years or rediscovering early-19th-century structures makes for an amazing day—but not an... 05/18/2026 New Economics Study Finds ICE Activity Upended the U.S. Childcare Workforce When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations come to town it can create a landscape of fear, chilling commerce and school... 05/16/2026 UVM Confers Outstanding Student Leader Awards at Commencement 2026 The Outstanding Student Leader Awards are among the most prestigious awards presented by the University of Vermont. The students recognized at... 05/14/2026 CAS Class of 2026 Senior Spotlights If you’re looking for hope in this complicated world, you need look no further than the Class of 2026 in UVM’s College of Arts and Sciences... 05/13/2026 Record Number of 14 UVM Student Fulbright Winners are Announced, Ready to Exchange Knowledge and Skills Across the Globe More UVM students and recent alumni have received Fulbright U.S. Student Awards this year than ever before, with 11 set to teach English as a second... 04/30/2026 Meet the Class of 2026 They come from throughout the Green Mountain State, around the nation, and across the globe. But the many members of the Class of 2026 all share an... 04/29/2026 UVM Career Center Announces 2026 Career Champions The annual award honors one staff member and one faculty member who do not have career counseling in their formal duties, but who go above and beyond... 04/23/2026 What a Tiny Coastal Snail Can Tell Us About a Changing Climate Could a tiny snail living along the rocky Western coastline not only provide scientists with clues about the history of a coastal ecosystem but also... 04/23/2026 Vermont Legislature Honors UVM Professor and State Climatologist Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux On April 23, 2026, the Vermont General Assembly read into public recorda Resolution recognizing University of Vermont (UVM) Distinguished Professor... 04/22/2026 Early Warning Signs: UVM Scientists Offer New Clues in Fight Against Disease Devastating Sea Star Populations Scientists are homing in on a mysterious wasting disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America since 2013.... 04/20/2026 Education After Emergency: UVM, JSU Researchers Co-Create Education Approach Following Jackson Water Crisis In 2021, the city of Jackson, Mississippi experienced awatercrisis after aging infrastructure failed during a winter freeze,... 04/17/2026 Sequels, Status and the Stories We Keep: James Fenimore Cooper at the Lisman Lecture Series On Thursday, April 16 in the Billings Marsh Room, 32 literature-curious people gathered — and the conversation stretched across centuries. The... 04/16/2026 Sound Success: Four UVM Students Honored in NPR College Podcast Challenge Crouching in her parents’ dark bedroom closet, Charlotte King holds the microphone close, then clicks record and starts to hum. First a low pitch,... 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... 04/06/2026 “Hidden Figures” Revealed During Research Week at UVM School of the Arts 2026 Research Week at UVM's School of the Arts includes a student-curated pop-up exhibit, a faculty research symposium, and more! 03/30/2026 Could Rising Oil Prices and Political Uncertainty from War with Iran Fuel a New Era of Green Energy? UVM Experts Weigh in. A month into war with Iran, the U.S. government has opened its strategic oil reserve and temporarily lifted sanctions against Russian (and Iranian)... 03/26/2026 Real Impact: These UVM students are taking action and leaving a mark on their community For two years in a row, the Princeton Review has named UVM the No. 1 “Best School for Making an Impact.” 03/25/2026 Putting Professional Experience into Context: CAS Course Connects Student Work with Professional Paths Could a part-time gig spent waiting tables or setting up computer networks have anything to do with a future career in political science or... 03/23/2026 Libraries Archival Intern Finds Echoes of Modern Life in 19th-Century Vermont Letters When junior anthropology major Marcellus Walker began exploring a collection of 19th-century family letters in UVM’s Silver Special Collections... 03/20/2026 UVM Extension, Department of Anthropology Faculty Contribute Chapters To 'Nurturing Food Justice' Two University of Vermont professors are contributors to Nurturing Food Justice, a recently-released volume that publisher MIT Press says is... 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... 