
Elaina Hancock
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UConn Ph.D. Student Developing Drone Technology to Better Study Waves and Air-Sea Carbon Exchange
'I always wanted to do science from an aerial view and when I finally got to fly, I fell in love'
June 12, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Diet Tracking: How Much is Enough to Lose Weight?
'You don't need to have perfect tracking every day to lose a clinically significant amount of weight'
June 8, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
White-tailed Deer Bones Give a Glimpse into Connecticut’s Past and May Help Inform a More Sustainable Future
'This contributes to broader discussions about how humans interact with their environment, and that there are ways that we can manage environments sustainably and interact with resources sustainably'
May 26, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Researchers Take a More Innovative Approach to Investigating Inequity in Parks
'While many studies looked at these topics at the city level, I was able to explore the local patterns within the city, not just talk about the fact that there is unequal access to parks, but I was able to identify neighborhoods that should be improved'
May 18, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
E-Corps: Building Skills and Bolstering Environmental Efforts Across Connecticut
A report shows the Environmental Corps (E-Corps) program has a lasting and transformative impact on students
May 16, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
The Exciting Possibilities of Tiny, Twisted Superconductors
'The twist is essentially determining the properties, and funnily enough, it gives you some very unexpected properties'
May 5, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
‘A Home and a Community’ on UConn’s Student Farm
Each year, a group of students lives on UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm where they work together to tend crops, build community, and foster their own personal growth
April 25, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
One UConn Grad’s Sustainability Legacy
A childhood love of nature blooms into a student career dedicated to sustainability
April 24, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Magazine: So Hot
The work the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at UConn Avery Point is doing today promises to make our city summers less oppressive tomorrow
April 14, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Learning About What Happens to Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity in Times of Mass Extinction
'These are times of major changes in the environment, and how those changes impact the organisms is relevant to understanding our current environment and environmental changes'
April 13, 2023 | Elaina Hancock