Research is a Public Good

UVM is a place where discovery and innovation serve the public good. Our nationally distinctive research activity fosters results that improve the health of our environment and our society, and make life better for Vermont, the nation, and the wider world.

Health and Medicine

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

Historic $16M Estate Gift Will Expand Nursing Scholarships at UVM

Larner White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Future Doctors to the Medical Profession

Osher Affiliate Whitney R. Calkins Named Vermont Medical Society’s 2025 Physician of the Year

UVM and BioLabs Open New Innovation Center

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

Leading the Nation in Maternal and Infant Health

Expert training at UVM has helped caregivers across the state earn the top grade – the only “A” – on the latest March of Dimes Report Card.

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Science and Technology

A Lamb in Quantum Clothing

Powering the Future: UVM's New Lab Tackles Grid Resilience and Renewable Energy Challenges

Vermont Tech Hub’s Semiconductor Lab Awarded $3.4M From Northeast Microelectronics Coalition

UVM Attracts $5.5M from NSF for AI Supercomputer, Underground Robots, Health Science

UVM Researchers Get Weird: Bringing Mathematical Rigor to the Science of Hidden Networks

Environment

Not Just Big Cities: Heat Island Effect Plagues Small Communities Too

Research for Vermont: Multitasking Agriculture Research Benefits Nature, Vermonters

Tracking a New Forest Pathogen Killing Beech Trees

Molecular Hope: Tiny Ocean Creatures Reveal Dual Paths to Climate Resilience

Research For Vermont: Traversing wetlands, guiding clean water work

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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