Elaina Hancock


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Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain (C) and Hyvin Kiyeng of Kenya (L) compete in the Women's 3000 meter Steeplechase heats on Sept. 27, the first day of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Countermeasures for Qatar

Athletes are experiencing extreme heat at the international track and field events in Doha, Qatar. UConn's Korey Stringer Institute shares the latest science on avoiding exertional heat stroke.

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For This Ocean Dweller, Ability to Respond to Warming Waters is About Location

Our knowledge about species adaption patterns is mainly from animals living on land. In a new study, UConn scientists take a look at animals in ocean currents.

Students from EcoHouse and Spring Valley Farm hand out potted plants during one of the university's recent Earth Day celebrations. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Sierra Club Lauds UConn’s Sustainability Efforts

UConn is in the top five of more than 800 schools nationwide for sustainability practices.

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The Environment on Every Student’s Planner

A critical component of the new requirement is the broad view of the courses that feature environmental issues. Environmentalism is not confined to science.

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Time-Saving Software in an Age of Ever-Expanding Data

The software developed by a UConn expert is currently being used for a massive undertaking involving all research papers on insects.

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Study: When More Pain Means More Gain

Researchers found positive psychological outcomes and increased well-being in participants who performed an extreme annual ritual as part of a national celebration.

Tessa Getchis, senior educator with UConn Extension, leads a tour of oyster farming operations in Mystic Harbor. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Photo)

UConn Steers the Way to Shellfish Farms

Connecticut's coastline hosts a growing aquaculture industry, which UConn Extension educators promote alongside farmers of oysters, clams, fish, and seaweeds.

Bunnell's Falls, Burlington, Connecticut. (Getty Images)

Structural Complexity in Forests Improves Carbon Capture

Researchers used light detection and ranging (LIDAR) to measure the locations of leaves throughout the forest canopy and determine how vegetation was arranged within space.

A plastic shopping bag floating in mid-air reads "thank you for shopping with us" to symbolize customer service, hospitality, and gratitude.

Q&A: The Truth About Plastic

With plastic bags making headlines, Nicholas Leadbeater of chemistry provides some inside on the contentious substance.

A large group of people wearing safety equipment and breathing masks stands in front of the remains of the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

Fukushima Disaster: Key Takeaways 8 Years Later

Eight years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a UConn researcher shares some surprising good news.