Elaina Hancock


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Brood X cicadas in Virginia in 2004.

Here’s the Buzz: It’s Nearly Cicada Census Time

'There is something reassuring about cicadas'

Student working in the CVMDL on campus.

Dog Tests Positive for SARS-CoV-2, UConn Surveillance Finds

Over 100 dogs and cats have tested positive in the United States; this is the first domestic animal in Connecticut to test positive

Experiments with super-fast lasers show bubbles that form around atoms can speed up energy transfer.

UConn Researchers Find Bubbles Speed Up Energy Transfer

Findings that could help further understand how living tissue reacts to radiation exposure

Wilbur Cross on a fall day on Oct. 15, 2019.

UConn’s Nora Berrah Awarded a Blaise Pascal Chaire d’Excellence to Conduct Research in France

Previous winners of the honor include six Nobel laureates

UConn Anthropologist Alexia Smith posing in her lab.

For Ancient Farmers Facing Climate Change, More Grazing Meant More Resilience

How changing their lifestyle helped people in an ancient settlement adapt to a new reality

Cars submerged in Houston, Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. A number of factors, including race, influence how different cities respond to flooding, according to new research.

Research: Flood Risk Behavior is Driven by Local Water Conditions, but Shaped by Race

'Some cities just live with risk' as flooding increases

Three different types of insect together on a wild flower, illustrating the kind of biodiversity and role in the food web that insects play.

A Call to Action for Insects Resonates with the Public

Hope that public awareness can help prevent a 'dismal spring' for insects, plants - and people

Career challenges faced disproportionally by women and mothers in academia are not new, but have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Mothers in Academia Unite to Face COVID Challenges

A team of mothers in academia are proposing solutions to challenges they face as researchers, amplified by the pandemic.

An illustration of the water cycle.

Groundwater Information is No Longer Out of Depth

A UConn Ph.D. candidate and a faculty member have developed a novel way of gathering data about streams fed by groundwater that provide important insights about the possible effects of climate change.

De Guise, in the red shirt, and other researchers perform field capture of a dolphin to be sampled. The dolphins undergo veterinary examination, including blood sampling for immune functions measurements

Deepwater Horizon’s Long-Lasting Legacy For Dolphins

Health impacts from a 2010 spill are found even in dolphins born years later.