UConn Avery Point

Photo of harbor near UConn Avery Point with video title over it

Microplastics Are Everywhere

'Even though you may not be able to see this, it's happening'

Study co-author Julie Granger sampled water from the Arctic Ocean aboard the US Coast Guard icebreaker Healy.

The Arctic Ocean’s Deep Past Provides Clues to its Imminent Future

'Ongoing environmental change in the Arctic is alarmingly rapid'

A view from above of the Wilbur Cross building on the Storrs campus.

UConn Distributing Federal Emergency Grants for Qualifying Students

UConn has received $28.4 million in emergency grants for students to help with unexpected and urgent needs that arose due to the coronavirus

blue whale in the ocean

Opening Protected Area Off New England Coast to Commercial Fishing Compromises Protections

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is wildlife-rich area

The oak leaf seal of the University of Connecticut.

UConn Adopts Budgets for Fiscal Year 2022

UConn is not increasing students’ charges in the coming year for room, board, or the General University Fee

Beach houses on Lake Michigan, lake erosion dangerously close to houses, half the beach is gone due to high water

Should We Stay or Should We Go? Shoreline Homes and Rising Sea Levels in Connecticut

How strategies to address rising sea levels could affect local taxes, home values, and other factors

Students gather on the Great Lawn to form an hour glass during the Climate Strike on Sept. 20, 2019. The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation is hosting a series of webinars this summer to examine climate change and policy from a multitude of angles.

Hot, Wet, Connecticut Summer Webinar

The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation is hosting a series of webinars on climate change and public policy

Science and Art Combine on Microplastics Research Effort

UConn's Heidi Dierssen is conducting research to improve remote sensing of microplastics on the ocean's surface

Two fishermen in Maine are sorting the fresh lobsters that they caught in to separate bins by size just before they sell them at market.

Gaining a Clearer Understanding of Ocean Acidification in the Northeast

Challenging conditions for familiar species like lobsters and scallops loom by mid-century

headshot of Dr. Andrew Agwunobi

UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agwunobi Selected as University’s Interim President

UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agwunobi will begin as UConn's Interim President beginning on July 1, 2021