Elaina Hancock

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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 Communications

A cartoon showing a human pulling down a cloud labeled "CO2," illustrating the effort to improve carbon capture technology.

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 - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
Brood X cicadas in Virginia in 2004.

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

'There is something reassuring about cicadas'

April 15, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

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

April 13, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
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

April 12, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
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

April 2, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
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

March 23, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
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

March 18, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
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

March 11, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

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.

March 9, 2021 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications