Elaina Hancock
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Tiny Robbers, Big Feet
Some hummingbirds resort to sneaky methods to get their fill of nectar
August 22, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Filling the Holes in Our Knowledge about Soil Health
Absolutely key to life on earth, assessing soil has been a challenging task, something UConn researchers hope to remedy
July 27, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
‘Hidden Little Monsters:’ Researchers Find the Most Distant, Active Black Holes Yet
'I think of it as a "chicken-or-egg" problem of which comes first, the black hole or the galaxy'
July 12, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Researchers Making Advances in the Detection of Gravitational Wave Background
A project that aims to create a whole new way of looking at the universe
June 29, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Connecticut: Get Ready for CHEAPR e-bikes
A sustainable future needs sustainable transportation. Here, a CIRCA expert details an update to a program to us move toward that future
June 27, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Research in a Place Where Geological Processes Happen Before Your Eyes
UConn researchers use ancient plant leaf wax – signatures for what happened millions of years ago -- to reconstruct the history of Taiwan's mountains
June 23, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Mapping Connecticut’s Understory from Outer Space
UConn researchers have performed one of the largest understory species mapping projects to date, and the findings are both surprising and promising
June 20, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Ph.D. Student Developing Drone Technology to Better Study Waves and Air-Sea Carbon Exchange
'I always wanted to do science from an aerial view and when I finally got to fly, I fell in love'
June 12, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Diet Tracking: How Much is Enough to Lose Weight?
'You don't need to have perfect tracking every day to lose a clinically significant amount of weight'
June 8, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
White-tailed Deer Bones Give a Glimpse into Connecticut’s Past and May Help Inform a More Sustainable Future
'This contributes to broader discussions about how humans interact with their environment, and that there are ways that we can manage environments sustainably and interact with resources sustainably'
May 26, 2023 | Elaina Hancock