Institute News Updates and stories from the Leahy Institute and UVM News 09/15/2025 Supporting Vermont’s Sweetest Industry: New Maple Syrup Quality Testing Lab Opens to Serve Vermont Producers In 2025, University of Vermont’s Extension Maple Program was awarded a grant ($199,942) from the... 08/25/2025 UVM Students Explore the Future of Coworking in Vermont “It’s really important that coworking spaces are shapable and adapt to their region’s... 07/14/2025 Leahy Institute Now Accepting Applications to Fund University-Community Partnerships that Target Vermont Challenges The University of Vermont’s Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships is now welcoming applications... 06/18/2025 “A Power of People, Projects, and Connections:" UVM’s 2025 RISE Summit Highlights Research as a Public Good An overflow crowd of attendees at UVM’s 2025 RISE Summit in UVM’s Davis Center on Tuesday, June... 06/02/2025 UVM’s RISE Summit Returns to Spark University-Community Partnerships On June 17, hundreds of innovators and leaders from all sectors and all corners of the region will... 05/13/2025 Showcasing Excellence in Community-Engaged Learning Faculty and students from across UVM gathered on May 1 to celebrate the University’s statewide... 05/12/2025 Aspire to Heal For more than a decade, Nova Mordecai longed for a career combining a love of people and animals.... 05/11/2025 Celebrating UVM’s Community Schools’ pilot interns Last Friday, the Leahy Center for Rural Partnerships hosted students, faculty and community... 05/09/2025 Exploring Her Passion to Serve Entering UVM, Isabel Wolhandler knew that she wanted to do something positive for the world.“As... 04/24/2025 Student-Led Partnership Connects Local Youth with UVM Dairy Farm Annie Boudreau’s love of animals and farming began at an early age.“I started raising chickens... 04/18/2025 UVM’s Statewide Internship Program Returns Back by popular demand, the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships has announced the return of the... 02/13/2025 UVM's Leahy Institute Launches Consortium of Coworking Spaces to Amplify Economic Impact throughout Vermont The University of Vermont's Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships has launched a consortium of... 12/17/2024 UVM’s Leahy Institute Awards $2.4M to Advance Vermont Partnerships The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships at the University of Vermont has announced nearly $2.4M... 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... 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... 11/27/2024 Celebrating Vermont's Outstanding Educators State educational leaders, colleagues, family and friends gathered at UVMon November 14for... 10/10/2024 UVM Launches “Boot Camp” for Town Managers Providing leadership, managing budgets and navigating the thicket of local and state regulations is... 09/25/2024 What does the University of Vermont owe to the children of our State? Land-grant universities were first created in 1862 to upskill the U.S. workforce, state by state.... 08/27/2024 Putting Community First: UVM Summer Interns Live and Learn in the NEK The splendor of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is undeniable. Lush vegetation, towering maples and... 06/26/2024 “We came home to Vermont:” RISE Summit Explores Solutions for Rural Challenges Last year, the University of Vermont’s inaugural Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and... 06/20/2024 New Theme and Speakers: What's in Store for RISE 2024? This year, the Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Summit returns... 05/31/2024 Graduate From a College or University in Vermont? You Could Be Eligible for $5,000 in Student Loan Repayment The State of Vermont, the University of Vermont (UVM) and the Vermont Student Assistance... 05/18/2024 Pursuing Their Dreams and Fulfilling Our Mission The CESS Class of 2024 includes 200 undergraduate students and 138 graduate students across a range... 05/01/2024 RISE Summit Returns to Spark Research, Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship across U.S. Northeast The University of Vermont’s (UVM) second annual Research, Innovation, Sustainability and... 04/12/2024 Building Resilience in the Northeast Kingdom With the spring term nearing its end, University of Vermont students are gearing up for sunny days,...
