College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources

Group of smiling students and professor gathered around a computer in a lab.

UConn Offers New Online Master Program in Personalized Nutrition

The Master of Science in Personalized Nutrition will prepare students for promising careers in health care, academia, and industry

Sarah Proto

Meet undergraduate student Sarah Proto

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Maria Buzzelli. Sarah Proto, a senior majoring in agricultural and resource economics, was drawn to a few career paths after transferring to UConn. She quickly realized that the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) program offered exactly what she was looking for. Proto is a multifaceted […]

De Guise, in the red shirt, and other researchers perform field capture of a dolphin to be sampled. The dolphins undergo veterinary examination, including blood sampling for immune functions measurements

Deepwater Horizon’s Long-Lasting Legacy For Dolphins

Health impacts from a 2010 spill are found even in dolphins born years later.

The members of Ebony Horsewomen Inc.'s Junior Mounted Patrol in Keney Park, receiving a Connecticut Greenways award in October 2022, with Ebony Horsewomen founder and CEO Patricia "Pat" Kelly standing in front, with Bruce Donald of the Connecticut Greenways Council

Hartford Program Offers Healing and Empowerment on Horseback

The Ebony Horsewomen initiative provides life lessons, teaches skills, and promotes youth development.

Molly Waring

Researchers study challenges underrepresented STEM students face during COVID-19

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich. In July 2020, Professor Sherry Pagoto and Associate Professor Molly Waring of the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources were awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on underrepresented […]

Gabriella Sulpizi

Meet recent alumna Gabriella Sulpizi

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Maria Buzzelli. Gabriella Sulpizi, a recent graduate of the animal science major, was involved in various research projects as well as extracurricular activities during her time at UConn. She has worked in many animal science labs studying a range of topics from neuroscience to working with sheep. […]

Geo-image showing landscape

New Center of Excellence Seeks to Radically Improve Study of Landscapes Over Time

UConn researchers are partnering with international geo-imaging software company CATALYST to democratize access to powerful remote sensing and geospatial data.

The Lower Gunnison River in Colorado, where scientists are testing for the substance selenium.

For Selenium in Rivers, Timing Matters

Researchers have gained new insight into an ongoing environmental health problem.

Solid Ground Training

Solid Ground Program supports next generation of CT farmers

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich In 2016, UConn Extension launched the Solid Ground Farmer Trainings, a program to assist beginning farmers. The collaborative project is now in its second three-year funding cycle supported through the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Solid Ground Farmer Trainings are designed to […]

Zoe Blanchard

Meet recent alumna Zoe Blanchard

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Jason M. Sheldon Zoe Blanchard began her UConn career at the Avery Point campus before transferring to Storrs to complete her studies in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. As a commuter student, she found many ways to become […]