Larner News Archive Stamina, Service, and Success: Meet the Medical Class of 2030 After an exhilarating Orientation week that included a scavenger hunt, college mascot Dr. Moo geocaching, and community service projects throughout... UVM Launches Tuition-Free Biotechnology Technician Certificate to Build Regional Workforce University of Vermont Professional and Continuing Education (PACE), in partnership with the UVM Larner College of Medicine, has announced a new... Larner College of Medicine Welcomes Medical Class of 2030 For 124 new medical students, Orientation Week marked the beginning of their journey at the Larner College of Medicine. From August 10-14, Larner... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: August 19, 2026 Jump to:Hyson’s NIH GrantGraduate Student Earns NIH GrantSun Safety on ‘Across the Fence’UVM’s Dragon Boat Team‘Best Regional... Larner Medical Students Mentor Vermont High Schoolers Interested in Careers in Health and Medicine Each year, a select group of second-year medical students from the Larner College of Medicine are recruited to join the Vermont Area Health Education... Supporting Cancer Research At the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine, one of our key research areas is cancer. As an integral part of Larner, the UVM Cancer... New Strategy for Controlling Hypertension High blood pressure can be controlled better with a strategy that combines boosting potassium intake with reducing sodium, according to a new report. UVM Cancer Center Announces Appointment of Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., as Juckett Faculty Scholar Jason Stumpff, Ph.D., has been named a Juckett Faculty Scholar at the University of Vermont Cancer Center. Supported by the J. Walter Juckett... Engaged to Medicine: A Reflection on Having a Partner in Med School We often hear from our students about what it is like to navigate med school, but it is not every day that we have the opportunity to hear from a... Study Reveals Dengue Virus Infects Immune Cells Meant to Fight Disease Researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine and State University of New York Upstate (SUNY Upstate)... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: July 29, 2026 Jump to:AHA Heart Walk FundraiserNew Director of Medical Student ResearchSmartphone Smoking Cessation AppUMCC Juckett Faculty ScholarLGBTQ Cancer... More Like Parasites Than Tumors: Vermont Scientists Discover Transmissible Cancer in Catfish A team of Vermont researchers has discovered that mysterious black skin lesions afflicting catfish in Lake Memphremagog and other New England and... Meet the New Pediatrics Chair: 8 Questions with Judy Schaechter Judy Schaechter, M.D., M.B.A., joined UVM Health and the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont on July 1, 2026, as... New Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Mesothelioma Trial Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Inhaled asbestos fibers become lodged in the lungs, causing... 2026–27 Schweitzer Fellows Selected Five teams of UVM Larner College of Medicine Class of 2029 medical students, along with teams from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College... Infectious Disease Award Supports Bruce’s Flu Virus Pathway Study Emily Bruce, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, received a competitive award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to... Story Listening Workshop Supports Queer and Trans Cancer Patients A study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) is highlighting the power of storytelling to strengthen connection and support among... The Road to Residency A pivotal step on the journey from medical student to practicing physician is residency; a rigorous, hands-on training period that begins immediately... Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health Celebrates $12 Million Renewed Grant with Research Symposium At a state-of-the-art biomedical research center at the University of Vermont, a cadre of early-career scientists explores the complexities of heart... A Promising Cancer Discovery Moves Closer to the Clinic Frances Carr, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the Larner College of Medicine, spent years studying how thyroid hormones and their receptors... Larner Researcher Named Pew Biomedical Scholar Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that Osama Harraz, Ph.D., Bloomfield Professor in Cardiovascular Research and assistant professor of... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: June 17, 2026 Jump to:Plante’s Study on Heart Health & COVID-19Marshall Wins National Science Foundation FellowshipKlug Receives Brain Research Foundation... UVM Cancer Center’s 2nd Annual Rural Health and Cancer Conference Advances Collaboration and Innovation in Care The University of Vermont Cancer Center hosted its second annual Rural Health and Cancer Conference June 2–4, 2026, at Hotel Champlain in downtown... Mark Nelson, Ph.D., Elected to the UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences Mark Nelson, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor and chair of pharmacology at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of... Today’s Clinical Trials Are Tomorrow’s Standard of Care A video essay about University of Vermont Cancer Center patient Rusty Ashmore and his family tells the story of their cancer journey, from “unusual... Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., Assumes Presidency of the International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Pulmonary and critical care specialist Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.,professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine, affiliate professor of... Strengthening Rural Health Care: Incentive Scholarships Help Medical Grads Put Down Roots in Vermont As Class of 2026 medical students settle into their residency programs, most don’t know where their careers will take them after residency... Charles Irvin, Ph.D., Receives Thoracic Society’s Highest Honor Charles Irvin, Ph.D., professor of medicine and molecular physiology & biophysics and former director of the Vermont Lung Center at the UVM Larner... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: May 27, 2026 Jump to:Irvin Awarded Trudeau MedalClass of 2026 Honors Night2026 Winners of the Lucey PrizeLarner at the Vermont City MarathonWarfield Wins Cope... Larner College of Medicine Celebrates Class of ’26 Honors Night with Awards to Students, Staff, Faculty, and Residents The Dudley H. Davis Center’s Grand Maple Ballroom was once again the setting for the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Honors Night,... Larner Graduates Honored at UVM 2026 Commencement Ceremonies Students, families, friends, faculty, and staff gathered May 16 and 17 to celebrate the next generation of biomedical scientists and health... Larner College of Medicine Announces 2026 Commencement Speakers Lewis First, M.D., M.S., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine and chief of pediatrics at the Golisano Children’s... A Week of Celebrating Professionalism The seventh annual Professionalism Week at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, held May 4–8, 2026, provided an occasion for... Medical Alumni Siblings Honor Parents with Gift Ann and Melvin Feins raised three children in Manchester, New Hampshire—all of whom went on to attend medical school at the University of Vermont. The Mission Continues … at Larner The excitement of the Artemis II launch, still fresh in our minds, reminds us of what science makes possible—wonder and awe, innovation and... Argosy Foundation Gifts $2M to Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health The Argosy Foundation has made a $2 million gift to support research at the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health (VCCBH) at the... UVM Research Duo Takes Their ‘Stop Heart Failure’ Mission to Vermont City Marathon In a compelling blend of scientific collaboration and athletic determination, University of Vermont researchers Matthew Caporizzo, Ph.D., assistant... UVM Summer Health and Medicine Courses Open to All Stay academically engaged this summer with a course at the Larner College of Medicine as part of the University of Vermont’s Summer University.... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: May 6, 2026 Jump to:Yates Fund from Juckett FoundationLarner at a Pediatrics Conference in D.C.Dr. Janssen-Heininger Speaks at YaleLarner at the March of... Cipolla Receives Prestigious Neuroscience Award Marilyn J. Cipolla, Ph.D.’97, professor of neurological sciences at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has... Larner’s 109-Year-Old Alumnus Meet Larner alum Jay Keller, M.D., Class of 1940. As he approaches his 110th birthday this June, Dr. Keller reflects on the defining moments of his... Inspiring Discovery: The Jerome W. Yates, M.D., M.P.H., Rural Cancer Outreach Fund Discovery has always been at the heart of the University of Vermont Cancer Center. That spirit was inspired early by Jerome W. Yates, M.D.,... Larner Faculty to Lead Largest U.S. Medical Specialty Organization Jan K. Carney, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for public health and health policy, professor of medicine, and chief of the Division of Public Health in... Bridges to Health Fills the Gaps in Care for Vermont's Agricultural Industry For 15 Years, Bridges to Health has Found and Filled the Gaps in Care for Vermont's Agricultural Industry. What to Know About Vaccines National Public Health Awareness Week is April 6–12. Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: April 15, 2026 Jump to:New LMSA Leaders from LarnerInaugural Rural Medicine Education DirectorOffice for Research & Engagement (ORE) Launches WebsiteKaufman... Anthony Charles, M.D., M.P.H., Invested as Inaugural Green and Gold Professor of Faculty Development in Surgery Anthony Charles, M.D., M.P.H., vice chair for faculty development in the Department of Surgery at the Larner College of Medicine, was invested as the... Sarah Krumholz ’26: Balancing Motherhood and Medicine As a newly pregnant third-year medical student, Sarah Krumholz ’26 faced unique challenges: balancing clerkship demands with crippling fatigue and... