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Welcome Home! Medical Alum Returns to Practice Medicine in Her Community

Your AI Twin Could Save Your Life: UVM Awarded up to $38M to Build ‘Digital Twins’ for Treating Critically Ill Patients

Using Data for Good: UVM Unveils New Digital Planning Tool

UVM Launches $19 Million National Observatory to Unlock Secrets of Neurobiology

Landmark Study Rearranges the Bat Family Tree

UVM in the News

The New York Times

UVM geneticist Julie Dragon explains her team's discovery of a contagious cancer spreading between fish in New England and Canada.

Boston Globe

UVM political scientist Alex Garlick weighs in on Vermont's primary election and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amanda Janoo.

NPR

UVM pathologist Christopher Attaway speaks to NPR about the U.S. cyclospora outbreak and how to eat produce safely.
close-up of tech hub machinery

Accelerating Microelectronics from Lab to Fab

UVM's V-Gan Tech Hub's Test and Characterization Facility is a major addition to the nation’s growing microelectronics innovation ecosystem and a critical resource for accelerating the transition of advanced semiconductor technologies from development to commercial deployment.

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Accelerating Microelectronics from Lab to Fab

UVM's V-Gan Tech Hub's Test and Characterization Facility is a major addition to the nation’s growing microelectronics innovation ecosystem and a critical resource for accelerating the transition of advanced semiconductor technologies from development to commercial deployment.

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Research is a Public Good

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...

New Study Reveals Editorial Trends at Top Science Journals

Studies published in prestigious academic journals receive more attention from scholars and media outlets, shaping public discourse and potentially...

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...

University News and Impact

How the 'Vermont Assessment of Assets, Angles and Need' Plans To Empower A Thriving Vermont

Every human has basic societal needs in order to thrive. Things like a place to live, something to eat, a way to get around.

UVM Foundation Names Chris Jacobsen as President and CEO

The UVM Foundation Board of Directors has appointed Christopher D. Jacobsen, Ph.D., as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective...

RISE Summit 2026 Explores "Rural Prosperity" with University and Community Participants

More than 600 people, including U.S. Representative Becca Balint, attended the 2026 RISE Summit in the Davis Center at the University of Vermont on...

Student Success

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...

Honors College Partners with Fulbright University Vietnam, Expanding UVM Study Abroad Options

When it comes to studying abroad, Emma Swift always hopes that students will experience a little bit of “critical discomfort.” Safety and support...

From the Classroom to the Cloud Forest

Nestled among the steep western slopes of the Andes in the remotenorthwestern reaches of Ecuador lies one of the most ecologically pristine places in...

Explore More News

What impact does maple sugaring have on the broader forest ecosystem? It’s a question that often goes unasked, yet biodiversity in maple forests is essential for the long-term health and productivity of Vermont’s forested landscape. A team of UVM undergraduate and graduate students led by Tim Rademacher, director of scientific research at the Proctor Maple Research Center, set out to explore that very question.

Strategic Initiatives