Natural Resources & the Environment
CAHNR Celebrates Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement
Members of the CAHNR community came together March 26, 2025 to recognize the contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty, students, staff, and supporters.
Biochar and Microbe Synergy: A Path to Climate-Smart Farming
Biochar has recently emerged as a 'Climate-Smart Agriculture' since it improves many aspects of agricultural sustainability without the negative environmental consequences associated with traditional fertilizers. A team of UConn researchers is developing a fuller picture of its environmental and agricultural benefits
Golden Goodness: Turning Sap into Syrup in the UConn Forest
Move over Vermont. UConn students make delicious Connecticut maple syrup from trees right on campus
Two CAHNR Faculty Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
Included in the list again this year, Yangchao Luo and Zhe Zhu are among the world's top researchers by citations
Busy Beavers: Using Remote Sensing to Track Connecticut Wildlife
The Connecticut Beaver Site Mapping Project uses remote sensing technologies to map beaver colonies and provide valuable information to the public
For UConn Students, the Future is Green
Networking event features advice and guidance from industry leaders and alums
Super Invaders
UConn Greenhouses and the UConn Forest serve as living laboratories, where researchers are helping to determine what gives super invaders the competitive advantage
UConn Researchers Tracking Change in Precious Ecosystems
Remote Sensing is a powerful tool and can be used as a time machine to track biodiversity loss
Plant Power: A New Method to Model How Plants Move Water Globally
Researchers developed a method to detail the incredible influence plants have on the movement of Earth’s water
Remote Sensing Lab Has Global Impact
The Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory uses quantitative remote sensing data to understand how the world is changing at regional and global scales