The University of Vermont men’s basketball team garnered national media coverage during its run to the NCAA Tournament and first-round matchup against No. 4 Purdue. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The Boston Globe, ESPN, Sports Illustrated and other media pursued intriguing storylines focused on the teams’ chances in the NCAA Tournament, first-year student Josh Speidel’s inspiring journey, and head coach John Becker.
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National Public Radio published a story on its NPREd site on UVM’s Wellness Environment, or WE, a substance-free community unique in higher education with amenities that promote mindfulness, exercise and nutrition that also includes a neuroscience course all WE students are required to take called Healthy Brains Healthy Bodies. A WE story was also broadcast on WGBH, Boston’s flagship public radio station.
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National Public Radio published a story on its NPREd site on UVM’s Wellness Environment, or WE, a substance-free community unique in higher education with amenities that promote mindfulness, exercise and nutrition that also includes a neuroscience course all WE students are required to take called Healthy Brains Healthy Bodies. A WE story was also broadcast on WGBH, Boston’s flagship public radio station.
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Media around the globe took interest in the Lexicocalorimeter—an invention created at the University of Vermont. This online tool measures the caloric content of social media posts—like tweets—and “can be a powerful public health tool,” says UVM’s Peter Dodds, a scientist who co-led the invention of the new device and a study about it that was published in the journal PLOS ONE. Coverage followed— including stories in the Times (of London), Men’s Journal, Mashable, Tonic (Vice’s health news site), Yahoo News, the Irish Examiner, NRC (Netherlands daily newspaper), and many other outlets.
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Media around the globe took interest in the Lexicocalorimeter—an invention created at the University of Vermont. This online tool measures the caloric content of social media posts—like tweets—and “can be a powerful public health tool,” says UVM’s Peter Dodds, a scientist who co-led the invention of the new device and a study about it that was published in the journal PLOS ONE. Coverage followed— including stories in the Times (of London), Men’s Journal, Mashable, Tonic (Vice’s health news site), Yahoo News, the Irish Examiner, NRC (Netherlands daily newspaper), and many other outlets.
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A new, first-of-its kind study—in the journal Nature and led by a team of UVM scientists—shows how mountain ecosystems around the globe may be threatened by climate change. Stories covering the research were published in Pacific Standard, EEN.com, the radio syndicate Public News Service, and other outlets.
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A new, first-of-its kind study—in the journal Nature and led by a team of UVM scientists—shows how mountain ecosystems around the globe may be threatened by climate change. Stories covering the research were published in Pacific Standard, EEN.com, the radio syndicate Public News Service, and other outlets.
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A study by Yang Bai, assistant professor in rehabilitation and movement sciences, in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that NFL PLAY 60 programming significantly improved both aerobic capacity and body mass index among a large percentage of the approximately 100,000 students who participated in the program between 2011 and 2015. The study, funded by the NFL and conducted in conjunction with the Cooper Institute, has received national media attention as the Super Bowl approaches, including this article in the Huffington Post.
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A study by Yang Bai, assistant professor in rehabilitation and movement sciences, in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that NFL PLAY 60 programming significantly improved both aerobic capacity and body mass index among a large percentage of the approximately 100,000 students who participated in the program between 2011 and 2015. The study, funded by the NFL and conducted in conjunction with the Cooper Institute, has received national media attention as the Super Bowl approaches, including this article in the Huffington Post.
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In a front page story, the Boston Globe gave feature treatment to the creative, groundbreaking teaching approach UVM is implementing in its medical school, the Robert M. Larner College of Medicine. The medical school is at the forefront of a national trend to eliminate lectures from the curriculum, replacing them with active learning classes that help students learn material more deeply and retain it. Read this story.
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