College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

Aerial view of a data center being built

How Are Data Centers Impacting Health?

Shinsuke Tanaka, assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics, weighs in on the environmental and health implications of data center construction across America

September 10, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
A group of students sitting in the grass outside UConn buildings

Connecticut Students Turn Environmental Projects into Lasting Community Impact

NRCA CAP Initiative gives Connecticut high school students the first step to tackling environmental issues within their local communities

September 10, 2026 | Esha Desai, for the OVPR

Community Impact Research & Discovery
Spotted lanternfly on a leaf

Ask UConn Extension: What to Know About Spotted Lanternfly

As this invasive insect native to parts of Asia becomes more and more prevalent in Connecticut, UConn Extension experts share important information with Connecticut residents

September 9, 2026 | Cole Kunschaft, Evan Lentz, and Lauren Kurtz; College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resource and UConn Extension

Community Impact
Mixed plants in a front garden in August. Annuals such as Rudbeckia, Petunia, Cosmos and Lobelia with foliage plants such as Hakonechloa.

Online Home Gardening Course Brings Research-Based Education to Gardeners

The course offers a flexible way to learn from trusted experts

September 8, 2026 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension

Community Impact
Manos (left) and Witharana (right) looking over Pan-Arctic scale maps of building damage caused by permafrost degradation.

Permafrost Melt Could Cost $261 Billion in Infrastructure Damages

This new approach provides a more accurate indication of the cost to rebuild structures

September 3, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
exterior of building

UConn Graduate Students Pursue a Pharm.D. and Ph.D. Simultaneously

Jackson Lin and Nathan Jordan, graduate students at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS), are among the few students in UConn history to pursue both a Pharm.D. and Ph.D. concurrently. 

September 1, 2026 | Mackenzie Lederer

Seaweed floating in the ocean

Trading in Palm Trees for Seaweed to Support Domestic Manufacturing

Mingyu Qiao will use an anaerobic digestion process to transform seaweed into a sustainable replacement for palm oil

September 1, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery
The Towers Residence Halls and UConn water towers sit under a blue sky

Welcome Back, Huskies

The fall 2026 semester officially starts when classes convene on Monday, Aug. 31

August 28, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

An aerial view of the fall foliage around the UConn campus in Storrs

UConn Welcomes Class of 2030, Joining Thousands of Returning Huskies for New Semester

About 6,400 first-year students will join UConn Nation this week, including 4,500 at UConn Storrs and 1,900 at the regional campuses

August 26, 2026 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

University News
A group of researchers of various ages sits on the steps outside a UConn building

Supporting Community Health from New Haven to Nepal

UConn Shrestha Lab pioneers digital care solutions for mental health, substance use, and HIV prevention

August 25, 2026 | Mac Murray

Community Impact Research & Discovery