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”