Recent News

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  • The Hill Interviews Carney about School Closures Due to ‘Heat Days’
    August 28, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 28, 2023) Jan Carney, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and associate dean of public health and health policy, was interviewed by The Hill for a story about “heat days” that, similar to their winter counterpart—snow days—cause school closings due to excessive weather conditions.
    Read full story at The Hill
  • McHenry Comments on CBD, THC in Cannabis Article
    August 26, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 26, 2023) In an article in Cannabis.net about the therapeutic advantages of low-THC high-CBD cannabis strains, Monique McHenry, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and director of the Medical Cannabis Center for Research and Education, says the perception that THC is predominantly linked with the induction of psychoactive effects is a “significant misconception.”
    Read full story at Cannabis.net
  • VOA News Highlights Dengue Fever Vaccine Created by UVM Vaccine Testing Center
    August 26, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 26, 2023) A promising single-dose dengue fever vaccine created by the University of Vermont Vaccine Testing Center, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and Johns Hopkins University is undergoing a clinical trial in Bangladesh, VOA News reports.
    Read full story at VOA News
  • Hope Lodge: A Home Away From Home for UVM Cancer Patients
    August 25, 2023 by Rachel Narkewicz
  • Benzinga Reports on Conversation Lab Study of Psilocybin Cancer Therapy
    August 25, 2023 by Lucy Gardner Carson
    (AUGUST 25, 2023) Findings from a new study conducted by the University of Vermont’s Conversation Lab and therapeutics cancer firm Sunstone Therapies show the feasibility of trained human coders to identify observable markers of therapeutic connection during psilocybin administration within Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT), Benzinga reports.
    Read full story at Benzinga

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