03/10/2025

Discovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel

Whales are not just big, they’re a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons...

03/05/2025

Teaching at the top of Vermont

For 26 years, Senior Lecturer Dave Kaufman has spent the spring semester teaching University of...

03/03/2025

In Memoriam: Professor Al Gilbert

The Rubenstein School is saddened to announce the passing of Professor Al Gilbert, a pioneer and...

02/19/2025

Hidden consequences: UVM researchers investigate the wider impacts of conservation efforts

Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting productive landscapes to other...

02/13/2025

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...

01/30/2025

Doing Small Things in a Great Way

With the first few weeks of classes behind us and January coming to an end, I am feeling energized...

01/27/2025

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Walt Poleman's Trip to COP16

Rubenstein School environmental scholar and lecturer Walter Poleman attended the 16th United...

01/16/2025

Gund Institute Names 2024 Catalyst Award Winners

The Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont has announced a $100,000 Joint...

12/13/2024

Ph.D. Student and Knauss Fellow, Rosie Chapina, Sets Sail on NOAA Expedition

Lake Champlain Sea Grant 2024 Knauss Fellow Rosaura “Rosie” Chapina has spent the past eleven...

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...

12/03/2024

Deforestation Reduces Malaria Bed Nets’ Effectiveness

When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the...

11/30/2024

After the Floods

Water will continue to shape—and reshape—Vermont communities. Sometimes it will come in a...

11/19/2024

Got Sustainability? UVM Researchers Test Ways to Green-Up Dairy Farming

Joshua Faulkner squats in a corn field, scooping out the insides of a hole. He holds a handful of...

11/18/2024

Advanced Field Ecology in the Adirondacks

In mid-October on a warm, sunny fall weekend, a group of graduate and undergraduate students at the...

11/15/2024

Data and Open Science Summit to Highlight Speakers from NASA

In partnership with the Vermont Research Open Source Program Office (VERSO), the Graduate College...

11/11/2024

Mapping Connectivity: How UVM Researchers are Studying Safe Passages for Wildlife

Jed Murdoch’s class huddles in a parking lot in Stowe one bone-chilling Friday afternoon in...

11/01/2024

A Trout Turnabout

November 29, 2023In eighty feet of water, one mile off the Burlington shoreline, the research...

10/24/2024

Planetary Health from the Ground Up: Co-creating a Wellbeing Economy in Vermont and Beyond

Rigo Melgar is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecological Economics in the Rubenstein School of Environment...

10/21/2024

UVM's Walter Poleman to Join U.N. Biodiversity Conference

University of Vermont environmental scholar Walter Poleman will attend the 16th United Nations...

10/04/2024

What is Planetary Health?

The planet is alive. This ecstatic skin of the Earth that stretches but a few miles up and down is...

10/03/2024

Dr. Marie C. Vea Receives Award for Inclusive Excellence

Dr. Marie C. Vea was honored with the 2024 Dr. H. Lawrence McCrorey Award for Inclusive Excellence...

10/03/2024

Introducing UVM's First Presidential Doctoral Fellows

What role does the microbiome of plants play in their ability to survive extreme environments? How...

09/23/2024

UVM Awarded $2.7M for National Climate Measurements Center of Excellence

Temperature, precipitation, wind speed—the U.S. government has plenty of ways to measure our...

09/20/2024

How to Love a Forest

Ethan Tapper '12, an alumnus of the Rubenstein School's forestry program and a current graduate...

09/19/2024

A Man for All Seasons

On Friday September 13, 2024, the Rubenstein School hosted an intimate gathering at the George D....

Saving "Bills": A Summer Spent with Loons

Rubenstein School students spend their summers in countless ways: some take courses, some conduct...

A Warm Welcome from Peter

We’ve just completed the second week of classes here at UVM! We are so glad to have students,...

When the Ice is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals About Earth’s Tumultuous History and Perilous Future

In his new book, When the Ice is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals About Earth’s Tumultuous...

The Captain and Crew of the R/V Marcelle Melosira

If you were to walk along the path at Waterfront Park on an August morning in Burlington, VT, you...

Burlington’s Riverside Avenue Faces Ongoing Landslide Risk: UVM Study

At least 20 times in the past 70 years, part of the hill by Burlington’s Riverside Avenue has...

Taking Flight

Two weeks ago, we concluded the Spring semester by celebrating the nearly 200 seniors who graduated...

Setting the Table: Alumna Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown Encourages Graduates to Build Diverse Support Networks

Alumna Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown MS ’06 and PhD ’11, returned to the University of Vermont...

Gone Fishin’: Ellen Marsden Retires after 26 Years with the Rubenstein School

Dr. J. Ellen Marsden, Professor of Fisheries Biology, retired from the Rubenstein School of...

Clare Ginger Retires After 30 Years of Leadership and Teaching in the Rubenstein School

Dr. Clare Ginger, Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning in the Rubenstein School...

Adrian Ivakhiv Retires, Leaving a Legacy of Interdisciplinary Scholarship

Dr. Adrian Ivakhiv, Professor of Environmental Thought and Culture in the Rubenstein School of...

UVM Researchers Help Shape First National Nature Assessment

Taylor Ricketts, Director of UVM’s Gund Institute for Environment, and Rachelle Gould, a...

UVM Student Creates Roadmap For a Bee-Friendly Campus

Erin Camire ’24 picked up their diploma last week as a newly minted forestry graduate from the...

The F.T. Kidder Medal: Soham Mehta

The F.T. Kidder Medal is presented to the senior student who best exemplifies the qualities of...

Saying Yes to Opportunities, at Home and Abroad

Cole ZuWallack ’24, a Parks, Recreation and Tourism (PRT) major, was travelling to Auckland, New...

Senior Spotlights: Class of 2024

The entire Rubenstein School community is so proud of the Class of 2024. Over 150 seniors will earn...

Trusting the Process: How Gus Lunde '24 Leaned into his Passions for Biking and Birding to Design an Honors College Thesis

On April 30, a group of students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered in the Aiken...

Introducing the Planetary Health Initiative

Consider your breath. In that inrush of air you bring oxygen to your lungs, keeping you alive....

Community Building In and Out of the Classroom

Juliana Ward ’24, an Environmental Studies (ENVS) major and economics minor, is a member of the...

Mieder, Rubenstein to Receive Honorary Degrees at UVM’s 2024 Commencement

At the 2024 University of Vermont Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, philanthropist Beverly...

UVM PhD Students Lead International Team in Carbon Flux Research

Amelia (Mia) McReynolds is a third-year PhD student in the Rubenstein School of Environment and...

Scientists Discover Forests That May Resist Climate Change

While it’s common knowledge that mountaintops are colder than the valleys below, a new University...

Americans More Willing to Pay for Climate Action After Extreme Weather

People who personally experience extreme climate events, especially wildfires and hurricanes, are...

Scientists Use Wearable Technology to Detect Stress Levels During Sleep

What if changes in a person’s stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable...

Navigating Transportation Issues Through Environmental and Resource Planning

Cities and towns of every size are grappling with challenges facing their transportation plans and...

New England Study Calls for Dramatic Increase in Sustainable Forestry

A new report released today highlights the opportunity for New England to dramatically expand...