UVM STEM Ambassadors hosted a hands-on STEM Showcase for 55-plus youths ages 8-14 on Saturday, November 4. This interactive event featured seven unique workshops including Galactic Garb: Dressing for the Stars, What floats your boat: The Amazing Boat Race, and Let’s Go for Gold: Robot Olympics, among others. Continue reading “UVM STEM Showcase Featured Interactive Workshops”
CDAE & Consumer Assistance Offer Student Loan Advice
On October 18, 2023, the Consumer Assistance Program and the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics will host an event on student loans for the UVM community. Continue reading “CDAE & Consumer Assistance Offer Student Loan Advice”
Moo-ving Toward Mental Well-Being: The Therapeutic Power of Cows
This article was written by CREAM Student Brady Miller.
On Spear Street, just down the road from UVM’s athletic campus, is the Paul R. Miller Research and Educational Center. The Miller Barn is home to the Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management, or CREAM program. This student-led dairy herd reaches beyond animal science and dairy management, placing emphasis on community development and gratitude practices. Continue reading “Moo-ving Toward Mental Well-Being: The Therapeutic Power of Cows”
CDAE Students Support Pollinators with Bug Hotels
At UVM, the Community Development and Applied Economics 1010 class has taken on the challenge of aiding endangered native pollinators such as:
- Yellow-banded bumblebee (Bombus terrestris).
- Regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia).
- American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus).
Continue reading “CDAE Students Support Pollinators with Bug Hotels”
Animal Sciences Alum Presents Research Findings
Recent Animal and Veterinary Sciences graduate Emily Jensen Vargas had an opportunity to present undergraduate research findings this summer, at the American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM. Continue reading “Animal Sciences Alum Presents Research Findings”