Reuters Health covered a large national study coauthored by UVM’s Erika Edwards in JAMA Pediatrics that analyzed nearly 90 percent of all preterm and low-birth-weight babies born in the U.S. between January 2014 and December 2016. Their data revealed that when it came to the most underweight babies, “minorities tended to end up at different hospitals than whites and that black babies were more likely to be treated at a lower-quality NICU than white babies,” Reuters reports.
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Renovations to UVM’s Billings Library are the featured example in an article by The Chronicle of Higher Education that reports on a growing trend among colleges and universities: overhauling museums and libraries to incorporate active learning.
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An article by Inc. celebrates Vermont’s innovation, entrepreneurial culture and successes, including the state’s 40-year history of billion dollar exits. UVM’s hometown in Burlington punches above its weight. The city is “a little bit Boston, it looks a lot like Seattle, and it feels a lot like Boulder.” One strategy for growing the ecosystem: “retaining top talent from the University of Vermont and attracting more,” the article says.
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Results of a study in Obesity that sheds light on an effective way to shed weight by Professor Jean Harvey, chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, were covered by The Today Show.com and other outlets. ABC News, Live Science, CBS News, and Cooking Light were among other outlets to share findings that just 15 minutes of consistent food journaling per day leads to greater success in losing weight.
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Australian-based magazine “Cosmos” reported findings from a “PLOS One” study led by Assistant Professor Meredith Niles that explored Twitter’s ability to spread information during times of natural disaster. “Extreme events caused by climate change will likely become more frequent and severe,” the article says. “Using social media to get the word out about disaster preparation and recovery has become a critical point of scrutiny for climate change adaptation.”
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Diagnosing preschool and kindergarten-aged children with anxiety disorders or depression can be difficult, but it’s estimated that up to 20 percent suffer from an “internalizing disorder” that goes unnoticed. In an article by Science News, UVM duo Ryan McGinnis and Ellen McGinnis, a biomedical engineer and clinical psychologist at UMV Medical Center respectively, discuss how they teamed up to find a more effective solution for identifying this population.
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CBS This Morning broadcast a feature story on UVM’s Wellness Environment, an innovative program that combines substance-free housing, mindfulness, exercise and a neuroscience course to promote healthy student behavior. Nearly one quarter of on-campus students are in the program.
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A team of UVM biologists made an important discovery about the mysterious wasting disease that is killing millions of sea stars on the West Coast. Their research, published in Scientific Reports, attracted the attention of international media including Quartz, Deutsche Welle (DW) Germany’s international broadcaster, Inverse and others.
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A research team, including UVM scientist Nate Sanders, found that when water temperatures heat up for corals, fish “tempers” cool down, providing the first clear evidence that coral bleaching can trigger rapid change in the behavior of reef fish.This study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, was covered by a range of global media including UPI (United Press International), Earth, Science Daily, and AZoCleantech.
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The Sunday Boston Globe published a front page feature on UVM’s Farmer Training Program. The program is for adult students who “see 21st-century farming not only as a challenging livelihood, but as a direct way to promote social justice, land access, and environmental stewardship,” the article states.
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