UVM News About the Institute Updates and stories from the Leahy Institute and UVM News 10/07/2026 In Pursuit of a Just Food Future, UVM Hosts International Gathering and Leans into Food System Expertise More than 600 people, some traveling from across the world, gathered at the University of Vermont this past June for the 2026 Agriculture, Food &... 09/29/2026 Combating invasive species at Winston Prouty: Simon Rae restores native habitats in Brattleboro Just behind the sprawling Winston Prouty Center campus in downtown Brattleboro, Simon Rae ‘27 stands at the edge of a towering wall of vegetation,... 09/28/2026 Using Data for Good: UVM Unveils New Digital Planning Tool You may have heard that Vermont has a housing problem. But building our way out is complicated.Knowing where and what to construct requires... 08/27/2026 School-Based Asthma Care Benefits Vermonters Children with asthma sleep better at night and are more successful in school when someone at their school helps them take their asthma medicine.... 08/06/2026 Leahy Intern Helps Brattleboro Gallery Celebrate 50th Anniversary The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships' Statewide Internship Program successfully completed its fourth cohort, this year in Brattleboro. Here's... 07/28/2026 The African Diaspora Foodways Institute Pilots Partnerships with Vermont Culinary Artists One recent Saturday at Clemmons Family Farm, a large group spilled into a sunny living room overlooking green fields, Lake Champlain and the... 07/06/2026 ALCHEMIST's Modern-Day Magic At first glance, the work happening inside Dr. Badireddy’s lab can seem like modern-day magic.“The lab is named ALCHEMIST,” explains the... 07/06/2026 UVM’s Leahy Institute Awards Six Grants to Support Community-Engaged Learning Opportunities in Vermont The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships announces its first cohort of the Student Engagement for a Resilient Vermont (SERV) grant, which provides... 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 the Davis Center at the University of Vermont on... 05/29/2026 UVM’s RISE Summit Returns to Advance Rural Prosperity On June 16, community leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers, and students from across the region will gather at the University of Vermont... 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 planned statewide network of automated weather... 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 initiatives, it’s no wonder that, per the Princeton... 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 Water Resources Institute to learn more about research... 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 are also vulnerable to changes in demographics,... 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 their summer plans, a group of UVM students will be... 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 Resilient Vermont (SERV) grant, which provides up to... 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 expand 16 university-community partnerships... 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 combat it. 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 years, but beginning in 2021 resettlementhas... 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 group of recent Vermont graduates, who will receive... 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 makes a student chronically absent.B. Kindergarten... 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 the Rural Development Speaker Series, a... 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 Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships to... 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 personalities and needs...spaces need to have strong...
