Elaina Hancock


Author Archive

Early morning coverage of the Connecticut river rising above flood stage to engulf the car ramp to the ferry

Reflecting on Progress: CIRCA’s Decade of Increasing Connecticut’s Climate Resilience

Helping to navigate the obstacles to building a more sustainable future

A wintry landscape seen from an airplane.

Linking Indigenous Knowledge with Decision Making

A UConn grad is navigating the complexities of history, regulation, and climate change in the push to restore Indigenous subsistence rights

Red stone nestled among other stones

A Stepwise, Coordinated Plan for Stone Wall Conservation

Stone walls are storytellers of the past, but we need a methodical way to document and manage them so they can reveal their secrets

Crystalline molecular lattice of graphene. Abstract background.

Searching for a Universal Principle for Unconventional Superconductivity

'Now that we have a system that's much more tunable, the hope is that we can get our hands on that universal principle, which is still missing'

Haitian woman through a Haitian forest

UConn Researchers Tracking Change in Precious Ecosystems

Remote Sensing is a powerful tool and can be used as a time machine to track biodiversity loss

Golden hour looking out on the UConn Forest.

Plant Power: A New Method to Model How Plants Move Water Globally

Researchers developed a method to detail the incredible influence plants have on the movement of Earth’s water

NEM mentors and mentees gathered for an NEM Happy Hour.

Enriching Mentorship to Ensure Success in Grad School

The UConn Graduate School is helping establish enduring mentor and mentee relationships

Illustration showing how electric charges help mites move between flowers via hummingbirds. The pluses and minuses show the nature of the electric charges.

A Mite-y Use of Electricity

A fascinating example of how some creatures sense and rely on electric fields for survival

Milkyway gallaxy photo over a mountain range

X-ray Echoes Reveal the 3D Structure of Molecular Clouds in our Galaxy’s Center

A creative new method uses decades of data to learn about the 3D structure of molecular clouds, the birthplace of stars, in the center of the Milky Way

Spiral galaxy with stars and black hole, computer generated abstract background

‘Black Hole Archaeology’: Understanding How Black Holes Gained Their Mass

By measuring black hole spin 7 billion years ago to now, researchers gained surprising new insights into the nature of black holes