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Restoring streams near homes can increase resale value by up to 15%, according to a new study (Adobe Stock).

New Study Finds Stream Restorations Increase Home Values

Streams that were once filled with trash can be restored to increase homeowners' bottom line and reduce pollution

Gateway UConn sign surrounded by snow

UConn Interim President Andrew Agwunobi to Depart for Private Sector

UConn VP for Research Radenka Maric to Serve as Interim President

Marlena Takes

One Health: Communicating Connections Between Human, Animal, and Environmental Health

Takes is the first to hold this new internship focused on One Health with UConn Extension

Winter means road salt, which means a range of effects on our environment, according to UConn researchers (Adobe Stock).

Too Much Salt: Good for Winter Travel, but with Consequences for Environmental and Human Health

An overuse of road salt in the winter has potentially harmful effects for everything from wildlife to groundwater

The coronavirus’s spike protein helps it against even effective vaccines. The spikes coat the virus, and are so wiggly and flexible that they slip through the clutches of antibodies (Adobe Stock).

Catching the Covid Wiggle

Visualizing the way spike protein shows off its moves

Volunteers help with Operation Community Impact, a UConn Extension program that assists Connecticut dairy farmers and food pantries (Contributed photo).

UConn Extension Cares for Community in Ways Both Obvious and Little-Known

UConn is part of all 169 Connecticut towns and cities, thanks to Extension

Smiling woman in wetlands

The Goldilocks Effect: Adding the Right Amount of Sediment to Salt Marshes Keeps Coastlines Afloat

According to a new UConn study, adding just the right amount of sediment to the surface of a Connecticut salt marsh protects coastlines in the face of rapid sea level rise

A tree down across power lines.

Predicting Power Outages With UConn’s Diego Cerrai

From winter storms to summer hurricanes, predicting weather's effect on the power grid is an ever-evolving challenge

Shipping container

Inefficient California Ports Cost Farmers Billions

New research estimates port congestion cost CA farmers $2.1 billion in lost exports

Operation Community Impact: Still Helping Connecticut Residents in Need

Since April 2020, more than 220,000 pounds of dairy products have been delivered to Connecticut families in need