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A popular place to smoke on campus is outside Williams Hall. The Center for Health and Wellbeing is attempting to limit on-campus smoking by hiring student cigarette ambassadors to engage with students smoking on campus and post informational signs.

Ambassadors advise smokers

Zoe Stern, Staff Writer April 17, 2019

Smokers on campus can now expect to interact with the new cigarette ambassador program while taking a drag. The Center for Health and Wellbeing is attempting to limit student cigarette use by engaging...

No ifs, ands or butts for tobacco-free ambassador job

No ifs, ands or butts for tobacco-free ambassador job

Mills Sparkman March 2, 2019

In 2017, I wrote about UVM’s lack of cigarette receptacles and the litter it produced. According to their website, SGA just passed legislation to provide disposals for cigarettes and other tobacco products. But,...

A sign indicating UVMs tobacco-free policy on campus in front of University Heights Feb. 24. The Center for Health and Wellbeing is hiring two students for paid ambassador positions to enforce the tobacco-free policy.

Cigarette ambassador role created

Zoe Stern, Staff Writer February 27, 2019

The Center for Health and Wellbeing plans to hire student ambassadors to remind students of UVM’s tobacco-free campus policy. A grant, which was just approved, will help pay the students, said Dr. Harry...

Study analyzes link between nicotine and addiction

Study analyzes link between nicotine and addiction

Lauren Schnepf, Assistant News Editor September 11, 2017

New research shows that lower levels of nicotine in cigarettes may lead to reduced addiction and dependency on the drug. Completed in April 2016,  the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health at UVM...

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