College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
Veterinary pathologist returns to CAHNR as director of the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich Salvatore Frasca, formerly professor in the Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, has been appointed director of the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL), returning to UConn after three years at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. “I hope to be part […]
Meet new faculty member Joe Emenheiser
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. Joe Emenheiser has joined the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural resources as an assistant extension educator. “I’m really excited and looking forward to meeting people and mapping out what we can do together to advance Connecticut agriculture,” he says. “I am fond of the rural Storrs area, […]
Meet undergraduate student Milana Asadpour
This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. Ironically, exercise science major Milana Asadpour was raised in a family with little interest in sports, but she did take ballet and was involved in rowing, and that brought her into the world of athletics. She always found herself attracted to math and science and felt that this […]
UConn Magazine: Eau de Herring
Kimberly Grendzinski ’16 (CAHNR) begins every workday at NYC’s Central Park Zoo fending off a mob of hungry mob of heckling penguins.
Bury Christmas, And a Happy New Use: Repurposing Christmas Trees to Prevent Coastal Erosion
When Christmas is over, those formerly-decorated trees may have a new purpose in protecting Connecticut beaches and marshes from erosion.
UConn, Sea Grant’s Bob Pomeroy: Dedicated to Improving Marine Ecosystems Around the World
Bob Pomeroy, who recently retired from his post as an extension specialist and marine resource economist with Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn, has spent his career working on research and development projects with small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Natural Resources and the Environment launches graduate certificate in remote sensing and geospatial data analytics
The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) now offers an online graduate certificate in remote sensing and geospatial data analytics. The four-course, twelve-credit fully online certificate is for those with a bachelor’s degree in a related field such as natural resources, forestry, engineering, geoscience, geography, environmental science or ecology. Advancements in technology continue […]
Meet undergraduate students Cameron Irvine and Hayden Amtower
Cameron Irvine and Hayden Amtower, both students in the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, are studying turf management. They interned at Cromwell’s TPC River Highlands during the Travelers Championship PGA tournament and stayed on to work at the course beyond the summer season. “The internship with the TPC was one of the best experiences of […]
Statistician studies effects of weather and air pollution in transmission of COVID-19
As the pandemic ramped up in Connecticut in March 2020, Ran Xu, assistant professor in CAHNR’s Department of Allied Health Sciences, met with researchers from Harvard, MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Copenhagen and Virginia Tech to study the impact of weather and air pollution on COVID-19 transmission. The two-month collaborative study examined the […]
Meet undergraduate student Lydia McGrath
Lydia McGrath is interested in the important role nutrition plays in preventing and managing disease and optimizing health. Her interest in the connections between food and physical and mental well-being led her to study nutritional sciences and start on the path to becoming a Registered Dietitian. Along the way she’s become an active member of […]