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Dombrowski Comments to Seven Days on UVM’s Research Buildup

August 28, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(AUGUST 28, 2024) Kirk Dombrowski, Ph.D., vice president for research and economic development at the University of Vermont, spoke with Seven Days about the university’s efforts to secure its future by building up its research.
Read full story at Seven Days
UVM Cancer Center Trainee Spotlight – Deena Snoke, Ph.D.

August 28, 2024 by Katelyn Queen, Ph.D.

In a new publication in the Journal of Cachexia and Sarcopenia of Muscle, post-doc Deena Snoke, Ph.D., shares her research findings that lung cancer patients experience a 20 percent reduction in muscle fiber size after two months of conventional treatment despite no measurable changes in muscle at the whole-body or whole-tissue level.
New York Times Interviews Kennedy about DEET Toxicity

August 27, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(AUGUST 27, 2024) Joseph Kennedy, M.D., director of toxicology education, spoke with the New York Times about people’s concerns about the effect of DEET bug spray on human health.
Read full story at The New York Times
Brady Interviewed by Healio about AI-generated Scientific Abstracts

August 23, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(AUGUST 23, 2024) Christopher Brady, M.D., M.H.S., associate professor of surgery, commented to Healio about his research on the use of large language models (LLMs) in generating scientific abstracts.
Read full story at Healio
Rutland Herald Highlights Upcoming Health Heroes Workshops for Youth

August 23, 2024 by Lucy Gardner Carson

(AUGUST 23, 2024) UVM Extension 4-H has partnered with UVM Larner College of Medicine to offer a series of interactive Health Heroes Workshops for Youth for teens this fall that promote practical health and wellness knowledge, the Rutland Herald reports.
Read full story at the Rutland Herald

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