BURLINGTON - Politicians from opposite ends of the spectrum may be able to put differences aside to participate in an autism conference this weekend, but those with conflicting ideas about the best way to treat the condition apparently cannot.

Rep. Bernie Sanders and Gov. Jim Douglas will both be keynote speakers at the three-day "miniDAN!" Conference at UVM. But while the gathering will be held at the Billings Student Center, UVM's School of Medicine has chosen not to co-sponsor, or even endorse, the event.... Read more

Last Sunday, at 10:40 a.m., Laura McCullough became a doctor. Ninety-six other graduates of the University of Vermont's College of Medicine also received their M.D.s, the culmination of years of hard work, long hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Sixty-two percent of those graduates were female, making this the largest number of women ever to graduate from UVM med school.... Read more