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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”

Inaugural Animal Science Internship and Job Fair Held

Three UVM animal sciences students sitting at a table in a barn.

On March 19, 2022, Krista Jones, Christina Rohan, and Stephen Wadsworth hosted an Animal Science Internship and Job Fair at the Hardacre Equine Center in South Burlington, VT. Continue reading “Inaugural Animal Science Internship and Job Fair Held”

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

ASCI Students Accepted into Cornerstone Dairy Academy

A herd of Holstein cows in a barn.

UVM Animal and Veterinary Sciences students enrolled in Advanced Dairy Management at the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute have successfully competed for acceptance into the Cornerstone Dairy Academy, offered through the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin. They will be attending a two-day conference in the Wisconsin Dells in during March, 2022. Continue reading “ASCI Students Accepted into Cornerstone Dairy Academy”