Community

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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  • 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?"
  • UVM and UVM Health Network Participate in Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
    October 27, 2020 by Neal Goswami
    The University of Vermont Medical Center and Vaccine Testing Center at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine have been selected to take part in a Phase 3 trial for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca.
  • Study Finds Lowering Nicotine Reduces Smoking Addictiveness in Vulnerable Populations
    October 20, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    A JAMA Network Open study, led by Stephen T. Higgins, Ph.D., director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, provides evidence that, even in smokers from vulnerable populations, reducing nicotine content to low levels decreases addictiveness – a timely finding as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers a policy to lower nicotine content in all cigarettes sold in the U.S.
  • Study Finds Lowering Nicotine Reduces Smoking Addictiveness in Vulnerable Populations
    October 20, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    A JAMA Network Open study, led by Stephen T. Higgins, Ph.D., director of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, provides evidence that, even in smokers from vulnerable populations, reducing nicotine content to low levels decreases addictiveness – a timely finding as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers a policy to lower nicotine content in all cigarettes sold in the U.S.
  • UVM Scientist Plays Lead Role in #BlackinCardio Campaign
    October 19, 2020 by Michelle Bookless
    Organized by Black physicians and scientists in the United States and abroad, the #BlackInCardio movement celebrates Black researchers, clinicians, and professionals in cardiovascular fields and raises awareness of cardiovascular diseases that disproportionately effect the Black community. From October 19 - October 25, the new organization will host its first annual #BlackInCardio week.
  • 8th Annual VCBH Conference
    October 16, 2020 by Nicole Twohig
    Last week, we held the 8th Annual VCBH Conference virtually due to COVID19. This year’s theme, Rural Addiction and Health, “could not be timelier with the emergence of COVID-19 and the ripple effects we have seen, from health disparities to increased opioid overdoses and the use of telemedicine,“ noted VCBH Director Stephen T. Higgins in his welcome letter to attendees.
  • Diehl & Colleagues Uncover Critical Information about COVID-19 Immune Response
    October 15, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    New research, published in Clinical and Translational Immunology by UVM Associate Professor Sean Diehl, Ph.D., and colleagues provides a clearer picture of the protective antibodies induced by the SARS-C0V-2 virus and their role in serious illness and what’s needed for full protection.
  • Wojewoda Discusses COVID-19 Testing Roadblocks in MedPageToday
    October 15, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    (OCTOBER 15, 2020) A MedPageToday article on the impact of pipette shortages on COVID-19 testing quotes Christina Wojewoda, M.D., associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine.
  • High-Stakes Advocacy — James Metz, M.D., and his team work to keep every Vermont child safe
    October 14, 2020 by User Not Found
    “Ensuring children are empowered and raised to become healthy, happy, productive members of our communities is one of the most important things we can do,” says assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine James Metz, M.D. “Child abuse needs to be brought out from the underbelly of society. It’s easy for people to say ‘the problem is too big; it’s too difficult; it’s too sad.’ But that’s when you need to step into a problem, not away from it.”
  • Majumdar Research Shows How SARS-CoV-2 Robs Cell’s Ability to Sound Alarm and Fight
    October 8, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    New research, published by scientists at the University of Vermont and Caltech in the journal Cell, has pinpointed three specific mechanisms that allow SARS-CoV-2 to incapacitate human cells by disabling the cell’s alarm system to call for help or warn nearby cells of infection.
  • Nelson Delivers NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture
    October 7, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    Internationally recognized cerebral blood flow expert and University of Vermont Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Mark Nelson, Ph.D., delivered a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture, titled “Translating Thought into Blood Flow in the Brain: Capillaries as Sensors of Neural Activity,” on October 14.
  • Botten, Bruce & Colleagues' Study Describes Streamlined COVID-19 Test
    October 5, 2020 by Jeff Wakefield
    A team of scientists at the University of Vermont, working in partnership with a group at the University of Washington, has developed a method of testing for the COVID-19 virus that doesn’t make use of these chemicals but still delivers an accurate result, paving the way for inexpensive, widely available testing in both developing countries and industrialized nations like the United States, where reagent supplies are again in short supply.
  • Jim Ray Memorial Heart Ride 2020
    October 12, 2020 by Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
    The Jim Ray Memorial Heart Ride embarks on its 20th annual ride while continuing to support the CVRI research and education and honoring family members impacted by heart disease and stroke.
  • Jensen Discusses New NIH Shared Services Grant on WCAX
    October 2, 2020 by User Not Found
    (OCTOBER 2, 2020) Senior Associate Dean for Research Gordon Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., discussed the $5.4 million National Institutes of Health grant he received to support the creation of the UVM Center for Biomedical Shared Resources on WCAX-TV.
  • Altering the White Coat: Class of '24 Ceremony Takes on Pandemic Twist
    September 30, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    For the last quarter-century, the White Coat Ceremony has officially welcomed students into the medical profession and emphasized the responsibility they carry as they don the traditional white coat. This year, during the most serious worldwide health crisis in a century, UVM's Larner College of Medicine revised the ceremony, which took place October 2, with medical students gathering in person in small, physically-distanced groups to receive their white coats as family and friends joined in remotely via a livestream on YouTube.
  • Remote Medical Reunion Features Lectures, Awards, Celebrations & More Oct. 1-10
    September 29, 2020 by Jennifer Nachbur
    The University of Vermont's Medical Reunion has been transformed into a 10-day online celebration for 2020 that runs from October 1 through 10 and allows Larner College of Medicine alumni from across the country and globe to gather safely in a virtual setting.
  • We're "out-standing" in our field
    September 29, 2020 by User Not Found