College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

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CAPS Summer Program Concludes With Poster Exhibition

During the CAPS Research Summer program, students dedicate efforts to their research projects and leverage skills to be applicants for research-focused graduate degrees

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Bad Gas

Can we make cattle farming more sustainable to feed a growing population?

Male student works in greenhouse

Down the Drain: UConn Student Researcher Discovers the Truth About Some CBD Coffee Products

The results showed that the brewed coffee contained 70-80% less CBD than the labels claimed

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Building Connecticut’s Shellfish Workforce and Industry Resilience

With learning in the field and classroom, CT Sea Grant offers a program that combines science, policy, and lived experience to help launch Connecticut businesses

Graduate student Tessa Hospod in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, speaks with attendees of the 2024 Turfgrass Field Day. (Jason Sheldon/UConn Photo)

UConn Research Shows Autonomous Mowers Make the Cut

From cut quality to fertilizer use, autonomous mowers offer an improved approach to lawncare

Female student works with a horse in the UConn stables.

New Scoring System for Horse Skin, Coat Condition Provides Insights into Parasite Impact

'By being on top of it, we prevent it from being a problem later on for the animals'

Athletic Trainers learning about player safety

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

White pharmaceutical pills spilling from prescription bottle over American map. (Stuart Richie/iStock/Getty Images)

Study Highlights Higher Rates, Risk Factors for Non-Fatal Overdoses

A new opioid overdose study has identified several key risk factors associated with non-fatal overdoses drawing from a sample of people who use opioids in New Haven

Cows grazing in their pastures

Finding New Strategies for Treating a Catastrophic Disease

Foot and Mouth Disease was eradicated in the US in 1929, and researchers are working to make sure it stays that way

Wet muskrat sits in the water near the shore and eats grass in the light of the setting sun

For Restoring Biodiversity Look for Help from the Humble, World-building Muskrat

'These important aquatic rodents transform habitats in many ways that some communities, like the Native Americans, have appreciated for 1000s of years, and Western science is just now discovering that importance'