Overview
How can research and community-university partnerships be used to solve pressing rural challenges? How do we make research work for communities?
In this one-day summit, representatives from UVM, other universities, community organizations, municipalities and regions, businesses and government came together to consider how collaborative research can provide critical tools to solve problems in their rural places.

RISE 2025 included:
Keynote from Dr. Mark Becker, President of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
Interactive breakout tracks
Presentation of the Leahy Institute Partnership Award by Senator Patrick Leahy
Science communication and storytelling workshop
Student innovation pitches
Reception and Networking sessions
Resources from the Summit
In the days following RISE 2025, we will make available here various resources related to the June 17, 2025 Summit.
Materials from the "Recipes for Good Partnerships" workshop:
RISE Photos
We have some great photos of the day to share with you. We're processing them now, and will make them available here in the coming days.