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.
March 28, 2025 | Jessica McBride, PhD
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
March 26, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
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
March 18, 2025 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
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
March 17, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
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
March 13, 2025 | Jason Sheldon
For UConn Students, the Future is Green
Networking event features advice and guidance from industry leaders and alums
March 5, 2025 | George Velky
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
March 4, 2025 | Izzy Harris
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
February 17, 2025 | Elaina Hancock
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
February 3, 2025 | Elaina Hancock
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
January 23, 2025 | Jason Sheldon