Media Coverage and Public Appearances President Garimella communicates the goals and achievements of UVM both within the campus community and to wider audiences. Recent UVM’s access to Constellate has been extended through June 30, 2025 Smith, Ahern Talk Antibiotics with WCAX-TV Doctor’s Children’s Book Conveys the Benefits of Physical Touch Charlie Briggs by the numbers Winter Pest Management in Apple Trees Previous 12/11/2024 Bats, Worms, and Flies: The New Faculty Studying These Complex Creatures A large stuffed bear’s head decorates the temporary office space of the Biology Department’s three newest Assistant Professors. As these new faculty members are awaiting the finalization of their respective lab spaces, they have enjoyed getting to know each other over coffee chats. ... 12/11/2024 School of the Arts Student Interns Apply Skills to the Libraries' McCrorey Gallery Nowhere is the adage about the student giving the teacher lessons more evident than in the UVM Libraries' H. Lawrence McCrorey Gallery of Multicultural Art where student interns act as curators to the collection donated by longtime UVM professor, H. Lawrence McCrorey. ... 12/10/2024 GEN Reports on Nelson Brain Blood Flow Research A new study led by Mark Nelson, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor and chair of pharmacology, professor of surgery and molecular physiology & biophysics, reveals how electrical and calcium signaling work as one to regulate blood flow in the brain, according to Genetic Engineering... 12/10/2024 History Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Pamela Walker When you think about the American Civil Rights movement, a few names likely come to mind: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks probably among them. These are well-known names, and for good reason. But, as Professor of History Pamela Walker notes, large names alone do not make... 12/10/2024 Community Schools Collaborative Expands Transformative Approach in Vermont The passage of Vermont Act 67 (the Community Schools Act) in 2021 sparked the genesis of an innovative partnership to pilot a new educational model for rural schools across the state. With a mission to create a sustainable ecosystem of Community Schools, the Catamount Community Schools... 12/09/2024 Student Leaders Run the “World Cup of Family Business” The University of Vermont Grossman School of Business is gearing up to host of the “World Cup of Family Business.” The 12th annual Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (or... 12/09/2024 CIROH Team Employs Machine Learning and Acoustic Data for Precipitation Monitoring At the UVM Computer Science (CS) Fair, the CIROH student team earned first place in the Machine Learning / Research category for their project, Low-Cost Precipitation Phase Partitioning Using Acoustic Data and Machine Learning in the Edge. This project focuses on detecting rain on snow... 12/09/2024 2024 Computer Science Fair Highlights Student Innovation The annual Computer Science Fair descended on the Davis Center once more this December, filling the Grand Maple Ballroom with over 70 unique projects competing for top honors in 5 different categories. The scope and breadth of this year's innovative projects spanned a diverse and exciting range... 12/09/2024 WCAX-TV Features Dr. First Welcoming Santa to UVM Children’s Hospital Lewis First, M.D., M.S., professor and chair of pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine and chief of pediatrics at the UVM Children’s Hospital, welcomed Santa to the UVM Medical Center, WCAX-TV reported. The man in the red suit has visited the hospital for the past 18 years,... 12/09/2024 Office of Sustainability Publishes Greenhouse Gas Inventory The Office of Sustainability has published a Greenhouse Gas inventory webpage allowing the campus community to view UVM greenhouse gas emission trends over time. The inventory reflects progress towards goals set out in UVM's... 12/09/2024 VT Digger Reports on Fleisher’s Praise of Network Welcoming People of Color to Vermont In a VT Digger article, Courtney Fleisher, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Larner College of Medicine and a clinical psychologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center, praised a new program offered by Vermont Professionals of Color Network that... 12/09/2024 Climate Change and Cyanobacteria: UVM's Cutting-Edge Research on Lake and Stream Health The University of Vermont (UVM) has recently received funding from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to tackle pressing water resource challenges. The project, Dynamics of Algal Populations and Alteration by Extreme Hydrologic Regimes, aims to better understand the factors driving cyanobacteria... 12/09/2024 Ringing in the Water New Year: A Celebration of Science and Collaboration While most people proclaim, “Happy New Year!” when the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, hydrologists wait a bit longer – celebrating the start of the “water year” a few months later. The water year is a twelve-month period, but it varies from the typical Gregorian calendar, running from... 12/09/2024 VT Digger Features Obituary of Prominent Cardiologist Dr. Philip Ades Larner Professor of Medicine Philip Ades, M.D., a prominent cardiologist and pioneer in the field of cardiac rehabilitation, passed away on November 27, 2024, according to an obituary published in VT Digger. For over 40 years, Ades focused his career on the concept of cardiac... 12/06/2024 United Academics Full-Time Faculty Ratify Bargaining Agreement After reaching a tentative agreement on November 22, 2024, a contract between the University of Vermont and United Academics Full-Time bargaining unit was ratified on Friday, December 6. Below is a summary of the changes to each affected article. If an article is not listed, it remains... 12/06/2024 UVM Noyce Scholars Pursue Dream to Teach Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, UVM's Robert Noyce Scholarship Program addresses the shortage of highly qualified science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and computer science... 12/05/2024 Historic Preservation Professor Thomas Visser Recognized with National Award Earlier this fall, Thomas Visser, UVM History Department professor and former long-time director of the Historic Preservation Program, was awarded the 2024 James Marston Fitch Award by the National Council for Preservation Education. Named after... 12/05/2024 Season's Greetings from UVM! Dear Catamount community, Sending you warm wishes of peace and health for people and planet this holiday season. With gratitude and joy, Patty Prelock Interim President 12/05/2024 Garden Inside This Winter By Deborah J. Benoit Extension Master Gardener University of Vermont Cold weather has arrived, and you’ve put your garden to bed for the season. That doesn’t mean you can’t garden. Just shift your focus from outdoors to in. Adding foliage plants to your home... 12/05/2024 Spider Research by Fabian-Fine, DeWitt, et al. Yields Alzheimer’s Insights, Verve Times Reports Researchers from Saint Michael’s College and the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine have made a groundbreaking new discovery—guided by previous research of spider brains—that provides a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops in the human brain, according to... 12/05/2024 From Food Waste to Industry Panagiota “Yiota” Stamatopoulou, a FSRC PhD Fellow, recently earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at UVM working on research that might... 12/04/2024 UVM’s Leahy Institute Receives $250K from Ford Foundation to Boost Partnerships Across Vermont The Ford Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of Vermont’s (UVM) Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships to expand its statewide summer internship program and amplify the... 12/04/2024 Human Subjects Research Newsletter: December 2024 UVM Educational Opportunities Thursday, December 12, 2024 HSRF 400 - UVM Health Network Research Documents and Resources The IRB office will be hosting staff from the UVMMC Data Management and UVMNH Compliance and Privacy Offices. 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