College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

Homepage of 4-H Biotech Game

Game On: UConn 4-H Introduces Youth to Biotechnology

A new online game from UConn Extension helps youth build awareness of biotechnology and the potential careers it could lead to

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

Ten Students Earn Awards From Gilman Foundation

Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community

Dennis D'Amico may be a professor of animal science, but his background in microbiology has fueled a long-term love of craft brewing.

Food Microbiologist Shares Long-Brewing Passion for Making Craft Beer

Whether it’s to make cheese, ice cream, or beer, Dennis D’Amico’s unique approach to the science of food keeps his passion brewing

Nancy Kirkiles-Smith ’85 (CLAS) ’96 (CAHNR)

CAHNR Alum Nancy Kirkiles-Smith Rediscovers Passion for Nutrition with Weekend Kitchen

Combining her knowledge of immunology and nutrition, Nancy Kirkiles-Smith helps people see that living by the adage "you are what you eat" can also be a lot of fun

Students and UConn Extension faculty work at planting a rain garden next to the Dairy Bar.

Tending Your Garden: New Rain Garden Installation Offers Lessons in Local Impact

'This is really what it's about – the students learning an actual real-world thing that they can put their hands on, something that they can remember, and they can bring their families here and show them'

Young Building

CAHNR Establishes Collaborations with Indian Universities

The agreements allows the College, its students, and faculty to conduct research on a truly global scale

People paddle in a canoe down a flooded street.

UConn Hosts Just Transitions Symposium

A multidisciplinary approach to addressing the climate crisis - and finding solutions

Group of white free range chickens.

$10 Million USDA Poultry Sustainability Grant Making Progress on All Initiatives

With an eye to safeguarding animal, human, and environmental health, the multi-institution project is improving broiler production by relying on environmentally friendly approaches and no antibiotics

An archival photo from 1945 showing cows at an agriculture show at UConn.

Uncovering New Details from 1940s Milk Samples

Old samples can help shed new light on the pressing issue of antibiotic resistance

Black bear in Connecticut. (Tracy Rittenhouse/UConn Photo)

UConn Lab Sequences Rabies in Black Bear

The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL) published findings after they sequenced the entire genome of the virus and compared it with existing rabies sequences from other animals