
Elaina Hancock
Elaina (Laina) Hancock came to UConn as a graduate student and earned her master’s degree in microbiology in 2009. Laina first dipped her toes in writing for the Ka Leo student newspaper while studying pre-medicine at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Though she never became an M.D. or Ph.D., Laina kept writing and brings experiences of being a student, researcher, and teaching assistant to her storytelling for UConn Today. After moving more than a dozen times growing up as an Army brat, she now lives in Storrs with her family but still travels whenever possible and dreams of returning to a more nomadic life someday. When not at work, you can find Laina in her garden, on a bike, lost in a book, or at a protest.
Author Archive
Too Much Salt: Good for Winter Travel, but with Consequences for Environmental and Human Health
An overuse of road salt in the winter has potentially harmful effects for everything from wildlife to groundwater
January 11, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
An ‘Age of Discord’: Looking Ahead One Year After the Capitol Insurrection
Failing to address the underlying causes of instability guarantees worse episodes in the future, says UConn's Peter Turchin
January 5, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Operation Community Impact: Still Helping Connecticut Residents in Need
Since April 2020, more than 220,000 pounds of dairy products have been delivered to Connecticut families in need
December 28, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Establishes Tribal Department of Agriculture
UConn Extension offers assistance in developing sustainable agriculture and community education
December 22, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Looking at Factors that Accelerate Mass Extinction in the Fossil Record as Climate Changes
Finding clues to the present in what happened 372 million years ago
December 21, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Arsenic in Connecticut Wells May be a Legacy of Past Pesticide Use on Orchards
Poisons can linger in the ecosystem decades after they were last applied
December 20, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Closer Collaboration and Community Outreach for Urban Sustainability, Together at Hartford Campus
The partnership between CIRCA and SCGI aims to help build more environmentally sustainable and resilient cities
December 9, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Diagnosis from the Sky: Catching Insect Infestations within Forests Before It’s Too Late
Fine-tuning remote sensing to protect forests from the spread of dangerous critters
December 6, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Keep Your Eyes to the Night Sky to Catch the Blood Moon on November 19
The event will be the longest partial lunar eclipse visible from Connecticut this century
November 18, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
CIRCA Awarded $5 million in New Funding to Strengthen CT’s Climate Change Resilience
CIRCA is creating a 'project pipeline' to move resilience planning and adaptation forward
November 16, 2021 | Elaina Hancock