College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

WB Young Building

CAHNR Welcomes New Faculty Members for Fall 2025

Bringing new expertise and fresh perspectives to an already thriving academic community, new educators join several CAHNR departments

Julia Kuzovkina of the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA) poses for a portrait with wildflowers at the Plant Science Research and Education Facilities also called the Plant Science Research Farm

Julia Kuzovkina Named Interim Department Head of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture

Kuzovkina is an internationally recognized researcher whose work on native plants, willows, and biodiversity has had impacts both close to home and on a global scale

Drone of Young building and Horsebarn Hill

Ock Chun Named CAHNR Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education

Chun's academic leadership extends across research collaborations, extramural funding development, and graduate mentorship, with a focus on translational research that bridges epidemiology, clinical nutrition, and public health

UConn gateway sign turned blue

Welcome Home, Huskies

The fall 2025 semester officially starts when classes convene on Monday, Aug. 25

A female Asian American college student sits in front of a group of elementary school students, holding up a picture book and reading it.

Husky Reads Brings the Joy of Reading and Healthy Lifestyles to Connecticut Preschoolers

The UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport initiative connects UConn students with hundreds of young children across the state each year

Jackson Somers, UConn researchers, holds banana peel near dumpster

Is Composting Worth It? The Calculation is Complicated

A new UConn study explores the cost, effort, and impact of composting programs

Female puma (Puma concolor) in the high country in the Gros Ventre Mountains near Jackson, Wyoming

New Tools Reveal the True Paths of Wildlife

A new model developed by UConn researchers now accounts for three-dimensional movement, allowing better tracking of animals that move up or down in space

Two students and a professor smile outside a greenhouse

A RaMP Up to Scientific Success

A unique training opportunity propels students to NSF fellowships and beyond

Woman smiles on a farm holding a chicken

Grown ConNECTed: Cultivating Community and Food Access Across Eastern Connecticut

“Find a farm you love and support them. There are so many to choose from, and they’re all part of our community”

An exterior view of The Dodd Center for Human Rights

Second Human Rights Summit comes to UConn with Focus on Sports, Featuring Iconic Athletes from 1968 Summer Olympics

Tommie Smith and John Carlos will visit UConn Storrs for the opening keynote conversation of a three-day summit examining the global and domestic issues at play in the intersection of human rights and sports