College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
Meet alumna Brittany Florio
As a student at Glastonbury High School, Brittany Florio was part of the FFA program, where she fell in love with plant science. She was hesitant about attending college but flourished after enrolling in the Ratcliffe Hicks horticulture program. “I didn’t think I was college material, or that I was smart enough or good enough,” […]
New grant expands student environmental work in Connecticut communities
In 1914, Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act to disseminate agricultural knowledge and research-based farming practices to the public through each state’s land-grant institution. Cooperative extension systems were established to share information and work directly in communities. Since then, UConn has developed a variety of educational programs and services that assist local residents in solving problems […]
Meet graduate student Monica Marcello
This past spring, Monica Marcello finished her career as a record-setting UConn athlete. While her time as a diver and senior captain for the UConn Women’s Swimming and Diving Team may be over, she has found a new team. As a masters student in nutritional sciences, she is part of an interdisciplinary research project that […]
Study-abroad course introduces students to Global One Health
“My mother was born in Belfast, and my father’s family came from the Midlands,” says Sheila Andrew, professor and extension dairy specialist in the Department of Animal Science. Her comments are greeted with a guffaw from Sandra Bushmich, the College’s associate dean for academic programs and a professor in the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary […]
UConn Receives NSF Grant for ‘Environment Corps’ Project
UConn has received a $2.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Redefining Public Engagement at the University of Connecticut: Studying the Impact of an Innovative STEM Service Learning Model on the University Community.” The project is aimed at expanding and studying a new public engagement program that combines teaching, service learning, and Extension outreach.
National Report Card Rates States’ Safety Policies for H.S. Athletes
Now leading the nation in high school athlete safety, New Jersey is among 16 states that adopted new policies in the past year, says the latest data from the Korey Stringer Institute.
Meet graduate student Sarah Myers
It is said that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Sarah Myers had kept in touch with her undergraduate advisor at UConn as she continued her graduate studies in education as well as her career as a clinical athletic trainer. When she decided it was time to pursue a PhD, she found that […]
Extension Educator Screens Connecticut Newborns for Metabolic Disorders
Extension Educator Sherry Gray divides her time between educational outreach in community nutrition and clinical nutrition, where she works with patients who have metabolic disorders. As a faculty member in UConn Extension, she provides programs in food and general nutrition and supervises the federally funded Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for Hartford County, helping […]
Meet Alumnus Luigi Sartori
Editor’s note: Kim Colavito Markesich, our long-time freelance contributor, graduated from the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, then went on to earn her bachelor of science in agriculture with a focus on environmental writing. Recently she caught up with some of her fellow RHSA alumni. Luigi Sartori’s career path included a few unexpected turns. He […]
Pathobiology Lab Developed Test for Apollo 11 Moon Rocks
During the week of July 15, 2019, the Office of Communications received a phone call from alumna and former staff member Mary Adams, who thought we’d be interested to know about the role of Prof. Alan Kenyon’s laboratory in the Apollo 11 space flight. Ms. Adams is a UConn graduate, having earned a B.S. degree […]