Beth Kirkpatrick, MD; Donna Rizzo and Kimberly Vannest named University Scholars for 2021 – 2022 academic year.
The University of Vermont Graduate College is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 University Scholars. The University Scholars program recognizes distinguished UVM faculty members for sustained excellence in research, scholarship and creative arts.
Basic and Applied Sciences
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Dr. Kirkpatrick is Professor and Chair in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine. She holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and is an attending physician at the UVM Medical Center. She received her M.D. at Albany Medical College and performed an Internal Medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Rochester. She completed subspecialty and research training in Infectious Diseases
Student Research Takes Aim At Brighter, Greener Future Hands-on opportunities across campus lead to research and innovations helping to solve our world s most critical challenges Could the contents of these murky wastewater samples provide a clear and early warning sign when disease strikes a community? Senior Ben Page will analyze these samples from two different wastewater treatment plants in the greater Burlington area for indications of COVID-19. (Photo by Josh Brown)
It s true: there’s no shortage of problems in our world that need solving. And in our little corner of the world at the University of Vermont, there’s no shortage of talented minds that understand this truth: the time to start solving those problems is now. It s an all-hands-on-deck mindset shared by students and faculty that make it possible for hands-on learning opportunities to lead to new discoveries, innovations and research across every discipline. Here are just a few ways our students and