Elaina Hancock
Author Archive
People, Trees, and Power: Learning How to Strike a Balance and Keep the Lights On
Connecticut residents are broadly supportive of tree management practices, but good communication is essential
June 9, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Decline in Languages Leads to Decline in Indigenous Biological Knowledge in Papua New Guinea
Fears of declining fluency among students in the most linguistically diverse place on earth
June 3, 2021 | Combined Reports
Gaining a Clearer Understanding of Ocean Acidification in the Northeast
Challenging conditions for familiar species like lobsters and scallops loom by mid-century
June 2, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
‘A Light at the End of This Long Tunnel’: A Rising Sophomore Reflects on a Year of Pandemic-era College
RJ Streater '24 says making connections with his fellow students and his professors helped him thrive during a year that no one could have planned for
May 24, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Physicists Focus on a Law-Breaking Particle
Experiments with particles known as muons suggest forms of matter and energy that are not yet known to science
May 20, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
UN World Ocean Assessment: The Ocean is in Trouble, but We Still Have Time to Act (if We Want To)
A holistic look at the global ocean offers areas for further study and reasons for concern
May 19, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Homegrown Conservation Projects Underway, Courtesy of the UConn Forest
How a couple of fallen trees led to a dynamic opportunity for Connecticut students
May 11, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
One Step Closer to Efficient Cannabis Production
Bringing a technique that has been a boon to other plants to the budding cannabis industry
May 4, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Ecologists are ‘Lichen’ a Surprising New Find on Campus
Next to a well-traveled walkway on the Storrs campus is a sight not seen in Connecticut since William Howard Taft was president: Golden-eye lichen
April 28, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Researchers Search for Scalable Carbon Capture Technology
Studying the promise of a technology that could help in the fight against climate change
April 22, 2021 | Elaina Hancock