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Forestry logging landscape. (Getty Images)

Nature Needs People and Here’s Why

Ecologist Robin Chazdon argues that while nature can play an important role in mitigating climate change, concerted human interventions are also essential.

Large cargo filled with containers navigating through ice-surrounded passage. (Getty Images)

More Ships and More Clouds Mean Cooling in the Arctic

A new study suggests that growth of trans-Arctic shipping and the accompanying increase in emissions may offset some of the overall warming trend in that region.

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UConn to Lead New England Humanities Consortium

Eleven northeast colleges and universities formed the consortium with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Local residents, travelling fans and students alike all pitch in to make the world a cleaner place, as evidenced by this local resident donating three bottles to Isabelle Umland (’22).

Catching Recyclables Before the Football Game

Students took to the tailgating area outside of Pratt & Whitney Stadium Saturday to collect recyclables.

Researchers examine a trawl sample from the Ocean Twilight Zone on board the R/V Henry B. Bigelow. (Photo by Jennifer Berglund, Oh Sister Productions)

Snapshot: Ann Bucklin in the Ocean Twilight Zone

Marine sciences professor Ann Bucklin recently joined a research team exploring the deep waters off New England.

The recommissioning ceremony for the R/V Connecticut held at the Avery Point campus on Sept. 13, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Research Vessel Recommissioned at UConn Avery Point

The 19-year-old R/V Connecticut has been upgraded over the past year and now has capacity for research missions at sea of up to two weeks.

The giant swallowtail butterfly, a newcomer to Connecticut, is one representative of increased biodiversity among insect species in the Northeast due to climate change. (Getty Images)

Insects Coping with Climate Change

Entomologist David Wagner says the number of insect species in Connecticut is increasing due to climate change. That's good news and bad.

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UConn Engineers Seek to Validate Methods of Testing Pyrrhotite in Concrete

The study, funded by UConn, aims to establish a rigorous framework for standardized testing.

Morton Katz '51 attending a UConn School of Law reunion event in 2015. (Spencer A. Sloan for UConn)

99-year-old Law School Alum Finds Purpose as Public Defender

WWII veteran Morton Katz '51 is still putting the lessons he learned at UConn Law to good use as a special public defender at Hartford Superior Court.

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UConn Joins Coalition of Universities Working Against Climate Change

UC3 aims to promote climate action and resilience by leveraging the strengths and skill sets of its member schools.