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September 29, 2022September 30, 2022

National Academy of Medicine Names Meredith Niles An Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine

Meredith Niles

Meredith Niles, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, has been named an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Niles is one of ten scholars nationwide to be selected for the 2022 class of the Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Program, a major NAM initiative which provides a platform for a new generation of leaders to collaborate with the academy and its members to advance science, combat persistent challenges in health and medicine, and spark transformative change to improve health for all. Continue reading “National Academy of Medicine Names Meredith Niles An Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine”

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

UVM & University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Foster Food Resilience

A group of participants from UVM and University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez standing together after a workshop. — Participants in the Food Resilience Workshop held at UVM.

From July 11 to 15, 2022, a team of faculty, graduate students and community partners from University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM) visited Vermont, and participated in a series of tours and a workshop to explore food resilience in the two regions. Continue reading “UVM & University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Foster Food Resilience”

July 22, 2022July 27, 2022

The Annual Friends of the Horticulture Farm Plant Sale

A UVM student is helping out at the Friends of the Horticulture Farm plant sale. — UVM Food Systems undergrad Laurel Marshia helped out at the 2021 plant sale.

Saturday, July 16 marked the annual Friends of the Horticulture Farm (FHF) plant sale at the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center in South Burlington. The hot and steamy weather that day did not discourage curious plant collectors, enthusiasts and others looking for a good deal, from taking advantage of discount prices on a wide variety of donated trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. Continue reading “The Annual Friends of the Horticulture Farm Plant Sale”

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Animal Biosciences PhD Students Awarded Pre-doctoral Fellowships

Dairy cows in a lightly snow covered field in late fall.

Caitlin Jeffrey and Victoria Taormina, Ph.D. students in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ASCI) Animal Biosciences program, received pre-doctoral fellowship grants under the USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program. The fellowships from the Education and Workforce Development Program provide two years of salary, tuition and materials and supplies support for their thesis projects. Continue reading “Animal Biosciences PhD Students Awarded Pre-doctoral Fellowships”

March 30, 2022

Pandemic Food Security Research Published

A basket filled with fresh carrots, apples, bean sprouts, butter and onions.

Ashley McCarthy, a post-doctorate in Nutrition and Food Sciences, along with UVM faculty Meredith Niles, Emily Belarmino, and Farryl Bertmann, recently published an article in the journal Nutrients entitled, Food Security Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Evidence from a Cohort of Adults in Vermont during the First Year. Continue reading “Pandemic Food Security Research Published”