UVM Student Testifies for Legislation on Youth and Tobacco Use

For his Public Communication Capstone Project, PCOM Senior Marcus Aloisi partnered with the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community to help launch their tobacco prevention campaign, BHS Elevate, at Burlington High School. The capstone project, led by Community Development and Applied Economics Lecturer Ben Dangl, gives public communication students the opportunity to work with nonprofit and municipal community partners, to develop professional level communications strategies and materials. Aloisi, along with Chantal Finley, also a PCOM student, conducted interviews with high school and UVM students to create a sense of understanding between high school and college age tobacco use. Continue reading “UVM Student Testifies for Legislation on Youth and Tobacco Use”

Master of Science in Dietetics Class of 2025 White Coat Ceremony

Nine women are standing together for a group photo after eight of them received their white coats for a dietetics white coat ceremony.
Master of Science in Dietetics Class of 2025 at the Dietetics White Coat ceremony. Photo credit: Farryl Bertmann.

On January 10, 2024, the UVM Master of Science in Dietetics (MSD) Class of 2025 celebrated an inaugural Dietetics White Coat ceremony. Joining several other national dietetics programs in this tradition, the 2025 MSD class donned their white coats, accepting the responsibilities of being a health professional as they begin their year-long dietetic internships. Continue reading “Master of Science in Dietetics Class of 2025 White Coat Ceremony”

Dairy Cost of Production Workshop – January 24, 2024

Announcement for the UVM Extension Cost of Production Workshop with Joanna Lidback on January 24, 2024.

Calculating the cost of production helps farmers assess the financial health of their farm. It can highlight problem areas and enable them to make better management, marketing and buying decisions as well as plan for the future.

On January 24, University of Vermont Extension and the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center are hosting a free workshop for dairy farmers. It will be held at the People’s Trust Company, 1 Franklin Park West, St. Albans City, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Continue reading “Dairy Cost of Production Workshop – January 24, 2024”

The Annual 2024 Tri-state Greenhouse IPM Workshop

Wooden benches with trays of bright green and red lettuce plants growing in a plastic covered greenhouse.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of IPM cure.

The University of Vermont, along with specialists from New Hampshire and Maine, is holding their annual tri-state workshop online. It’s a two-session online Zoom event to be held on January 18 and 25, 2024, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST.

Sessions will include:

  • Information on the latest thrips threatening ornamentals.
  • Use of biostimulants to boost plant growth for IPM.
  • Managing water and fertilizers in different potting mixes.
  • How to submit specimens to your diagnostic labs and why.
  • Information about PFAS.

Continue reading “The Annual 2024 Tri-state Greenhouse IPM Workshop”