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Ted Rathjen, senior shellfish warden for Groton, steers the boat as Kaitlyn Campbell, post doctoral student in the Brandt Lab at UConn, and Anika Agrawal, doctoral student in the lab, prepare to collect oysters and mussels to test for PFAS in shellfish tissue in an earlier project led by Christopher Perkins, who was chosen for one of the CECs project research awards.

Connecticut Sea Grant Project to Focus on Possible Contaminants in Coastal Waterways

The UConn researcher-led effort is part of a multistate effort to analyze pollutants in urban coastal areas along the East Coast

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Ask UConn Extension: Tips for Stretching Your Food Dollars

UConn Extension can help consumers find ways to stretch their food dollars and still eat healthy

Three UConn CAHNR students smile at the camera.

USDA Grant to Provide Career Opportunities, Sponsor CAHNR Students at UConn Waterbury and UConn Stamford

The CAHNR Fellows Program will connect undergraduate students from UConn Waterbury and UConn Stamford to scholarships, experiential learning, and career training in the fields of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences

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Helping Local Farms Face Devastating Late-Season Frost

UConn programs aim to help assess the damage and support Connecticut farms after the impact of a late-season cold snap

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UConn Researchers Identify Genetic Makeup of New Strains of West Nile

This study shows the variety of strains in circulation and what mosquitoes may be carrying as we head into summer

Stormwater Corps students evaluate parking lot drainage with the help of Dr. Mike Dietz and GA Josh Snarski

E-Corps: Building Skills and Bolstering Environmental Efforts Across Connecticut

A report shows the Environmental Corps (E-Corps) program has a lasting and transformative impact on students

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Scenes from CAHNR Commencement

This weekend with friends, families, and faculty by their sides, 500 CAHNR students turned their tassels and embarked on their next chapter

Janie Simms Hipp testifies before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs during the oversight hearing on "Breaking New Ground in Agribusiness Opportunities in Indian Country".

CAHNR Commencement Speaker Janie Simms Hipp Advocates for Farmers in Federal Position

A trailblazer in the field of agriculture law, Simms Hipp thinks the next wave of graduates are uniquely positioned to share new ideas and tackle the world's problems

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CAHNR’s Class of 2023

Graduating students share words of wisdom as their time at UConn comes to a close

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New Game Makes Financial Education Fun

With the Breadwinner Game, UConn Extension developed an engaging way to teach young adults to make wise financial choices