There is a critical outcome of the pandemic that doesn’t get its equal share of the spotlight: health and food security. To address this, Dr. Meredith T. Niles of the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences & Food Systems Program in the College of Agriculture & Life Science, University of Vermont has focused her research in this area. "My most recent research focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food access, food security and health outcomes, especially in rural regions." - Dr. Meredith Niles. Her work began in Vermont in March 2020, but then integrated multiple institutions to grow in to NFACT - The National Food Access and COVID Research Team, which currently involves 18 study sites across 15 states in the U.S. She currently serves as Director of NFACT.

(AUGUST 24, 2022) Center for Health & Wellbeing medical director Michelle Paavola, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family medicine, and infectious disease specialist Keith Collins, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family medicine, told WPTZ-TV NBC5 that while it’s not a threat to the public right now, UVM does have a plan in place should monkeypox come to campus.

(AUGUST 19, 2022) State Health Commissioner Mark Levine, M.D., professor of medicine, was quoted in a True North Reports article covering Gov. Phil Scott’s press conference, which focused on drug abuse and addiction.

(AUGUST 18, 2022) “Cigarette smoking — that’s the largest killer in terms of tobacco products,” Stephen Higgins, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and psychological science and director of UVM’s Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH), told WCAX-TV Channel 3.