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: March 25, 2026 Jump to:The Red Wheelbarrow 2025Geneen Charitable Trust AwardUsing AI in CSE Scoring?AcademyHealth AwardLarner’s 3MT® WinnersPostdoc of the Year... Larner Graduating Medical Students ‘Ride Into Residencies’ at Match Day In the Grand Maple ballroom at the Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont, the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine celebrated Match... Larner Graduating Medical Students ‘Ride Into Residencies’ at Match Day In the Grand Maple ballroom at the Dudley H. Davis Center at the University of Vermont, the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine celebrated Match... Marking the Passage from Larner Medical Student to Resident Physician Each year, fourth-year medical students across the country, including those at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of... Toshiko Uchida, M.D., Invested as Inaugural Dr. Yvette Pigeon Professor in Medical Education Larner Associate Dean for Curriculum and Professor of Medicine Toshiko Uchida, M.D., was invested as the inaugural Dr. Yvette Pigeon Professor in... Waiting for Match Day The National Resident Matching Program’s Main Residency Match®, or “Match Day,” held annually throughout the country on the third Friday of... New Pediatrics Chair Named at Larner College of Medicine Judy Schaechter, M.D., M.B.A.,division director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and... Colorectal Cancer: Not Just an Older Person’s Disease March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Rates among young people are climbing, with one in five diagnoses occurring in people younger than age 55. Ask an MS Expert: Dr. Andrew Solomon For MS Awareness Month in March, we revisit an episode of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’sAsk an MS Expert program on the Real Talk... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: March 4, 2026 Jump to:Larner Community ‘Goes Red for Women’Gogo Advocates at State HouseNeuroscience, Behavior, and Health ForumStudents Learn About... Mary Cushman, M.D.’89, M.Sc., Elected President of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis for 2028–2030 The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) has announced the election of Mary Cushman, M.D.’89, M.Sc., as the ISTH president... UVM Larner College of Medicine to Launch New Online Doctor of Public Health Program in Fall 2026 The Larner College of Medicine will meet the growing need for highly trained public health leaders with the launch of a new, 100 percent online... UVM Cancer Center’s Rural Cancer Care Initiatives In a recent opinion piece in VTDigger, Randall Holcombe, M.D., M.B.A., professor of medicine, chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: FEBRUARY 11, 2026 Zailing Xing, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate at the University of Vermont in the lab of Larner Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Tracy... The Path to a Healthy Heart Starts with Awareness In recognition of February as American Heart Month, cardiologist Sherrie Khadanga, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the Robert Larner, M.D.... Larner’s Very Own Winter Olympian: Ty Walker, M.D.’25 As the world looks to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics February 6–22, we at the Larner College of Medicine turn to our very own Olympian—Ty... The Larner College of Medicine’s African American Forerunners As we reflect on African American History Month this February, we revisit the compelling stories of the first Black medical students at the... 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... Four Larner Faculty Awarded Project Grants by UVM Cancer Center The University of Vermont Cancer Center has announced the recipients of its 2026 pilot and pre-pilot project grants. Pilot project awardees will... Larner Accolades & Accomplishments: JANUARY 21, 2026 Peter Hyson, M.D.’18, assistant professor of medicine, has been named Early Career Green and Gold Professor of Medicine. The honor was bestowed on... Be Like Jim In a ceremony that celebrated achievement, resilience, and the power of community, on Sunday, May 18, the University of Vermont welcomed a... What Are Clinical Trials? Should You Participate? We owe our current high standards of medical care to the people who participate in clinical trials research. These carefully designed studies help... Sylvie Doublié, Ph.D., Invested as Inaugural Green and Gold Professor in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Structural biologist and biochemist Sylvie Doublié, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and a member of the... Back to the Mountains, the Community, and Myself In this excerpt from her recent UVM Larner Med Blog, third-year medical student Lindsey Gleason describes her deep connection to Vermont’s... TalkVermont Leaders Win 2025 AACN-Gold Interprofessional Humanism in Healthcare Award The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) have announced Larner Associate Professor of Family Medicine... Beat the Winter Exercise Slump: UVM Fitness Expert on Staying Active in Cold Weather Across the U.S., winter brings shorter days, colder commutes, icy sidewalks, and hectic schedules that can make fitness goals easy to forget. We... UVM Cancer Center Names Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., Inaugural Juckett Faculty Scholar The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) has announced the appointment of Brian Cunniff, Ph.D., as the inaugural Juckett Faculty Scholar, a...
