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Call for Proposals: 2024 Health Equity Summit

Discover and share exciting initiatives at the third annual Health Equity Summit, Building Solidarity: Sustainable Pathways Towards Health Equity. The Summit is a collaboration between community members, healthcare providers and educators to dismantle institutional barriers to health and enhance patient experiences.

Details

Dates: Monday, October 7, 4 - 6 pm: Poster presentations and kickoff reception

Tuesday, October 8, 8 am - 5 pm: Workshops and sessions

Location: Double Tree Hotel, 870 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 (Google Maps)

Sponsors: The 3rd Annual Health Equity Summit is a joint effort presented by the University of Vermont Health Network, the Larner College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the University of Vermont.

More information: Health Equity Summit | The University of Vermont Health Network (uvmhealth.org)

Questions? Please email HESummit@uvmhealth.org

Recent News

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Bruce and Despres' Study Sheds Light on COVID-19 Variants' Infectivity

February 3, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur

In a new study in the journal PNAS, a team of University of Vermont and University of Washington scientists discovered that – based on clinical samples from infected individuals – the Delta variant had a higher infectivity than the Alpha variant of COVID-19.
R35 Maximizing Investigator's Research Award

February 2, 2022 by Division of Surgical Research

Kalev Freeman, MD, associate professor of surgery and pharmacology, received a $1.95 million, five-year R35 Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Read full story at FreemanLab
Becoming Bat-man

February 2, 2022 by Division of Surgical Research

Becoming bat-man: comparative computational modeling between bats and humans to discover bat-inspired treatment for acute viral infections.
Read full story at MDPI
Cipolla Named Chair of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

January 31, 2022 by Jennifer Nachbur

Marilyn Cipolla, Ph.D., professor of neurological sciences at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has been appointed chair of the Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering in the UVM College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.
Psychiatry Researchers Receive Phase 2 HBCD Grant

January 31, 2022 by Nicole Twohig

Vermont Center on Behavior and Health investigators were notified that they received a $5.5 million, five-year grant to participate in the Phase II portion of the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study,

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