Natural Resources & the Environment

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CAHNR Celebrates Community with Annual Awards & Honors Event

CAHNR faculty, staff, students, and alums come together to be recognized for their contributions to the College

UConn Eversource Energy Center Partners with Dominion Energy

Last month, Dominion Energy signed an agreement with UConn to support a new, preliminary study focused on the development of an Outage Prediction Model (OPM) for Dominion Energy’s Virginia and North Carolina service territory.

Elise Bouthillier, a UConn alumna, wears her state Department of Environmental Protection uniform as she lifts a small boy, wearing an orange shirt.

Steward of the Land: Elise Bouthillier Protects and Serves Connecticut Wildlife and Natural Resources

How the James V. Spignesi, Jr. Memorial Scholarship changed the course of one student's life

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CAHNR Celebrates Students, Donors at Annual Scholars Night Event

The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources celebrated student scholars and the donors who supported their studies at an annual event

Monitoring Arctic Permafrost with Satellites, Supercomputers, and Deep Learning

Arctic researchers and remote sensing experts use AI and HPC to characterize large, unexplored parts of the Earth

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Proposed Center for Food Innovation Seeks Community Input

UConn is exploring the creation of a Center for Agriculture and Food Innovation to help businesses in this diverse sector

A former cranberry bog on the Coonamessett River in Falmouth, Massachusetts with one side showing it as it looked immediately following restoration work, and the other side showing it one year later (Photo courtesy of Sarah Klionsky).

Digging into the Finer Details of Retired Cranberry Bog Restorations

As cranberry farming shifts from New England, efforts are underway to restore the famous 'bogs' as beneficial wetlands

Drone photo of the Student Union Mall , Wilbur Cross, and sunset.

From Policy to Practical: UConn Students, Alumni Use Personal Strengths to Address Climate Change

Marshaling the University's resources to tackle the pressing issue of climate change through research, policy advocacy, and more

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CT Bird Atlas Tracks State Birds with Eye Toward Conservation

A UConn team leads a massive community research effort to catalogue birds across the state

Meg Sanders ’22 (CAHNR) (left) worked with two high school students from Cheshire high where they created an environmental education booth at the Cheshire Sustainability Fair. (Photo courtesy of Laura Cisneros).

UConn Program Shows the Difference a Mentor Can Make

Connecting UConn students with high school students to foster skills ranging from forestry to overcoming imposter syndrome