Author Archive
Research: Flood Risk Behavior is Driven by Local Water Conditions, but Shaped by Race
'Some cities just live with risk' as flooding increases
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
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.
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.
Deepwater Horizon’s Long-Lasting Legacy For Dolphins
Health impacts from a 2010 spill are found even in dolphins born years later.
For Selenium in Rivers, Timing Matters
Researchers have gained new insight into an ongoing environmental health problem.
Life’s Surprising Debt to Viruses
Viruses were here before we were, and a UConn researcher says they played a major role in what came next.
Q&A: Climate Grief and Our Crisis of Culture
UConn's Phoebe Godfrey locates the growing feeling of "climate grief" in existing problems of Western society.
When Looking at Species Declines, Nuances and Long-term Data Are Important
How a claim about the impact of climate change on insect populations in Puerto Rico didn't quite match the data.
Opinion: A Book for All of Us Living in the Time of ‘The Great Derangement’
Amitav Ghosh's meditation on the inability of contemporary society to face up to climate change is an urgent and timely selection for UConn Reads.