College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
Meet new faculty member Indu Upadhyaya
When Abhi Upadhyay was featured on this blog as a new faculty member, he mentioned that he was grateful for direct flights to Nashville so that he could visit his daughter and wife, who was an assistant professor at Tennessee Tech University at the time. Now, it is Indu Upadhyaya’s turn to be the new […]
OVPR Announces Research Excellence Awards
The primary goal of the REP is to provide seed funding to fuel innovative research, scholarship, and creative endeavors with strong potential for significant extramural funding and/or achievements consistent with the highest standards of accomplishment in the discipline.
Meet graduate student Anna Puchkoff
With an academic background in various environmental sciences and hands-on experience with ecosystems at Yosemite, Anna Puchkoff has learned a lot. However, she was drawn to UConn’s Department of Natural Resources and the Environment because she needed to answer some more of her scientific questions. Here is what she said about her life and UConn. […]
New grant funds genetic engineering professional development for educators
The American public is growing increasingly skeptical about the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods. Despite consensus in the scientific community that foods containing GM ingredients are safe, nearly half of Americans believe otherwise. In 2016, a Pew Research Center survey found that 39 percent of the American public thought GM foods were worse for […]
Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Helps Get Patients with Hypertension Moving, Study Says
The researchers say blood pressure self-monitoring is an effective behavioral strategy to help patients with hypertension stick with an exercise program.
Meet Graduate Student Steven DiFalco
Steven DiFalco spent five years restoring parks and forests in New York, where he monitored vegetation, managed invasive species and sowed native plants before deciding to continue his education. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. Now focused on roadside vegetation management, he is using social […]
College Expands Course Offerings at Regional Campuses
Located in Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and Avery Point, UConn’s regional campuses provide students with more local options to earn a certificate or degree or fulfill general education requirements before heading to the main campus in Storrs to complete their studies. An increasing number of UConn baccalaureate degree programs can be earned entirely at the regional […]
Meet alumni Joyce and David Hart
Hart’s Greenhouse is a family business with deep ties to the College. Joyce and David Hart are both Ratcliffe Hicks graduates. They met while in school and married in 1979. Joyce continued at UConn, earning a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education. Their son, Chris, and daughter, Jessica, both received their bachelor’s degree in horticulture, and […]
UConn to Add Bachelor’s Program in Allied Health Sciences at Waterbury Campus
The University announced today that allied health sciences, one of the nation’s fastest-growing career fields, will soon be available at UConn Waterbury as a bachelor’s degree program that can be completed from start to finish at that campus.
Study: Yoga Breathing and Relaxation Lower Blood Pressure
Yoga practice that emphasizes mental relaxation and breathing can have as much of a beneficial impact on high blood pressure as aerobic exercise, according to research by a UConn postdoc.