UVM News About the Institute Updates and stories from the Leahy Institute and UVM News 06/17/2026 RISE Summit 2026 Explores "Rural Prosperity" with University and Community Participants More than 600 people, including U.S. Representative Becca Balint, attended the 2026 RISE Summit in... 05/29/2026 UVM’s RISE Summit Returns to Advance Rural Prosperity On June 16, community leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers, and students from across... 05/04/2026 UVM Begins Development of a Statewide Weather Monitoring Network The University of Vermont officially opened the first weather station in the Vermont Mesonet—a... 04/23/2026 Some of Vermont’s Policy Experts Live in Dorm Rooms UVM students arebig onchangemaking. From local community service efforts to state-wide aid... 04/10/2026 Senator Welch Visits UVM to Advance Water Research and Climate Resilience On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) visited the University of Vermont's... 03/26/2026 Strengthening Rural Technical Assistance: From Research to Action Vermont’s towns are the backbone of the state’s identity, economy, and quality of life. They... 03/12/2026 Leahy Institute’s Statewide Summer Internship Cohort Heads to Brattleboro As the University of Vermont enters the final stretch to the school year and Catamounts consider... 02/26/2026 UVM’s Leahy Institute Announces New Grant Program to Support Community-Engaged Learning Opportunities The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships is pleased to announce the Student Engagement for a... 12/04/2025 UVM’s Leahy Institute Awards $2.5M to Vermont Organizations Targeting Childhood Asthma, Clean Water Microbots, Biotech Innovators The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships at UVM has awarded $2.5 million in funding to launch or... 11/13/2025 Could a New School-Based Asthma Treatment Help Kids Breathe Easier — and Learn Better? In Vermont schools, asthma remains a persistent barrier to success — researchers are seeking to... 11/10/2025 Rural Refuge: Students Research Immigrant Resettlement in Southern Vermont Refugees from other countries have been resettling in the Burlington, Vermont area for about 40... 11/06/2025 New Partnerships Lead to New Possibilities There were microbots in our backyard, and we didn’t know it. 10/27/2025 Green Mountain Job Retention Program Enters Third Year Awarding Graduates for Staying in Vermont Nothing beats Vermont in the fall; it’s a sentiment especially true this season for the first... 10/16/2025 Every Day Counts: Using Research to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Vermont Schools Close your books. Pop quiz.Which of the following is true?A. Missing two days of school per month... 09/24/2025 UVM Launches Rural Development Speaker Series to Support Stronger Communities The Department of Community Development and Applied Economics is proud to announce the launch of... 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... 07/27/2025 UVM Students Support Community Schools in White River Valley The University of Vermont’s annual statewide internship cohorts are drawing to a close for the... 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...
