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Environment

UVM Scientist Guides Landmark Climate Assessment in Europe

This 'Winter Salt Week' Highlighted All The Road Salt We Use, And How To Reduce It

New UVM Study Challenges Core Assumptions Behind Africa’s Green Revolution Efforts

The Rising Risk of Flooding and the Role of Nature-Based Solutions

Nine New-to-Vermont Bee Species Discovered
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Every Day Counts: Using Research to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Vermont Schools

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Heidi Schumacher's initiative works to reduce absenteeism in Vermont schools, and study how strong partnerships between schools, health services, and families can boost attendance.

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Every Day Counts: Using Research to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Vermont Schools

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Heidi Schumacher's initiative works to reduce absenteeism in Vermont schools, and study how strong partnerships between schools, health services, and families can boost attendance.

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Health and Medicine

UVM Larner College of Medicine to Launch New Online Doctor of Public Health Program in Fall 2026

What Are Clinical Trials? Should You Participate?

R1 Larner Spotlight: New Evidence from Larner Researchers Points to Potential Treatment for Vascular Dementia

Beat the Winter Exercise Slump: UVM Fitness Expert on Staying Active in Cold Weather

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Worsened Pediatric Asthma in U.S. Northeast: UVM Study
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Tick... Tick... Boom.

Until 2004, a blacklegged tick had never been found in Vermont. By 2017, with winters warming, the Green Mountain State led the nation in Lyme disease infections per capita. UVM researchers are working to understand how that happened, and how we can fight tick-borne diseases.

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Tick... Tick... Boom.

Until 2004, a blacklegged tick had never been found in Vermont. By 2017, with winters warming, the Green Mountain State led the nation in Lyme disease infections per capita. UVM researchers are working to understand how that happened, and how we can fight tick-borne diseases.

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Science and Technology

Six Robotic Weeders Are Coming To Vermont

Bright Light: How One UVM Undergrad is Perfecting the Data Behind Solar Energy

One and Done is Not Enough: PNAS Study Challenges Traditional Evolutionary Research

IceCore Advances a New Era of Discovery at UVM

What Does a Computer Scientist (and Philosopher) think of A.I.?

The 2025 RISE Summit Showcased the Benefits of Research for Vermont, the Region, and Beyond.
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Culture and Society

Naturally Fearless? A UVM Neuroscientist on How Elite Athletes View Risk

Faculty‑Led Research Connects Global Myrrh Supply Chains to SI‑MBA Learning

Community Schools: A Blueprint for Vermont Schools?

Video Game Reveals People Value Feeding Their Neighbors—Even at a Cost to Themselves

The Transformation of Presidential Power: Examining the U.S. Presidency through Law, Politics, and History

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