Elaina Hancock


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Cows grazing in their pastures

Finding New Strategies for Treating a Catastrophic Disease

Foot and Mouth Disease was eradicated in the US in 1929, and researchers are working to make sure it stays that way

Wet muskrat sits in the water near the shore and eats grass in the light of the setting sun

For Restoring Biodiversity Look for Help from the Humble, World-building Muskrat

'These important aquatic rodents transform habitats in many ways that some communities, like the Native Americans, have appreciated for 1000s of years, and Western science is just now discovering that importance'

Utility crews working on restoring power and fixing damaged lines

UConn Researchers Are at the Forefront of Using AI for Weather Forecasting

We want to be able to better predict storms over Connecticut and the Northeast US, which is why we started this exploration with ML/AI

a person stands in a lab next to a metal shelf with growing lights attached.

Stocking Up on Snacks: How Phytoplankton Prepare for the Future

'They don't have brains, so how does this past information influence their performance?'

Two students on Horsebarn Hill during the golden hour

When Stressors Converge, How Will Our Forests Fare?

Two recent publications dig into the impacts of compounding factors threatening New England trees

Image of the teeth and lower jab bone of a deer.

How Economics Nearly Drove New England’s White-Tailed Deer to Extinction

“Once you start commodifying animals and commodifying nature, problems happen”

Devastating effects of Coral bleaching as a result of global warming and ocean acidification. Where there once was a large area of healthy stag horn coral, now there is only the skeletal remains

Fool’s Gold: A Hidden Climate Stabilizer

“It's intriguing to see how Earth can recover from very severe past experiences that wiped out life on the planet”

Milkyway gallaxy photo over a mountain range

Charting Our Galaxy’s Extreme Center

UConn researchers develop a clearer 3D model of the galactic center

Four researchers stand outside of a large blue and white research boat.

Working to Understand Why Mercury Levels are so High in the Arctic

Researchers tackle a previously unexplored aspect of mercury at the air-sea interface

A view of a river surrounded by green scenery including grasses and trees.

After 170 Years, Thoreau’s River Observations Inform Our Changing Climate

A then-and-now comparison of the timing of seasonal events helps translate the abstraction of climate change into the reality of actual life