New Peer Educator Program Seeks to Address Interpersonal Violence at UVM and Beyond

The PIVOT Program (Preventing Interpersonal Violence via Outreach and Training) will prepare students to serve as leaders dedicated to reducing gender-based and sexual violence throughout UVM's campus.
UVM Professor Jennifer Demers

Effectively preventing sexual and other forms of interpersonal violence involves a comprehensive approach. To start, this may include teaching healthy relationship skills, challenging social norms, giving bystanders ways to intervene, and enhancing support for survivors when violence occurs. This spring at UVM, Public Health Sciences professor and interpersonal violence expert Jennifer Demers...

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A photo collection of Claire Evans left Anna Hilton right with a backdrop of a hospital hallway

Networking on UVM Connect

Students across UVM and across the country are encouraged to put their academic skills to the test in the real world through internships, service learning, job shadows and others. But finding those real-world opportunities can be challenging.

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UVM Nursing Professor Miller Celestin

Professor Miller Celestin Honored with Dr. H. Lawrence McCrorey Award for Inclusive Excellence

Miller Celestin, clinical assistant professor of nursing, recently received the Dr. H. Lawrence McCrorey Award for Inclusive Excellence in recognition of his contributions to creating a legacy of equity, justice and inclusion at the University of Vermont.

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