
Elaina Hancock
Author Archive
Ancient Dung Reveals Earliest Evidence for Animal Tending
The beginning stages of humanity's revolutionary turn from hunting and gathering to full-fledged farming and herding
September 15, 2022 | Alexia Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology
A Darker Shade of Green: Understanding Ecofascism
A UConn expert explains how environmentalist ideas can be weaponized in pursuit of a fascist political agenda
September 7, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
COVID Rekindled an Appreciation of Nature for Many
An opportunity to rediscover why the great outdoors are so great in the first place
September 2, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
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
August 31, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Operation Bone Rescue!
How the Biodiversity Research Collections team sprang to action in a worst-case scenario
August 19, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
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
August 18, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Early JWST Survey Sheds New Light on the First Galaxies
New images of very old galaxies
August 9, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
For Advance Drought Warning, Look to the Plants
UConn researchers find signals in vegetation can help forecast devastating 'flash' droughts
August 5, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
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
July 1, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Can Food Taxes and Subsidies Help Improve Health Outcomes?
Researchers are working to connect the dots between fiscal food policies and consumer health
June 23, 2022 | Elaina Hancock