Agricultural & Resource Economics
CAHNR Celebrates with Annual Awards & Honors Event
The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources celebrated students, faculty, staff, and alumni at an annual event
Meet undergraduate student Sarah Proto
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Maria Buzzelli. Sarah Proto, a senior majoring in agricultural and resource economics, was drawn to a few career paths after transferring to UConn. She quickly realized that the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) program offered exactly what she was looking for. Proto is a multifaceted […]
Economist researches impact of COVID-19 on frontline workers
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich Nathan Fiala, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, conducts research toward the goal of reducing poverty and food insecurity, both in the United States and abroad. One of his latest projects, funded through the United States Department of Agriculture, assessed […]
Statistician studies effects of weather and air pollution in transmission of COVID-19
As the pandemic ramped up in Connecticut in March 2020, Ran Xu, assistant professor in CAHNR’s Department of Allied Health Sciences, met with researchers from Harvard, MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Copenhagen and Virginia Tech to study the impact of weather and air pollution on COVID-19 transmission. The two-month collaborative study examined the […]
‘Learn by Doing’: Journalism, ARE Departments Team Up for New Dual Degree
UConn's departments of journalism and agricultural and resource economics have together created a new dual-degree program aimed at helping journalists specialize in agriculture, economics, and related policy areas.
Meet CAHNR Alum Christopher Bruno
Bruno made the most of his CAHNR experience, with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship