UVM highlights R1 status, semiconductor hub, rural BioLabs and a tick‑borne disease vaccine effort
President Marlene Trump told the House committee that UVM has become an R1 research university, hosts semiconductor and biotech initiatives (including a gallium-nitride tech hub with GlobalFoundries and a rural BioLabs hub) and is pursuing federal grant funding and vaccine research for tick-borne disease.
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President Marlene Trump emphasized research and economic-development partnerships in testimony to the House of Communications Committee, citing UVM's recent R1 Carnegie classification and several applied projects that she said benefit Vermont’s workforce and health-care capacity.
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