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.

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

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

Health and Medicine

Bridging the Pain Divide

New Risk Calculator Can Better Predict Stroke to Direct the Best Prevention

A Medical Student’s Commitment to Healing Through Movement

Medical Students Address Health Disparities Through Schweitzer Fellowship

UVM Secures $1.2M Grant to Address Vermont’s Mental Health Workforce Crisis

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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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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