Elaina Hancock


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Bacteria macro photographed media in petri dishes in the laboratory.

UConn Researchers Team Up to Unravel Mysteries of Puzzling Bacterial Signals in Our Blood

A 'Goldilocks Phenomenon' that could be good or bad, depending on a range of factors

Extreme terrain of remote red soil outback in Australia around Broken hill and railway track - aerial landscape.

Palms at the Poles: Fossil Plants Reveal Lush Southern Hemisphere Forests in Ancient Hothouse Climate

Ancient plants provide clues about life on earth in a warmer, wetter climate

A crowd of people on a busy city street, some wearing masks and some not.

Human Behavior is Key to Building a Better Long-term COVID Forecast

Understanding how people react to COVID-19 helps improve long-term forecasts about the illness, researchers have found

Soy products: soy flour, tofu, soy milk, soy sauce.

For Plant-based Proteins, Soy is a Smart Choice

This bean's versatility makes it an increasingly popular alternative to meat and dairy products

UConn Ph.D. student Raul Flamenco.

An Unapologetic Love of Nature

How representation helped set a UConn Ph.D. student on the path to rediscover his truest self

This photo shows sand lance embryos that have and have not hatched. Sand lance have trouble hatching at future ocean CO2 levels.

Under Ocean Acidification, Embryos of a Key Forage Fish Struggle to Hatch

A potential ripple effect from carbon in the atmosphere could have severe impacts throughout the ocean ecosystem

A Ukrainian national flag waves while smoke rises after Russian attacks hit a fuel storage facility in the city of Kalynivka, on March 25, 2022.

Alum Speaks about the Past, Present, and Potential Future of the War in Ukraine

Daniel Fata '94, who served as a high-ranking foreign policy official, said the current war could ultimately reshape democracy around the world

Moraine is left behind by the retreating Reindeer Glacier on September 8, 2021 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. 2021 marked one of the biggest ice melt years for Greenland in recorded history. Researchers from Denmark estimated that in July of that year enough ice melted on the Greenland Ice Sheet to cover the entire state of Florida with two inches of water. According to NASA, 5 trillion tons of ice have melted in Greenland over approximately the past 15 years, enough to increase global sea level by nearly an inch. The observations come on the heels of the recent United Nations report on global warming which stated that accelerating climate change is driving an increase in extreme weather events. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).

Ice Sheet Retreat and Forest Expansion Turned Ancient Subtropical Drylands into Oases

Studying the climate of the distant past to get a sense of what the future holds

Plates that Helped Map the Universe, Now at UConn

Distant galaxies, black holes, and more secrets of the universe via tiny holes in aluminum

Liam Enea '24 (CAHNR), founder and president of the Clean Energy Society stands next to solar panels at the Depot campus on Feb. 16, 2022. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Student Group Stepping Up to Help Push for Clean Energy

Harnessing student enthusiasm and talent to advocate for new solutions