Elaina Hancock


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A group hike following the reopening of the Hillside Environmental Education Park trail nearthe Innovation Partnership Building on April 26, 2018.

COVID Rekindled an Appreciation of Nature for Many

An opportunity to rediscover why the great outdoors are so great in the first place

Students browse articles of clothing in UConn's new Swap Shop

Swap, Don’t Shop: Sustainable Fashion is Coming to UConn

A secondhand clothing store, the first of its kind, is coming to the Storrs campus this fall to help students learn about, and counteract, fast fashion

Bones drying after being rescued from water-damaged boxes.

Operation Bone Rescue!

How the Biodiversity Research Collections team sprang to action in a worst-case scenario

A news photo of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, holding their smart phones in the air.

UConn Researcher Studying the Rise of Far-Right Groups for US Government

UConn's Evan Perkoski, an expert on political violence, discusses his research and recent events

Early JWST Survey Sheds New Light on the First Galaxies

New images of very old galaxies

Little green plant on crack dry ground, concept drought.

For Advance Drought Warning, Look to the Plants

UConn researchers find signals in vegetation can help forecast devastating 'flash' droughts

3d illustration of cleaning effect on blurry living room. Transparent shield protecting against germs, viruses and harmful microbes.

Home Sweet Home: A Study of the ‘Chemical Soup’ in our Houses

Microbial traces of everything from coffee to antidepressants make up the invisible environment in our indoor spaces

Vegetables including kale, yellow squash, and a red pepper on a plate. (healthy food) Jan. 20, 2021. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Can Food Taxes and Subsidies Help Improve Health Outcomes?

Researchers are working to connect the dots between fiscal food policies and consumer health

Aerial image of combine harvesting soybeans at sunset in a field in the Midwest United States.

A Perfect Storm for US Agriculture

Short-term solutions to the current crunch are conspicuous by their absence

Michelle Hernandez holding the mounted spicebush specimen

Herbarium Milestone: Preserving our Past, Present, and Future

'This is a record of the natural history of the state'