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UConn Brings Industry Leaders Together for Occupational Heat Safety Summit
Highlighting UConn’s leadership in heat safety research through the Korey Stringer Institute, the Occupational Heat Safety Summit united industry, policymakers, and scientists to tackle rising risks for workers nationwide
From Flames to Fungi: Prescribed Burns and Soil Restoration
Plant science researchers and the UConn Fire Department are using prescribed burns to mitigate brush fires and study the role of microbes in soil recovery to generate new insights to help Connecticut manage rising wildfire risk
Following the Fisher: Tracking a Solitary Forest Inhabitant
A new study aims to gain more knowledge about the fisher, a mysterious and nimble animal often mistaken for a cat, and understand why their population is in decline
Learning from the Dead to Better Serve the Living
UConn’s Human Anatomy Learning Laboratory (HALL) is a state-of-the-art cadaver facility that provides educational opportunities for UConn students, health care professionals, and those aspiring to enter the medical field
From Sideline to Lifeline: Advancing Emergency Skills in Athletic Training Education
UConn’s Institute for Sports Medicine (ISM) recently hosted a workshop for athletic trainers from across Connecticut to address updated guidance on Emergency Action Plans
Researchers and Industry Flock to UConn to Talk Poultry Innovations and Impacts
An international team of researchers met with poultry sector stakeholders in Storrs to discuss the latest developments in safety and sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production
Busy Beavers: Using Remote Sensing to Track Connecticut Wildlife
The Connecticut Beaver Site Mapping Project uses remote sensing technologies to map beaver colonies and provide valuable information to the public
Martial Arts, Cancer, and the Degree Program that Helps Patients Heal Through Exercise
Students in UConn's online program in Exercise Prescription help patients heal with a personalized approach to movement
Remote Sensing Lab Has Global Impact
The Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory uses quantitative remote sensing data to understand how the world is changing at regional and global scales
Allied Health Students Gain a Glimpse into Specialized Lab
Students get an inside look at UConn’s CVMDL, a nationally recognized diagnostic laboratory focused on One Health
UConn Holds First-Ever World Health Day Fair
What started out as a way to highlight one major turned into a university-wide event helping students explore careers, studies, and experiences in health care
One Health Conference Explores Pressing Global Health Issues
CAHNR is hosting an interdisciplinary conference to build connections and take actionable steps to improve global human, animal, plant, and environmental health
UConn Kinesiology Department Rises in Prestigious National Ranking
The National Academy of Kinesiology once again recognized UConn’s Department of Kinesiology for its excellence as they rose to 2nd in the nation in a recent evaluation of doctoral programs
Exhibition Showcases New Perspectives on UConn Forest
Landscape Architecture students explored a changing environment, the impacts of human activity, and ways to make land more sustainable with a unique exhibition
Students Help Keep Humans and Animals Safe in Unique Lab
Students working in the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) serve the public, industry, and government agencies
Hazelnut MOOcha Latte Debuts at UConn Dairy Bar for Fall
Students show creativity, knowledge of food technology through a friendly competition to make the best ice cream flavor
Managing Roadside Forests One Video at a Time
UConn PhD student Durga Joshi is commercializing technology to better manage trees and the damage they can cause during extreme storms
Robert Eselby: A Blooming Summer in the UConn Greenhouses
Following a lifelong passion for plants and gardening, Robbie Eselby ’25 (CAHNR) had a fulfilling summer caring for the plants and soils in the greenhouses at the Storrs campus
New Home for Historic UConn Citrus Tree
An orange tree believed to be as old as UConn is now accessible to the public the first time in a decade
Master Program in Personalized Nutrition Helps Students Find New Paths
Christine Updegraff is studying personalized nutrition to pursue a new career and aid women with polycystic ovary syndrome