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Not Just Big Cities: Heat Island Effect Plagues Small Communities Too

Class of 2029 Shares Common Ground of the UVM Community at Convocation and Twilight Induction

UVM Students Explore the Future of Coworking in Vermont

Going Viral: How Ideas, Beliefs, and Innovations Spread in the Digital Age

UVM's "Across the Fence" Television Show Inducted into Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame

UVM in the News

The Athletic

Meet the star center for the UVM hockey team who inspired Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore” movies.

The Washington Post

Psychology professor Kelly Rohan says Seasonal Affective Disorder can happen in warm summer months, too.

USA Today

UVM scholar comments on troubling trend on social media: a preference for “being skinny” over “being fit.”
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UVM Achieves Prestigious Carnegie R1 Designation, Joining Highest Level of U.S. Research Institutions

A transformative moment for the university, a result of decades of investment in cutting-edge research and development, faculty excellence, and academic innovation.

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Research is a Public Good

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Study Shows Wildlife Underpasses Cut Over 80% of Amphibian Road Deaths

UVM research highlights cost-effective solution for protecting vulnerable species by restoring habitat connections.
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Video Series Animates Answers to Foreign Animal Disease Questions

A new biosecurity video series covers important topics for farm producers and industry allies about diseases that are not normally found in the U.S.
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Tick... Tick... Boom.

With tick populations on the rise in Vermont, UVM researchers work to understand how to fight diseases borne by the little suckers.

University News and Impact

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Marlene Tromp Appointed Next President of UVM

UVM will be led by a humanities scholar with three decades of experience in teaching, research, and higher education administration.
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UVM in Top Rank of Peace Corps Volunteer Producers

UVM is No. 3 among medium-sized U.S. schools on the agency’s latest listing of top 25 volunteer-producing colleges and universities.
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UVM Trustees Approve New CHWB Medical Clinic

The fully accessible clinic will be located on the Redstone campus, within walking distance for most students living on campus.

Student Success

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Overcoming Adversity to Serve Young Learners

Despite some challenges, Charlie Meacham is well on the way to her goal of inspiring inquisitive young minds.
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UVM's 2025 Outstanding Student Leader Awards

The students recognized have been nominated by fellow members of the campus community for their leadership, scholarship and service to the University.
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Celebrating UVM’s Community Schools’ pilot interns

Catamount Community Schools Collaborative’s interns engaged in learning projects to strengthen school-community connections in rural Vermont.

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Food Systems Research Fellow Sandra Nnadi explores improved blueberry farming practices.

Experts for Media Commentary

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