Students who start small businesses and break new ground; professors who inspire in the classroom and in their fields of research; alums who change the world at work. At UVM, inspiring stories are everywhere. Take a closer look...

  • A woman in waders stands in a pond holding a water collecting device
    Member of the campus Salt Mitigation Task Force, contributing to a deeper understanding of how to protect the lake and wildlife in the region.
  • Two women stand selling ski hat products
    President of the Grossman Student Advisory Committee, learning the ecommerce business from the ground up as a fulfillment specialist at Skida.
  • A student uses a pipeette in a lab
    Researching the molecular mechanisms behind the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis
  • Matias Øvrum
    Nordic Skiing champion racing to Wall Street
  • Hannah Nyoike
    Environmental studies major working in the office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  • Ali House
    Social work major elected to the Burlington City Council 
  • Will Jeffries
    Commercializing new discoveries on campus; member of UVM’s winning team at the international Engineering and Commerce Case Competition. 
  • Ben Will
    2022 Fulbright recipient researching HIV at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. 
  • Alaura Rich
    Community and international development major and first-generation student; founder of an organization that inspires women to pursue careers in public service
  • Anabelle Streckfus
    Health sciences major, volunteer doula, and health literacy educator