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Rowan Lucy '16 (BUS) buys a few plants from the UConn Blooms table during the UConn Earth Day Spring Fling held along Fairfield Way on April 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Metanoia: Springing to Action for the Environment

On social media, search, post, and tag using #UConnMetanoia to share experiences and stay up-to-date.

UConn researcher Chandi Witharana is using remote sensing as 'a virtual passport' to monitor vast expanses of land in remote areas, including the Arctic tundra. (Chandi Witharana)

Piecing Together Our Planet Pixel by Pixel

UConn researcher Chandi Witharana is using remote sensing as 'a virtual passport' to monitor vast expanses of land in remote areas, including the Arctic tundra.

A family purchases produce from a farmers market vendor. (SNAP-Ed Photo Gallery, USDA)

SNAP Decisions: UConn Study Counters Food Stamp Misconceptions

A study by UConn Zwick Center researcher Shaheer Burney finds that, contrary to widespread beliefs, the SNAP program does not encourage poor eating habits.

UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Brain Awareness: Brainstorming Better Seizure Treatments

UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures, with the ultimate goal of developing new, more targeted, anti-seizure treatments.

Rock strata. UConn researchers analyzed leaf wax compounds in soils and sediment to reconstruct ancient climates, with a view to better understanding the impact of future climate change. (Getty Images)

New Method Unearths Climate Data from Ancient Soils

UConn researchers analyzed leaf wax compounds in soils to reconstruct ancient climates, with a view to better understanding the impact of future climate change.

(Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Invasion of the Body-Snatching Fungus

UConn researchers recently documented a gory and fascinating relationship between periodical cicadas and a fungus that infects them.

Floodplain forest. (Photo courtesy of Robert Bagchi)

Hunting is Changing Forests, But Not as Expected

The impact of hunting on rainforest ecosystems is less dire and more complex than previously expected, says a new study led by a UConn biologist.

Blood moon during a lunar eclipse. (Shutterstock Photo)

Once in a Blue Moon

On the last night of this month, three lunar events will occur simultaneously, as astrophysics graduate student Yasaman Homayouni explains.

Colonies of a multi-resistant coliform bacteria (Escherichia coli). (Getty Image)

Sourcing Contamination in Waterways

UConn Professor John Clausen is designing a system to identify upstream contamination sources so they can be addressed.

Boy eating school lunch. (Getty Image)

National School Lunch Program Aces Safety Test

Eating at school may be safer for your children than eating at home, UConn study says.