Recent News

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  • Sprague’s Study on Benchmarks for Determining When Biopsies are Needed Featured in National Media
    March 1, 2017 by Kate Skinas
    With mammography technology shifting from film to digital, cancer detection rates have improved but so have abnormal interpretation rates.
  • VT High School Students Participate in Annual Brain Bee
    February 23, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    A three-pound human super computer was the focus of the Vermont Brain Bee, held Saturday, February 18 at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.
  • Marchese Launches Catamount Innovation Fund for Student Inventors
    February 21, 2017 by Kate Skinas
    Medical students see a lot of the health care system – the good, the bad and the ugly – during their training, and their fresh perspectives sometimes lead to the identification of a need and a potential solution. But without sufficient support, an idea for an innovative technology to improve health care falls flat.
  • Lian and Stein Recognized as AAAS Fellows
    February 21, 2017 by Jennifer Nachbur
    University of Vermont Cancer Center members Jane Lian, Ph.D., and Janet Stein, Ph.D., have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in recognition of their contributions to innovation, education, and scientific leadership. The announcement of the AAAS 2016 Fellows was featured in the November 25, 2016 issue of Science.
  • Dumas’ Comments on HRT’s Effect on Women’s Brain Health Featured in National Media
    February 21, 2017 by Kate Skinas
    Does the use of hormone therapy after menopause cause a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in women? A new study reports conflicting evidence, yet Julie Dumas, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM, believes more research is needed before reaching a conclusion.

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