College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

Powerplant with smoke over trees at sunset

Air Pollution Worsened COVID-19 Mortality, Especially in Vulnerable Communities

Findings showed that counties with more downwind pollution from power plants had higher COVID-19 mortality rates, with an even more pronounced impact in under-resourced communities

Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment at UConn Nathan Fuerst gives Alexis Monteiro, a residence hall director at UConn, the 2025 MLK Legacy Award for staff during the Dr. Martin Luther King Living Legacy Convocation

MLK Legacy Awards Presented at Living Legacy Convocation

The awards affirm and honor work and a continued dedication to making communities just, equitable, and fair for all people

Golden hour looking out on the UConn Forest.

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

NEM mentors and mentees gathered for an NEM Happy Hour.

Enriching Mentorship to Ensure Success in Grad School

The UConn Graduate School is helping establish enduring mentor and mentee relationships

Drone of Young building and Horsebarn Hill

UConn’s Unique Landscape Architecture Program Reaccredited

The CAHNR program has been re-accredited for four more years by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB)

Backyard poultry

Does Bird Flu Affect My Food?

UConn Extension educators provide information on how to prevent risk from bird flu exposure and how to prepare food properly to ensure food safety

Gaofei Zhang, a Ph.D. candidate in Allied Health, has created her own company featuring ultra-warm and stylish winter boots. Zhang credits UConn's Innovation Quest program for helping her become an entrepreneur.

Innovation Quest Turns Students into Entrepreneurs 

New CEO Gaofei Zhang hopes her boot company will make cold, wet feet a thing of the past 

Students working with tomato plants

Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems Major Becomes Plant Science in 2025

With this change, the major name is more aligned with industry needs and for better understanding by prospective students

Mental health support group

UConn Extension’s Mental Health First Aid Training Offers Hope and Support

Mental Health First Aid Training administered by UConn Extension provides Connecticut residents with skills to help someone in need and take care of themselves as well

Man and woman researcher looking at data on a computer

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