Elaina Hancock


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A bobcat caught in the night-vision of a wildlife camera near UConn Storrs

Snapshot USA Helps Conservation Efforts By ‘Trapping’ Wildlife on Camera

UConn's Erin Kuprewicz talks about what goes into participating in the largest annual inventory of wildlife in the United States.

Female students in masks taking photos of trees with cell phones in the forst

UConn Program Joins Technology and Nature to Build Conservation Awareness

Area residents are creating 'story maps' of conservation land in Eastern Connecticut as part of UConn's Natural Resources Conservation Academy.

Detail of a partially blurred periodic table of the elements. Focus on arsenic

Without Oxygen, Earth’s Early Microbes Relied on Arsenic to Sustain Life

A UConn researcher has found evidence indicating that arsenic once played a role similar to oxygen for organisms early in the history of life on Earth.

A European Grasslands butterfly, which has seen a 49 percent population drop in recent years, according to new research.

UConn Expertise Featured in the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet Report 2020

UConn expertise is featured in a new international report about declining wildlife populations.

Soda bottles (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

A Spillover Effect: Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Dietary Choices

One unanticipated benefit of Medicaid has been the shift from sugary beverages to water and other healthy options, according to UConn research.

Woman wearing a real anti-smog face mask and checking current air pollution with smart phone app

Explore the Nexus of Climate Change and Public Health in CIRCA’s New Webinar Series

A new, free series of webinars explores the connections between climate change and public health.

Two people in masks use a tape measure in a classroom to mark off space needed between desks.

A Truly Unique Fall Semester Begins at UConn

It's a semester that doesn't look quite like any other, but UConn Nation is ready for Fall 2020.

Side-by-side photos showing UConn student Madisyn MacDonald in the office of Otis Elevator, where she is an intern, and then at her desk at home. Her internship has continued remotely during the pandemic.

Interning in a Pandemic: One UConn Student’s Experience

The COVID-19 pandemic might have complicated one UConn student's dream internship, but it didn't derail it.

The United States at night, shown from space, with dense concentrations of light showing urban areas.

$3M NSF Research Training Grant to Build Resilience in East Coast’s Megalopolis

UConn researchers have won a prestigious National Science Foundation to study environmental resilience in the sprawl of the East Coast's urban density.

UConn Research: More Carbon in the Ocean Can Lead to Smaller Fish

As the world's oceans absorb more carbon from human activity, one result could be smaller fish, according to UConn researchers.