UVM College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

A little trick or treating never hurt anyone—except for Rally Cat … he may have taken it a little too far this year. OK, on a more serious note: Thanks to everyone who participated in trick or treating and Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) at UVM's Halloween Scavenger Hunt!

Today is National Apple Day! How will you celebrate?

One of the benefits of having a greenhouse on campus? Plant sales! Last week, UVM Greenhouse hosted their Oddball Plant sale. Mums, ferns, and spiderwort, oh my!

Aside from hosting plant sales, the main campus greenhouse serves as an education and research hub for students and affliates.

Meet Sardorbek Burkhanov, a first-year CALS international student from Kyrgyzstan!

Meet Emily Halloran, a first-year CALS student with a passion for film and communications!

The next Degrowth Café is happening Oct 8, 5:30 pm at Fletcher Free Library (Burlington VT).

We’ll be talking about degrowth and asking: Can we shrink the economy to improve our well-being?

Free + open to all. Snacks included! 🌱🍪

More info: www.l4ecozoic.org/degrowth-cafe

Rally's Rally is still on our mind! Thanks to all the students, families, faculty, staff, alum, and President Tromp for joining in on a fun weekend and repping Catamount pride. The CALS presence was massive! 💚 💛

It's been announced that Associate Dean of Research and Postgraduate Education for CALS and CDAE Professor, Asim Zia, will be inducted as a Fellow into the National Academy of Public Administration on 11/2. He's only the second Vermonter to be inducted into this prestigious national organization!

UVM Horse Barn alum and current members, there
will be a UVM Horse Barn 25th Anniversary Celebration
on Saturday, September 27 from 12 to 3 PM. There
will be live music, food, and demonstrations from
current barn members. Attendance is free! RSVP here: securelb.imodules.com/s/1690/alumn....

Thanks for capturing our beautiful Morgan Horse Farm!

Today's Peace Corps Mural Dedication, Send-Off & Welcome Back Celebration at Andrew Harris Commons was a powerful tribute to UVM 's global service legacy. From inspiring speakers to the dedication of a stunning mural, we celebrated the journeys of new and returning Peace Corps Volunteers.

CALS Faculty Andrea Etter will be sharing research during The Water Resources Institute at UVM's fall seminar series, Water Connects: Water and Health. Join on 9/22 from 3:30-4:30 PM in person or on Zoom: https://uvm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/UWeKjRhATeaWK6B7oVWXrg#/registration.

Some scenes around campus lately. College life in Vermont is truly special. ✨

On Friday, we welcomed the CALS class of '29 to the Miller Research Center. Congrats to Sofia Sheehan on being the winner of our Calf-Naming Contest. The winning name is ... Moonpie! Thanks to everyone who participated. Here's to a great four years ahead!

We’d like to congratulate professor Dr. David Conner on being presented the 2025 Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS) Excellence in Instruction Award!

If you're following along with our Calf-Naming Contest, it's time for the final vote! Head to our Instagram page to cast your vote in the poll under our recent post: www.instagram.com/p/DNN6xQkumc_/. Make sure to open up the Instagram app on your phone to access the poll! Thanks for participating.

🐌 The Degrowth Café returns this Friday!

🗓 Friday, August 8th
🕙 10:00 am
📍 Spiral House, 19 Church Street, Suite 1, Burlington, VT

Bring your own mug!

RSVP encouraged (not required): julie.starr@uvm.edu

More info: lnkd.in/eZ3u9xVZ

#Degrowth #LeadershipForTheEcozoic #CommunityEvent

Have you heard? There's a new calf in the UVM CREAM barn, and she needs a name! Our new CALS students have pitched some ideas, and now everyone can put their two cents in with a vote. Please vote for your favorite three names by Friday, August 8: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon....

Join Dean Linda Prokopy for her first Annual Northwest Crops & Soils Field Day! It was a beautiful day at Borderview Research Farm as Dr. Prokopy connected with farmers, UVM Extension professionals, VT Agency of Agriculture, and community members dedicated to the future of sustainable agriculture.

YouTube video by UVM Food Systems Research Institute Too Warm to Grow? FSRI PhD Fellow Hannah Shafer studies warming winters effect on cereal crops

What happens to wheat, oats, and barley production when winters are too warm?

FSRI PhD Fellow Hannah Shafer studies the genetics of grasses to understand how rising winter temperatures might impact the development and productivity of these cereal crops.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE1o...

UVM Fermentation Club's proud to be up to something funky. Last semester, you could find them selling their very own kombucha, hosting a hot sauce making workshop, making sourdough starter, and more! While a newer club, they really know their stuff. We can't wait to see what they bubble up next!

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Linda Prokopy as the new Dean of CALS! To learn more about her, read on here: www.uvm.edu/provost/news....

We’re thrilled to have her leadership and vision guiding CALS into the future. Welcome, Dr. Prokopy!

@gundinstitute.bsky.social @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Groundbreaking Global Study Reveals Tradeoffs Between Irrigation Expansion and Child Nutrition in Water-Stressed Global South Communities | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | The University of...

Dr. Meredith Niles, Robert Bickford Endowed Professor in UVM Nutrition & Food Sciences, co-authored a groundbreaking new study published in Nature Sustainability: www.uvm.edu/cals/news/gr....

Vermont plastic bag use dropped 91% following ban, researchers find | Gund Institute for Environment | The University of Vermont

Vermont shoppers have grown accustomed to grabbing reusable bags on the way to the store since plastic bags became unavailable. But how much have habits changed?

A LOT, @uvmvermont.bsky.social researchers find: go.uvm.edu/5oqmt

It's National Pollinator Week! Critically important throughout the growing season in our food supply, ecosystems, and the economy, it makes sense why we celebrate pollinators all week. Did you know “pollinators” includes butterflies, bees, moths, bats, beetles, and hummingbirds?

📸: Joshua Brown

The labour and resource use requirements of a good life for all We use multi-regional input–output analysis to calculate the paid labour, energy, emissions, and material use required to provide basic needs for all …

New paper publication and blog post by PhD fellow Chris McElroy!

The paper titled "The labour and resource use requirements of a good life for all" explores the requirements of providing a good life for all. You can read the paper here: shorturl.at/zN3Ed

Read the blog post here: shorturl.at/YCc7F

Congrats to Tim Rademacher, Scientific Director of the Proctor Maple Research Center, on receiving the International Maple Syrup Institute 2025 President's Award! The award was initiated to recognize individuals and groups for ongoing contributions to advancing the maple syrup industry and the IMSI.

Degrowth Café is coming soon! 🐌

📍 Spiral House, 19 Church St, Burlington, VT
🕙 June 13, July 11, Aug 8 - all at 10am

All are welcome!
RSVP (not required) → julie.starr@uvm.edu
Note: space isn't wheelchair accessible.

More info: www.l4ecozoic.org/degrowth-cafe

#degrowth #leadershipfortheecozoic

Huge shout-out to Naveen Kothandaraman — double major in Microbio & Molecular Genetics — for snagging a Goldwater Scholarship plus the Kende Award and SURF funding! 👏 Check out the full story here: www.uvm.edu/cals/news/mi....