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Emeritus Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences Dr. Jean Harvey has been posthumously awarded the 2026 Sinclair Cup. I...
05/22/2026

Emeritus Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences Dr. Jean Harvey has been posthumously awarded the 2026 Sinclair Cup.

In October of 2025, the UVM community felt a deep loss for the highly accomplished professor, mentor, and community member. Her award of the Sinclair Cup reflects her dedication and impact during her 34 years at UVM.

UVM CALS and Extension present her with the award as her career and dedication reflect that of Dr. Sinclair’s. Dr. Jean Harvey’s Memorial Service will be held tomorrow, May 23, from 2-4 PM at the Vermont National Country Club. Her husband invites the UVM community to attend and share about the impact she had during her years of dedication.

Read more about Dr. Jean Harvey and her accomplishments: https://www.uvm.edu/cals/nfs/news/2026-sinclair-cup-has-been-posthumously-awarded-dr-jean-harvey

It takes a battalion behind the scenes for graduation! Big thanks to Kate Finley Woodruff and the student services team:...
05/16/2026

It takes a battalion behind the scenes for graduation!

Big thanks to Kate Finley Woodruff and the student services team: Sean Levy, Stephanie McConnell, and Kaylee Boutin for all the hard work and dedication leading up to this exciting day!

Think you can beat the clock?Put your livestock hygiene and biosecurity skills to the test at the Clean Escape event! Pa...
05/14/2026

Think you can beat the clock?

Put your livestock hygiene and biosecurity skills to the test at the Clean Escape event! Participants will race against the clock to design a protocol using PPE to stop the spread of germs in facilities.

Open to 4-H'ers and FFA members ages 14-18 and UVM Summer CREAM students and friends!

📍UVM Miller Research and Education Center, 500 Spear Street, South Burlington, VT 05403
⏰ May 30, 2026, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.
Registration: https://go.uvm.edu/cleanescape

The UVM Dairy Challenge Club brought home two first-place finishes at the National Dairy Challenge! 🏆At the North Americ...
05/09/2026

The UVM Dairy Challenge Club brought home two first-place finishes at the National Dairy Challenge! 🏆

At the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this marked a major accomplishment for UVM.

Shoutout to Mackenna Weaver and Gabriela Galvez, who placed first in their divisions!
Team members included: Katie Nelson, Skyy Worster, Mackenna Weaver, Maria Hurley, Emma Kennedy, Toby Greer, Abby House, Gabriela Galvez (first picture)

Celebrating student-engaged learning in CALS!At the CELO showcase this past Friday, students shared their projects from ...
05/08/2026

Celebrating student-engaged learning in CALS!

At the CELO showcase this past Friday, students shared their projects from community and service learning courses.

Thanks to everyone who attended!

05/07/2026

This past Friday at HULA, CDAE students brought their work to life, showcasing projects in design, research, and applied learning!

The event highlighted where creativity meets real-world impact in CALS and CDAE programs.

05/05/2026

Here in CALS, Leadership for the Ecozoic (L4E) is a program rooted in ecological economics 🌱

L4E bridges academic and community-based knowledge, inspired by Ecozoic inquiry—a transdisciplinary approach which explores how humans can shift from exploitation of nature to mutually enhancing relationships with Earth.

Learn more about the program from the link: https://www.l4ecozoic.org/

CALS Assistant Professor Joe Ament and UVM students are leading the housing conversation in Burlington in a recent study...
04/30/2026

CALS Assistant Professor Joe Ament and UVM students are leading the housing conversation in Burlington in a recent study.

Recently published in Seven Days VT, this study analyzes how the key to solving the housing crisis in Burlington isn’t just about building more housing. The team dug into data on the cities’ housing shortage, and their finding highlighted the importance of market dynamics, demand, and development patterns, all of which contribute to the issue.

Read the full Seven Days VT story: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/home-design/realestate/study-says-building-more-homes-in-burlington-wont-lower-costs/

Yesterday, UVM continued a nearly-century-old tradition, its Vermont Sugar on Snow Party 🍁🎉🍁This spring celebration date...
04/29/2026

Yesterday, UVM continued a nearly-century-old tradition, its Vermont Sugar on Snow Party 🍁🎉🍁

This spring celebration dates to 1937, when it was called the "Dean Hills Maple Sugar Party." Back then, students had to secure tickets so they could be ferried to the festivities, which were at Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill. (And once they got there, partygoers might have ridden on the back of a bulldozer...like in this one photographed instance. Because why not?)

A few updates have been made to the Vermont Sugar on Snow tradition over time. The party is now on campus, and it no longer involves everyone lining up at long wooden troughs full of snow. But the good times persist!

Celebrate community-engaged learning at UVM at the student showcase of community-engaged learning & CELO awards receptio...
04/28/2026

Celebrate community-engaged learning at UVM at the student showcase of community-engaged learning & CELO awards reception

On Friday, May 1, at the Alumni House, join us for an afternoon highlighting impactful student work and community partnerships:
3 PM – Student Showcase featuring projects from Community & Service Learning courses
4–5 PM – CELO Awards Reception honoring faculty & community partners

Come support students, recognize award winners, and see how learning connects with real community impact!

UVM undergraduate students Jake Grenon, Maddy Orlowski, Colby Filosa, and Alanna Sherman are leaving with their names cr...
04/17/2026

UVM undergraduate students Jake Grenon, Maddy Orlowski, Colby Filosa, and Alanna Sherman are leaving with their names credited as co-authors in the respected journal, Experimental Physiology.

The 4 seniors recently published a study on the findings of how the combination of a Western diet and binge drinking impacts genders differently. In the RAMP lab, led by principal investigator Dr. Chris Skinner (assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences) and mentee PhD candidate Ihsan Shawki Akili, students designed experiments, collected data, analyzed results, and prepared figures for the mouse model study.

“Getting involved in research is the best way for a student to immerse themselves in the learning process, and UVM is great at providing structured avenues for students to get involved. They get to take what they learn in their classwork and apply it to help solve real-world problems,” comments Skinner.

Undergrad authorship on peer-reviewed biomedical research is rare, making this just another example of how students here in CALS!

Read the full story from the link in the bio.

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