03/04/2026 New Student Art Gallery Open to Submissions—and Conversations UVM students are running the show—and showing their art—at a new gallery and lounge on the second floor of Williams Hall. They’re also talking... 03/02/2026 From Knitting to Community: UVM Libraries and Center for Research on Vermont Host a Talk on a Statewide Library Journey About 70 people gathered in the Stafford Hall auditorium — with another 17 joining online — for a lively event titled "Vermont Libraries Resist,"... 02/23/2026 Exploring Vermont’s Hidden Religious Landscape Vermonters are known for their love of the land and fiercely independent spirit, and what role—if any—religion plays in their lives is rarely... 02/20/2026 Naturally Fearless? A UVM Neuroscientist on How Elite Athletes View Risk Imagine soaring more than 400 feet in the air before landing on skis, launching off a nearly 50-foot platform strapped to a snowboard, or sledding... 02/17/2026 Caw of the Wild: Students Study Crows Around Burlington Labeled shapeshifters, tricksters, even harbingers of death, crows have quite a reputation. But Luis Vivanco, Ph.D., chair of UVM’s Department of... 02/10/2026 Three UVM Athletes Medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Ogden Brings Home Second Silver Nine current or former UVM students are taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy. Six days into the competition, three of... 02/09/2026 2026 Spring Season Exclusive: What Memory Means Art not only inspires us to look at our past and reflect on the mark it has made in our world, but it also brings us together to celebrate the... 02/03/2026 Nine UVM Olympians to Compete in the 2026 Winter Games in Italy Nine current or former students from the University of Vermont are set to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will take place in Northern... 01/22/2026 Kolton Fitz-Gerald ’29: A Rising Fantasy Fiction Writer The love of storytelling runs through Kolton Fitz-Gerald’s veins. Inspired by his author dad and a lifelong interest in writing, Fitz-Gerald has... 01/21/2026 Libraries Book Talk to Feature UVM Faculty Authors Art historian Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio and poet/author Tony Magistrale will find a place among the stacks of Howe Library on February 12 at 3 p.m.... 01/09/2026 Gund Institute Welcomes 16 New Community Members in Spring 2026 The Gund Institute for Environment is proud to introduce the newest members of its community. Joining the Gund are new members from the University of... 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... 12/18/2025 The Transformation of Presidential Power: Examining the U.S. Presidency through Law, Politics, and History Americans once took up arms and fought a revolution to resist tyrannical rule. After America won its freedom, the Founders agreed that while the... 12/12/2025 Moving Masterpieces: A Conversation with Kelley Di Dio If you think shipping a fragile package in today’s world is stressful, imagine having to move a 15,000-pound marble sculpture from Italy to Spain... 12/11/2025 Travel Study Offers Exciting Summer 2026 Courses Both Near and Far Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Greece, take a deep dive into English literary greats in London, or explore local culture and politics in... 12/10/2025 UVM Hosts Collaborative Event on Federal Cuts to Global and Public Health On Thursday, October 16th, 2025, the University of Vermont (UVM) partnered with the Vermont Public Health Association (VtPHA) to bring together over... 12/05/2025 Just the Tip of the Iceberg For decades, individuals have been guaranteed medical care in emergency departments under federal law. A new study by researchers at Tufts University... 11/24/2025 History Professor Receives Kahn Award to Support Postcolonial Indian Design Research The UVM Humanities Center has awarded Professor Abigail McGowan $24,500 through the Roberta Pfeufer Kahn Research Award in the Humanities to support... 11/20/2025 From Campus to Career: Five Fall Internship Experiences An internship is a powerful way to not only enrich your college experience but to also help prepare you for life after graduation. That’s because a... 11/18/2025 CAS Tr.A.C.E. Program Provides a New Level of Support for Transfer Students Students who transfer from one college or university to another face many challenges that they are often left to navigate either on their own or with... 11/10/2025 Rural Refuge: Students Research Immigrant Resettlement in Southern Vermont Refugees from other countries have been resettling in the Burlington, Vermont area for about 40 years, but beginning in 2021 resettlementhas...
