Deforestation Exacerbates Risk of Malaria for Most Vulnerable Children

a mosquito feeding on a human blood meal

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have found a treatment that could prevent thousands of these deaths: trees. New research conducted at the University of Vermont (UVM) and published today in the journal ...

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Emma Conti is smiling and kneeling inside a large tree

From UVM Forestry Program to the US Forest Service

Emma Conti ’24 knew from a young age that she loved the outdoors. “My family has been going camping since I was one year old,” says Emma. “I always knew I wanted to work in the woods.”

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Trish O'Kane standing outside in front of a river smiling

Birding to Change the World

In her new book “Birding to Change the World,” Trish O’Kane, Senior Lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at University of Vermont (UVM), delves into her journey from accidental ornithologist to community organizer and professor. With birds at the center, it weaves together stories of science and social change. 

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