UVM seeks new research vice president
Emma Burnham, Cynic News Reporter
February 12, 2020
UVM has been searching for a new vice president of research since November 2019, but only notified the UVM community about the change in leadership Feb. 5. Dr. Richard Galbraith, current vice president of research at UVM, will step down once the University finds a replacement, he said. Additionally, Galibrai...
UVM unveils new breastfeeding spaces
Ella Ruehsen, Cynic News Reporter
February 11, 2020
A year after nursing mothers told UVM Staff Council they were having difficulties finding clean places to pump breast milk, the University has added two new lactation stations. UVM unveiled two new Mamava lactation pods, Feb. 4 in Discovery Hall and Patrick Gym. Mamava is a company with UVM roots, as...
This woman’s research saves lives: meet the director of UVM’s Center on Rural Addiction
Sawyer Loftus, News and Sports Editor
February 11, 2020
At Christmas this past December, Dr. Stacey Sigmon and her brother sat down together in their hometown of Faith, North Carolina, and made a list. Together, the two came up with at least 30 people they knew personally who died from either a heroin or prescription opioid overdose. Sigmon is a clinical...
UVM men’s hockey coach to retire at end of season
Aryanna Ramsaran and Hayley Rosen
February 10, 2020
UVM athletics announced that men’s hockey head coach Kevin Sneddon is retiring after this season. Sneddon announced he will not be returning for the 2020-21 season Feb. 4 at a media press conference. “The decision to retire from college hockey coaching and announce this now has been a difficult one, b...
Student petition calls on UVM admin to give leave day back to employees who called out during snowstorm
February 10, 2020
A UVM student is calling on the administration to give faculty and staff who took a personal or sick day due to a snowstorm that day back. On Feb. 7 the Cynic broke the news that UVM would remain open despite “difficult driving conditions,” according to a Feb. 6 email sent to UVM deans, directors an...
UPDATE: State’s Attorney’s Office declines to prosecute five first-years charged with arson
Sawyer Loftus, News and Sports Editor
February 10, 2020
UPDATE: One day after UVM Police announced it had cited five UVM first-year students into court for arson, the Chittenden County State's Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute the students. Interim UVM Police Chief Tim Bilodeau said the state's attorney handed the case back to UVM to handle...
UVM Foundation kicks off “Epic Event Challenge”
Lilly Page, Cynic News Reporter
February 7, 2020
A project aimed to connect current UVM students and alumni that has been 15 years in the making is kicking off this February. The UVM Alumni Association is accepting submissions for its UVM Epic Event Challenge throughout the month. “I think its a bridge. I think that what we’ve wanted,...
UPDATE: UVM to shut down campus at 1:30 due to hazardous conditions
Sawyer Loftus, News and Sports Editor
February 7, 2020
Update: UVM President Suresh Garimella has declared a "state of campus emergency" due to hazardous weather. All classes starting at 1:10 p.m. and later are cancelled. All academic and administrative offices will close at 1:30 p.m. Earlier story below: UVM employees and faculty are still required to...
Three takeaways from last week’s BOT meeting
Irene Choi, Cynic News Reporter
February 5, 2020
Here are three takeaways from the board of trustees’ Budget, Finance and Investment Committee meeting Jan. 31. 1. A motion to freeze next academic year’s tuition rate was discussed by the committee. UVM President Suresh Garimella unveiled a plan to freeze tuition last November. Both tuition a...
Tensions grow on board of trustees over gender equity and diversity
Sawyer Loftus and Emma Burnham
February 4, 2020
Despite a push from the Vermont Legislature to make half of the UVM board of trustees members female or nonbinary, the board has signaled its resistance. The potential new law, which is currently being weighed in both the Vermont Statehouse and Senate, have left some on the board to call the mandat...
Following student action, trustee says he’s ready to divest
February 3, 2020
After two demonstrations by student activists over the span of three months, at least one UVM trustee has said he’s ready to divest. Students from organizations including SGA, the Sunrise Movement and Organize, a group advocating against UVM’s $27 million investment in fossil fuel companies, fille...
BREAKING: UVM board of trustees update policy to encourage diversity among members
Sawyer Loftus, News and Sports Editor
January 31, 2020
The UVM board of trustees has approved a new rule that would further prioritize diversity among future board members, according to a Jan. 31 UVM press release. In November 2019, the Vermont Cynic reported that the board of trustees lacks female representation, despite the University having a majority fema...
