College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

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My CAHNR Summer: Candelaria Alday ’23 Brings Nutrition Education to Connecticut Communities

Candelaria Alday is providing education to help improve community nutrition in Fairfield County through her internship with UConn Extension

August 6, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

UConn Lab Helps Track and Manage New Songbird Sickness

The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is working with CT DEEP to track and manage a new sickness affecting the state's songbirds

August 5, 2021 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension

Xiuchun 'Cindy' Tian stands next to a roadsign bearing the name of her late husband, UConn researcher Jerry Yang, who is known for his pioneering work in animal cloning. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Cindy Tian Named Interim Department Head of Animal Science

International expert in embryology and biotechnology, Tian takes the helm at the end of August 2021

August 4, 2021 | Michelle Lewis, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Etem Beskovic ’22 (CAHNR)

Etem Beskovic ‘22 (CAHNR) is spending his summer researching how to improve a promising treatment for osteogenesis imperfecta

August 4, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery UConn Health
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UConn Alum Turns Up the Heat with NBC Sports at UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute

NBC Sports Medicine Analyst Mike Ryan put himself through the same heat acclimation protocol as the US Women's National Team to prepare for Tokyo 2020

August 3, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich & Jason Sheldon, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Alumni Research & Discovery
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My CAHNR Summer: Monique Mazaika Teaches Nutrition to the Next Generation

Monique Mazaika is spending her summer teaching children about nutrition through a UConn Extension internship with UConn 4-H New Haven County  

August 2, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Community Impact
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Ask UConn Extension: What Do the Food Labels “Organic,” “Natural,” and “Non-GMO” Actually Mean?

A UConn Extension expert breaks down all those confusing food marketing labels

August 2, 2021 | Cristina Connolly, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics

An early morning view of wetlands near UConn.

Ask UConn Extension: Can Walking Trails Improve Your Health and Fitness?

A UConn Extension expert weighs in on the health benefits of trail walking

July 29, 2021 | Umekia R. Taylor, Associate Extension Educator, EFNEP Supervisor

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Metabolic Phenotyping Facility Offers University-Wide Technology Services, Expertise

Established in 2020, the facility helps researchers advance their work, make better-informed conclusions, and strengthen grant applications

July 29, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery
The UConn Foundation on October 8, 2020.

UConn Gives Fundraiser Supports ASPEN Intern Learning About Clinical Nutrition

'It’s definitely the best professional experience I’ve gotten relating to my education'

July 28, 2021 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation

Alumni