Research Spotlights The University of Vermont attained R1 status in February 2025, placing it in the top tier of research universities in the U.S. Read about our research discoveries, innovations, and impacts in these Research Spotlights. Research Spotlights R1 SPOTLIGHT: Paul Bierman – Uncovering Greenland’s Past and a Warning for the Future Until recently, geologists believed that Greenland was a fortress of ice, mostly unmelted for... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Pablo Bose – Assessing New Threats for Refugee Camps Every day, people across the world flee their homes due to persecution, conflict, and... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Joao Costa Studies How Data Can Improve Dairy Farm Efficiency Traditionally, dairy farms have used simple data for decision-making, such as milk production... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Mary Cushman – at the Forefront of Stroke and Brain Health Research It’s well documented that both race and zip code can influence one’s health, yet many questions... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Chris Danforth – Using Data to Develop Personalized Recipes for Health Imagine a future where you can optimize your health and well-being by knowing roughly how many... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Sean Diehl – Innovative Research that Advances RSV Prevention In 2022, about one in every 500 babies ages six months and younger was hospitalized due to... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Amber Doiron – Increasing the Pressure on Skin Infections What happens when antibiotics no longer become a viable method to treat infections? And what do we... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux – Co-Authoring the National Climate Assessment When the Fifth National Climate Assessment was released in 2023, Professor Lesley-Ann... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Bernice Garnett and Colleagues - A Transformative Community Schools Collaborative The passage of Vermont Act 67 (the Community Schools Act) in 2021 sparked the genesis of an... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Laura Foran Lewis – Exploring the Birth Stories of Women on the Autism Spectrum Associate Professor and Registered Nurse Laura Foran Lewis and her team explored birth stories of... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Mark Nelson - Understanding the Brain's Regulation of its Blood Flow For decades, University Distinguished Professor Mark Nelson has studied the way the human body uses... R1 SPOTLIGHT: Yangguang Ou – Exploring Brain’s Chemistry’s Effects on Memories of Trauma and Pain The most stubborn ghosts lurk in the mind —traumas, fears, losses—that will not leave. We...
