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The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has a remarkable community that provides ample opportunities to connect with fellow graduate students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. Offerings include workshops, conferences, events and seminars to bring together the perspectives of our diverse specialties. It is important to share your voice and feel heard as well as get involved with our Larner Community. 

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  • Avila Featured in WCAX-TV Story on Vaccine Distribution
    December 7, 2020 by User Not Found
    (DECEMBER 7, 2020) Mercedes Avila, Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics and director of the Vermont Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (VT LEND) Program, discussed vaccine distribution among underserved communities in a story on local CBS affiliate WCAX-TV.
  • Coleman Named Larner Wellbeing Advisor
    December 1, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    Marissa N. Coleman, Psy.D., has been appointed as a wellbeing advisor at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
  • Carney Receives Distinguished University Citizenship & Service Award
    December 1, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy, and Senior Advisor to the Dean, Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the University of Vermont's 2019–2020 recipient of the President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award in recognition of her innovative teaching, creative leadership and service to the University of Vermont community.
  • Together We Learn: Resources for Our Journeys in Justice & Inclusion
    December 1, 2020 by Michelle Bookless
    This week, the University of Vermont's Dana Medical Library, in conjunction with representatives from the UVM Larner College of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, the Office of Medical Communications, and medical students from the College's Student National Medical Association, Latino Medical Student Association, Social Justice Coalition, and the gender & Sexuality Alliance launched a digital resource collection called "Together We Learn."
  • Special Issue of Preventive Medicine Released
    November 30, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    The November 2020 Special Issue of Preventive Medicine is the seventh in a series that focuses on behavior change, health, and health disparities. Edited by VCBH Director Stephen T. Higgins, PhD, this year's issue highlights some current challenges in tobacco control and regulatory science and features researchers that participated in the VCBH 7th Annual Conference held in October 2019.
  • Carney Comments on VT Increase in COVID-19 Cases in Boston Globe
    November 27, 2020 by User Not Found
    (NOVEMBER 27, 2020) Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for public health and health policy and professor of medicine, was quoted in a Boston Globe article, titled "Vermont has now been hard hit by the coronavirus. What happened?"
  • Francklyn Among Three UVM Scientists Named AAAS Fellows
    November 25, 2020 by Kyra Chevalier
    Three University of Vermont professors, include Professor of Biochemistry Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D., have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society, for their outstanding contributions to science.
  • Larner Faculty Inducted into Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering
    November 23, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    The Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering formally inducted Larner College of Medicine Dean and Professor of Medicine Richard L. Page, M.D., Professor of Pharmacology Frances Carr, Ph.D., and Professor of Biochemistry Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D., at the Academy's annual meeting on October 26, 2020.
  • Lee Discusses Study on Opening Schools during High Spread of COVID-19 on WCAX-TV
    November 23, 2020 by User Not Found
    (NOVEMBER 23, 2020) Benjamin Lee, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, discusses when it is safe to begin opening schools in an interview with WCAX-TV anchor Darren Perron in a segment, titled "What goes into deciding when it’s safe to open schools."
  • VCBH Faculty Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH Receives International Recognition
    November 20, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Andrea Villanti, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of psychiatry and psychological science at the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH), Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, has been named to Clarivate™ Highly Cited Researchers™ list of the world’s most influential researchers, based on the number of times her published studies have been cited by other researchers over the past decade.
  • Lee & Hebert-Dufresne Publish SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Model for School Opening
    November 20, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Can schools safely remain open or reopen during periods of significant community spread of COVID-19? According to predictions from a UVM model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the school setting, yes – if appropriate precautions are followed both in school and in the community.
  • Villanti, Copeland Named to List of World’s Most Influential Researchers
    November 19, 2020 by Jeff Wakefield
    UVM faculty members Andrea Villanti, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate professor of psychiatry, and William Copeland, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, have been named to a list of the world’s most influential researchers - the Highly Cited Researchers list is compiled and published annually by Clarivate Analytics.
  • Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine: Q&A with Beth Kirkpatrick, M.D.
    November 16, 2020 by Erin Post
    An internationally recognized physician-scientist, Beth Kirkpatrick, M.D., has a decades-long history of leadership in the field of vaccine testing and development. In 2001, she launched the UVM Vaccine Testing Center (VTC), and since then, the VTC has grown to assume a prominent role in the development and evaluation of vaccines for globally important infectious diseases. The VTC has garnered support from the National Institutes of Health, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Defense, among others. Kirkpatrick is also principal investigator and director of UVM’s Translational Global Infectious Disease Research Center of Biomedical Research Excellence and Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
  • Weiss Receives ALA Grant to Study COVID-19 Lung Damage
    November 13, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Professor of Medicine Daniel Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected to receive one of the inaugural American Lung Association COVID-19 Action Initiative's COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Research Award.
  • Hudziak Featured in National Geographic Regarding Music as Tool for Kids' Pandemic Stress
    November 6, 2020 by User Not Found
    (NOVEMBER 6, 2020) James Hudziak, M.D., Director of the Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families, creator and director of the UVM Wellness Environment (WE), and professor of psychiatry, was quoted in a National Geographic article, titled "Why Music Might be the Perfect Tool to Decrease Kids' Pandemic Stress."
  • Important COVID-19 Update From Dean Page
    November 6, 2020 by Richard L. Page
  • Research Excellence Highlighted at Fifth Annual Celebration
    November 5, 2020 by Michelle Bookless
    The Larner College of Medicine hosted the fifth annual "Dean's Celebration of Excellence in Research" on November 4 and 5. The two-day event highlighted the research being conducted by junior faculty, senior faculty, postdoctoral trainees, and graduate students at the College.
  • College Remembers Helen Moray Larner (1925--2020)
    November 4, 2020 by Ed Neuert
    The Larner College of Medicine lost one of its most steadfast and consequential supporters with the passing of Helen Moray Larner, wife of the late Robert Larner, M.D., on November 2, 2020.
  • Contingency Management Gains National Media Attention
    October 30, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    A recent article in the New York Times, “This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?” sought to examine why CM is not being implemented in treatment programs throughout the United States.
  • Rawson Comments on Addiction Treatment in New York Times
    October 27, 2020 by User Not Found
    (OCTOBER 27, 2020) Professor of Psychiatry Richard Rawson, Ph.D., was quoted in a New York Times article, titled "This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?"