The College of Arts and Sciences to Present Full Professor Lecture on the Foundation of Human Rights

Posted On Friday, November 15, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
The College of Arts and Sciences to Present Full Professor Lecture on the Foundation of Human Rights The College of Arts and Sciences will hold the third presentation in its 2013-2014 Full Professor Lecture Series on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. in Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building. Professor of Political Science Patrick Neal will address the topic "Human Rights: Religious and/or Secular Foundations?" The event is free ...

Professor and Poet Antonello Borra to Read from his New Book Amid Illustrator’s Work

Posted On Friday, November 8, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
Antonello Borra, associate professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Linguistics, will present his new book of poetry, Alfabestiario, on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Flynndog Gallery, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. The book, composed of poems in their original Italian with English translations, is illustrated by Vermont ...

The ‘Cynic’ Recognized With Two National Best-of-Show Awards

Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , ,   
The Vermont Cynic was awarded two best-of-show awards from the National College Media Convention, a 2,300-student event held in New Orleans Oct. 23-27 Six Cynic staff members were on hand to accept the awards: one for best special edition (ninth place) and one for best multimedia package (third place). It was ...

‘Practical Issues’ of Sculpture Discussed at Art History Event

Posted On Thursday, October 24, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , ,   
Did Italian sculptors of the Renaissance and Baroque eras alter their styles depending on whether a work was bound for just down the road in Florence or going across the Mediterranean to Spain? Did Michelangelo ever really believe that his "David" would be hoisted to a perch high on Florence’s ...

Oxford Professor to Speak on Market Feminism at UVM Oct. 24

Posted On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , , ,   
Linda Scott, the DP World Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Oxford University’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will speak at the University of Vermont on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Memorial Lounge in the Waterman Building. Her lecture is titled "Market Feminism: How Businesses are Changing to ...

The Art of Hockey Emerges During Shrine Retreat

Posted On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , , , ,   
Eight wonderfully detailed miniature hockey rinks on display in front of the Ross Sports Center trophy cases recently elicited delighted smiles and appreciative "wows" from passers-by. Chris Donovan, Saint Michael's women's ice hockey coach, says he came up with the idea of having his players break into groups to design and ...

UVM and Vermont Law School Exploring a Five-Year Joint Degree

Posted On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
Citing the desire to reduce the cost of higher education, the University of Vermont and Vermont Law School today announced plans to explore a joint degree program that would allow students to receive an undergraduate degree in three years and a law school degree in two years. The “Vermont 3-2” ...

Free Public Breast Cancer Conference Slated for Oct. 4

Posted On Sunday, September 22, 2013 By . Under FEATURED, VERMONT  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   
University of Vermont UVM students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and friends are invited to attend this year’s breast cancer conference on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Sheraton, Burlington. This event, the largest breast cancer conference in the Northeast, has content for everyone — from those who wish to learn more about breast health ...

Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World

Posted On Friday, September 20, 2013 By . Under ARKANSAS, DELAWARE, FEATURED, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, INDIANA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON DC, WEST VIRGINIA  Tags: , , , , , , ,   
Medical Tourism is One of the Growing Trends Across the World Medical tourism is one of the growing trends across the world. Due to high increase in the cost of health care facility, individual as well as companies are providing incentives to travel across the countries to get the surgeries they need. While travelling other countries for the medical tourists not ...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Yusef Komunyakaa to Give Reading

Posted On Sunday, September 15, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa will give a short reading from his work and discuss his poetry and life on Friday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. in John Dewey Lounge on the third floor of Old Mill. Major Jackson, Richard A. Dennis Green & Gold Professor, will moderate the discussion. ...

With Award-Winning Platform, Nursing Student to Compete for Miss America Title

Posted On Saturday, September 7, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
Three days into her senior year Jeanelle Achee, dedicated nursing major and 2013 Truman Scholar, is hoping to press pause on her academic career, to be resumed in a year. Not without some ambivalence. “My teachers put in so much time that I want to give them back the best ...

Pipe Replacement Improves the St. Mike’s Water System

Posted On Saturday, August 31, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , ,   
Suiting its enviable location in one of America's most pristine and environmentally attuned scenic regions, Saint Michael's College taps into one of the nation's highest-quality water-supplies from the multiple-award-winning Champlain Water District (CWD). It's great campus water that's about to be even better after engineers and contractors finish a summer/early-fall upgrade ...

Language Schools Confer Graduate Degrees at Commencement

Posted On Friday, August 23, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , , ,   
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Middlebury Language Schools conferred 118 Master of Arts degrees and seven Doctor of Modern Languages degrees at the Language Schools’ 99th commencement on Aug. 16 in Mead Memorial Chapel. The president of Middlebury College, Ronald D. Liebowitz, and the directors of the Language Schools presented master’s degrees ...

Remembering Professor and General Douglas Kinnard

Posted On Friday, August 16, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
Remembering Professor and General Douglas Kinnard Not long after Professor Raul Hilberg was named chair of the Department of Political Science in 1972, he began hiring promising scholars in an effort to make the department one of the best in the nation. Among them was a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General who was finishing his dissertation ...

Middle East Reporter to Address Language Schools Graduates, Aug. 16

Posted On Thursday, August 8, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , ,   
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Clarissa Ward, the CBS News foreign correspondent who has been reporting this year from Egypt and Syria, will deliver the commencement address marking the end of the Middlebury Language Schools’ 99th summer session on Friday, Aug. 16, at 8 p.m. in Mead Chapel. With President Ronald D. Liebowitz ...

UVM Hosts 5th Biennial “Stem Cells and Cell Therapies in Lung Biology Conference”

Posted On Thursday, August 1, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
On July 29, 2013, leading lung disease researchers from around the globe arrived at the University of Vermont to participate in the fifth biennial “Stem Cells and Cell Therapies in Lung Biology Conference.” Since the meeting’s initiation eight years ago by UVM Professor of Medicine and lung specialist Daniel Weiss, ...

College of Education and Social Services Receives Community Engagement Awards

Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , , ,   
Alan Tinkler, assistant professor in the College of Education and Social Services, was given the Engaged Partnership award at the Vermont Campus Compact annual ceremony for his work with the King Street Youth Center. The award recognizes meaningful collaborations between campus and community entities (nonprofits, educational institutions, businesses, etc.) that serve ...

David Dillmeier ’91 Creates Award for the Top Male Lacrosse Player to Honor Former Coach Paul Schimoler

Posted On Thursday, July 18, 2013 By . Under VERMONT  Tags: , , , ,   
Garden City resident David Dillmeier '91, president of Dillmeier Enterprises, wants to inspire leadership and commitment in students through sports. A lacrosse player as a Saint Michael's College student in Vermont, Mr. Dillmeier was impressed with the Saint Michael's lacrosse coach Paul Schimoler, who led the team from 2004 to ...
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