College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
UConn Partners in Massive Arctic Data Project to Offer Insight into Changing Permafrost Conditions
The Permafrost Discovery Gateway signals the first time that a massive Arctic data set will be available and discoverable for researchers, educators, and the general public to access.
Meet undergraduate Luke Anderson
Many students face a challenge at UConn trying to balance academics with their social lives and involvement in interests outside the classroom. Luke Anderson encounters this, as well. However, Anderson seemingly has more activities to coordinate. For example, he is a University Scholar, working toward dual degrees in nutritional sciences and anthropology with a minor […]
Students and faculty study sustainable agriculture in Cuba
When students and faculty recall the time they spent in Cuba during the spring of 2019, they may remember the spicy taste of a delicious lunch or lively times learning to dance the salsa in the evenings at the residencia where they stayed. They will also point out the remarkable lessons they learned about urban […]
2019 SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund Recipients
Past SPARK recipients have won over $4 million in extramural follow-on funding and have formed several startups after receiving the $50K proof-of-concept grant.
Meet graduate student Brendan Noons
Brendan Noons, a master’s degree student in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, enjoys the outdoors. When he is not hiking with his dogs or foraging for wild ramps or mushrooms, he is likely at the College’s research farm, where he is currently studying soil amendments, materials that modify the soil structure to […]
Remote sensing expert studies relationship between land change and climate change
In January 2019, Zhe Zhu joined the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment as an assistant professor specializing in developing remote sensing techniques to track land changes in the global landscape. Says Zhu, “I am interested in the four W’s—where, when, what and why the land is changing.” His global environmental remote sensing laboratory […]
Countermeasures for Qatar
Athletes are experiencing extreme heat at the international track and field events in Doha, Qatar. UConn's Korey Stringer Institute shares the latest science on avoiding exertional heat stroke.
CT Sea Grant Leads National Aquaculture Projects
Connecticut Sea Grant will lead two major new aquaculture initiatives and be a key contributor to two additional projects in the National Sea Grant’s $16 million award program for collaborative aquaculture projects. The awards, announced by National Sea Grant last week, will fund 42 research projects nationwide aimed at advancing sustainable aquaculture in the United […]
Meet alumnus John Garaventa
John Garaventa is prone to volunteering enthusiastically for something without knowing all the details. Unique adventures that resulted from this behavior were going to the Soviet Union during the Cold War era and being published in National Geographic. Here is some of what he said about his journey from an animal science student to a […]
Researcher uses mapping to aid ecologists, UConn and US government
“There aren’t a lot of geodesists, but it’s good to have a few of us around,” says Thomas Meyer, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) and current president of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying. Geodesy is a specialized field that uses mathematics and physics to measure the shape […]